'Witkacy, Witkacy, and once more Witkacy. He is such an interesting writer. He should have a theater devoted to him, and we want to become such a theatre.'

Tadeusz Kantor, 1961

When Tadeusz Kantor created Cricot 2, his early stagings were of Witkacy plays, such as Matka, The Madman and the Nun, The Water Hen, and Lovlies and Dowdies - productions that contributed to the development of his own original style. In turn, he drew attention to the neglected Witkacy.

'Without Witkacy, modern Polish avante-garde drama would simply not exist as we know it, nor would it have the importance and influence in the world that it enjoys today.'

Daniel Gerould & CS Durer