Sex Machines and Others

Tomasz Man is a very busy man. He writes plays and radio plays. He directs. He plays guitar. He lectures and leads workshops. He raises three children. He travels the world. He is one of the most active and creative artists in Polish contemporary theatre. In his work, universal issues are skillfully presented from a local perspective, through the lens of small details and banal minutiae. Like every great artist, Man transforms his own life into art, juggling on the verge of exhibitionism. His plays and radio plays are striking in their honesty, insidiously attacking with the power of intimate confessions. These texts seduce with their simplicity; they seem unfinished, provoking actors to their own creations, calling for a conclusion to the creative process. But this simplicity is deceptive. Only the greatest actors can rise to such challenges. Tomasz Man, still restless and brimming with ideas, rushes into the 21st century.