Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie

What Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie does

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie (Contemporary Theater in Kraków) is an independent theater founded in 2002 by Bartosz Jarzymowski and headquartered at Starowiślna 21 in Kraków, Poland. It operates as a chamber venue with approximately 70 seats and a 16-person team, producing and programming contemporary dramatic performances for two primary audience cohorts: adult audiences and children/youth audiences. Since its founding, the theater has also toured children's productions across Polish regional venues, distributing repertory beyond its home market.

The theater's core product is live performance, delivered through a programmed season of new premieres and an active touring repertory. Pricing is set at 50-110 PLN per ticket, positioning the venue in the accessible price band for Polish contemporary drama. In addition to public ticketing, the company runs a corporate private events offering ("spektakl zamkniety") that serves as a B2B channel distinct from individual ticket buyers. Operational and production technology is limited to standard theatrical equipment; there is no disclosed AI, software platform, or proprietary technology stack.

Revenue mechanics are anchored on ticket sales, supplemented by corporate private events and touring fees. The company has not raised external funding and operates without disclosed public subsidy in the data provided. Partnerships with the Mexican Embassy, MEDICINE, PolakPotrafi.pl, and ZAiKS support cultural engagement, sponsorship, and rights administration, and participation in the 32nd National Competition for Contemporary Polish Drama in 2025 indicates visibility in the national contemporary drama circuit. Customer concentration is low, with demand distributed across individual ticket buyers rather than anchored on any single named account.

Name

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie

Legal name

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie

Website

https://teatrkrakow.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie is an independent Kraków-based theater founded in 2002 that produces contemporary drama for adult and children/youth audiences at a 70-seat venue, with national touring and corporate private events as additional revenue channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts / Live Theater

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Live theater
• Theatrical performances
• Stage productions
• Children's theater
• Chamber theater

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The primary revenue stream comes from selling tickets to theatrical performances. Ticket prices vary by audience type and production: children's shows are priced at 50 PLN (group) or 55 PLN (individual); adult shows range from 80 PLN to 110 PLN depending on the production. The theater has a capacity of approximately 70 seats.
2. Private/Corporate Events: The theater offers 'spektakl zamknięty' (private closed performances) exclusively for corporate clients. This includes venue exclusivity, flexible scheduling, and optional catering. Pricing is individually negotiated with the Audience Organization Office.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie is a private chamber theater in Kraków that produces and performs contemporary Polish theatrical productions for adult and youth audiences at its intimate 70-seat venue on Starowiślna 21. Its repertoire includes comedies, farces, detective dramas, biographical plays, and literary adaptations, with ticket prices ranging from 50 PLN for children's groups to 110 PLN for premium adult shows. The theater also rents its venue for closed private corporate performances, and has been touring children's and youth productions to theaters across Poland since 2002.

Product overview

Teatr Współczesny w Krakowie is a private theater founded by Bartosz Jarzymowski that presents a diverse portfolio of theatrical performances. The theater operates primarily from its intimate venue at Starowiślna 21 in Krakow's historic building. Their offerings are organized into two main categories: performances for adults (including 'Seks po krakosku', 'Skandal po krakosku', 'Pojebajka', 'Frida', 'Femme fatale', and 'Wina Kupidyna') and performances for children and youth (including 'Zaczarowana zagroda', 'Karolcia', 'Dzika fizyka', 'Chłopcy z Placu Broni', 'Szatan z VII klasy', 'Kamienie na szaniec', 'Balladyna', and 'Dziady'). Since 2002, the theater has also been performing children's productions at stages across Poland. Additionally, the theater offers corporate event services ('Spektakl zamknięty') for private groups seeking exclusive theatrical experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seks po krakosku Adult comedy set in Kraków at the beginning of the 20th century, referencing Stanisław Kurkiewicz, Poland's first sexologist, whose clinic was located at Starowiślna 21 where the theater now stands. Premium adult production priced at 110 PLN per ticket, approximately 80 minutes without intermission, includes a glass of sparkling wine.
• Skandal po krakosku Adult comedy set in 1921 Kraków featuring historical figures Boy-Żeleński, Wojciech Kossak, and Witkacy, depicting scandals of pre-war Kraków and the Roaring Twenties. Premium adult production priced at 110 PLN per ticket, approximately 80 minutes without intermission, includes a glass of sparkling wine.
• Pojebajka Adult farce about an acting group 'Maszkaron' attempting to perform a fairy tale, featuring comedic mishaps, technical problems, and emotional crises of actors. Standard adult production priced at 80 PLN per ticket, approximately 70-90 minutes without intermission, includes a glass of sparkling wine.
• Wina Kupidyna Original adult play by Jan Naturski about various forms of love including first sight, parental love, sibling love, love for tradition, theater, music, and wine, featuring a guest appearance by Sylwia Warmus from Teatr im. Adama Mickiewicza w Częstochowie. Standard adult production priced at 80 PLN per ticket.
• Frida Adult production dedicated to the life and work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, depicting her difficult relationships with her sister and husband Diego Rivera and her journey to fame in a male-dominated art world, featuring guest performances by Honorata Sokół and Katarzyna Gołąb. Supported by honorary patronage of the Embassy of Mexico in Poland and partners MEDICINE-Everyday Therapy and PolakPotrafi.pl. Standard adult production priced at 80 PLN per ticket.
• Femme fatale Adult detective story directed by Jacek Koprowicz about Ina Benita, a pre-war Polish cinema star, exploring moral choices, love's price, and elements of Old Cinema with fragments of pre-war films and songs. Participates in the 32nd National Competition for Staging Polish Contemporary Drama. Standard adult production priced at 80 PLN per ticket.
• Dziady - Część II Youth adaptation (ages 13+) of Part II of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Dziady', depicting a pagan ritual of communion with spirits of the dead at a cemetery chapel.
• Balladyna Youth adaptation (ages 13+) of Juliusz Słowacki's 19th-century drama about sisters Balladyna and Alina competing for Prince Kirkor's hand, exploring ambition, ruthlessness, and power.
• Kamienie na szaniec Youth adaptation (ages 12+) of Aleksander Kamiński's novel depicting Szare Szeregi members Alek, Zośka, and Rudy during WWII, portraying friendship, patriotism, and honor.
• Szatan z VII klasy Youth adventure-detective musical production inspired by Kornel Makuszyński's novel about Adaś Cisowski solving mysteries from the Napoleonic Wars era, featuring pre-war style costumes.
• Chłopcy z Placu Broni Youth production (ages 10+) based on Ferenc Molnár's novel about Budapest boys fighting for a plaza, depicting childhood magic, dreams, friendship, honor, and loyalty.
• Dzika fizyka. Baw się i ucz z Marią Skłodowską-Curie! Children's educational production (ages 6+) featuring Maria Skłodowska-Curie and Piotr Curie teaching physics and chemistry through fun experiments and songs.
• Karolcia. Historia o niebieskim koraliku Children's production (ages 5+) based on Maria Kruger's book about a girl who finds a magical bead that grants wishes, featuring original songs and special effects. Adapted under license from Stowarzyszenie Autorów ZAiKS.
• Zaczarowana zagroda Children's production (ages 4+) based on Alina and Czesław Centkiewicz's book about penguins at an Antarctic research station, combining entertainment with educational content about human-nature relationships.
• Spektakl zamknięty (Private/Closed Performance) Private theater event service offering exclusive venue use, flexible scheduling, optional reception and awards distribution, and catering on request for corporate groups of up to 70 adults. Pricing is individually negotiated through the Audience Organization Office (Biuro Organizacji Widowni).

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized brand for children's theater since 2002
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MEDICINE-Everyday TherapyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the 'Frida' production. MEDICINE-Everyday Therapy is listed as a partner supporting the theatrical production about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
• PolakPotrafi.plminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the 'Frida' production. PolakPotrafi.pl supported the theatrical production about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
• Ambasada Meksyku w Polsce (Embassy of Mexico in Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHonorary patronage over the 'Frida' production. The Mexican Embassy in Poland granted honorary patronage, lending official support and cultural prestige to the theatrical tribute to Frida Kahlo.
• Stowarzyszenie Autorów ZAiKSminorOthersZAiKS (Authors' Association) granted the license to use the literary work 'Karolcia' by Maria Kruger for the theatrical adaptation. This is a necessary licensing agreement for performing literary adaptations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Teatr Miniatura (Gdańsk): Gdańsk-based theater specializing in performances for children and young audiences, with a strong tradition of literary adaptations for school audiences. Comparable as a regional peer in the same Polish children's/youth-theater touring niche.
• Teatr Współczesny w Warszawie: Long-standing Warsaw contemporary-drama theater and namesake brand. Comparable in its curatorial focus on contemporary Polish plays, though operating at a much larger institutional scale.
• Capitol Musical Theater (Wrocław): Wrocław-based musical theater producing family and youth-titled productions in a medium-sized venue. Comparable in its emphasis on children's and youth school-oriented repertoire, though primarily musical format.
• Teatr Bagatela im. Tadeusza Boya-Żeleńskiego: A long-standing Kraków theater with a broad mainstream repertoire of comedies and dramas, operating a much larger venue than Teatr Współczesny. Comparable as a same-city competitor targeting adult audiences with predominantly Polish theatrical programming.
• Teatr Stary (Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej): National-stage Kraków theater physically sharing the Starowiślna 21 building with Teatr Współczesny. Comparable as a same-city, same-adress peer with a strong contemporary Polish drama programming slate.
• Teatr Ludowy: Kraków-based repertory theater with a wider auditorium and a multi-decade history of staging contemporary Polish drama. Comparable as a regional incumbent sharing the same Polish-language adult drama market.

Broad incumbents

• Teatr Syrena: Established Warsaw musical-theater venue with a broad family and youth programming slate. Comparable as a larger incumbent competing for the same school-group and family audiences in the Polish children's/youth theater segment.

Direct peers

• Teatr Kamienica: Private Warsaw theater focused on contemporary Polish plays, star-vehicle productions, and intimate-house programming. Comparable as a privately-run, small-venue contemporary Polish drama producer.
• Teatr Polonia: Private Warsaw theater producing intimate-scale contemporary drama and family productions with founder-led artistic direction. Closest direct peer in terms of private, small-ensemble, founder-driven Polish theater model.
• Teatr Komedia (Warszawa): Independent Warsaw theater focused on comedy, farce, and contemporary Polish productions in an intimate format. Comparable as a Polish private/intimate-venue theater pursuing a similar audience segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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