POGO
Polonia Theatre in Warsaw, Poland
Director: Kinga Dębska
Set design and costumes: Wojciech Żogała, Lighting design: Katarzyna Łuszczyk, Composer: Radosław Luka, Set and costume assistant / Executive producer: Magdalena Kłosińska
Cast: Marcin Hycnar, Radosław Luka
Premiere date: June 15, 2023
A monodrama based on the reportage book "Pogo" by Jakub Sieczka — a doctor specializing in anesthesiology and intensive care who spent six years working in Warsaw's emergency medical service. The book is considered one of the most outstanding works in the reportage genre in recent years in Poland and reached the final of the Ryszard Kapuściński Prize.
The protagonist doesn't mince words: "I've heard lies about Grochów. Sometimes I think only old women and middle-aged drunk men live here." A reviewer for "Polityka" wrote: "Sieczka tries hard to strip the profession of paramedic of its heroism and bring down to earth viewers accustomed to sensational and sentimental hospital dramas (...). With what effect? Paradoxically — the opposite."
The performance uses strobe effects.