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Invasion

Summary/Abstract: Katarzyna Waligóra writes on Weronika Szczawińska’s play “The War of the Worlds”, based on Herbert George Wells’ novel. It had its premiere on 4 Nov. 2017 at Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec. Waligóra observes that the director, together with Piotr Wawer (who collaborated with Szczawińska in working on the script and staging), altered the novel’s futuristic vision of the Martians’ attack on Earth into a reflection on how a vision of doom can affect 19th century bourgeois society. The author analyzes the way “aliens” are portrayed in the play and their impact on the seemingly stable world of social hierarchies.

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