Palmer Eldritch opens

The play is based on a novel by Philip K Dick, who is more popularly known as the author of the novel upon which the famous 1982 film Blade Runner was based. This story "explores the mysteries that were once the property of St Paul and Aquinas."

In Dick's novel, two producers of hallucinogenic drugs are caught up in a frenzied competition. The monopolist on the market is PP Laytous, a company that offers "transferal of the soul." It produces elements of a game called Perky Pat, which, when combined with the narcotic Can-D, creates an alternative world - a precursor to heaven on Earth. At the same time, a new drug appears on the market called Chew-Z, which is marketed under the slogan: "God promises eternal life; we give it."

Jan Klata says of the play: "Life is becoming more and more hopeless, and hallucinations become more real than reality itself. Reality is so extremely commercialized and utilitarian, and our heroes, finding themselves thrown into such a world, must confront obstacles which are too much for any man." The play will feature Alicja Bienicewicz, Anna Radwan Gancarczyk,  Ryszard Łukowski, Jan Peszek and Zbigniew Ruciński.

For bookings see  http://www.stary-teatr.krakow.pl/  or tel: 012-4224040