WE WILL ROCK YOU is a British musical with songs by the legendary band QUEEN and a libretto by Ben Elton. The show is set in a globalised world of the future. All aspects of life on the iPlanet formerly called Earth are ruled by a single, powerful corporation. Ownership of musical instruments is forbidden, as music is an expression of absolutely undesirable individualism. A few rebels, who secretly cultivate the memory of the past, refuse to accept such a bleak existence and take up the fight for freedom, love and ROCK!
The musical WE WILL ROCK YOU was first presented in London's West End in 2002 and played there continuously for 12 years. It has also travelled to many countries around the world - it has been shown in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Canada, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, the USA and Spain. The timeless hits of the group QUEEN, which are known to everyone, as well as the dynamic and humourous storyline always generate incredible enthusiasm among the audience, who at the end of the performance - as if by some kind of magic - invariably start singing along with the performers. The musical then turns into a crazy rock concert, with the inimitable Freddie Mercury as its patron. WE WILL ROCK YOU is a fantastic opportunity to hear QUEEN's songs in an unfamiliar context, to discover new meanings and electrifying, thrilling and energetic sounds of such hits as "I Want To Break Free", "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want It All", "We Are The Champions", "Bohemian Rhapsody" or the title number "We Will Rock You", among others.
Warsaw's ROMA Musical Theatre will present WE WILL ROCK YOU in an original non-replica staging directed by Wojciech Kępczyński. The author of the Polish translation of the libretto and song lyrics is Michał Wojnarowski, and the musical direction of the performance is by Jakub Lubowicz.
Director: Wojciech Kępczyński
Cast: Maciej Dybowski / Wojciech Kurcjusz / Janek Traczyk as Galileo, Natalia Piotrowska-Paciorek / Maria Tyszkiewicz / Weronika Stawska as Scaramouche, Izabela Bujniewicz / Malgorzata Chruściel / Katarzyna Walczak as Killer Queen, Janusz Krucinski / Łukasz Mazurek / Łukasz Zagrobelny as Khashoggi, Natalia Krakowiak / Ula Milewska / Sylwia Banasik-Smulska as Oz, Kamil Franczak / Wiktor Korzeniowski as Brit, Janusz Krucinski / Wojciech Paszkowski / Tomasz Steciuk as Buddy.
Author: Ben Elton
Translated by Michal Wojnarowski
Release date: 2023-04-15
Genre: musical
Set design: Mariusz Napierała
Music: Queen
Light: Marc Heinz
Choreography: Agnieszka Brańska
Costumes: Dorota Kolodyńska
Duration: 170 min