Menopause and that's it
Fri, Sep 28
|Kalisz
“Climacterium… i już” (something between cabaret, musical and farce) The play “Climacterium… i już” is a pleasant evening with women and for women, and its leading theme is a word that is not pronounced on a daily basis.


Time & Location
Sep 28, 2035, 5:00 PM
Kalisz, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
About the event
Four friends, having met in a boutique run by one of them, transform the sensitive issue of menopause into songs and dances. They sing about the ailments that plague them to well-known melodies, e.g. about hot flashes to the notes of the song "Cuba, an island like a volcano". The musical's protagonists are four women of "menopausal" age. They all have problems that they have to deal with. We want to show that menopause is an inherent part of a woman's life - the protagonists performing on stage have it, but also the women sitting in the audience - have had it, have it or will have it. It is a difficult time for a woman, which does not mean hopeless. It is important to be aware of the community of certain experiences - the women sitting in the audience learn that their ailments are not something exceptional. Although menopause affects all women, it is a shameful subject, and as a result - carefully avoided. Through the play, we want to illustrate, in an understandable, accessible and humorous way, how different ways can be used to cope with this. Some heroines want to undergo hormone replacement therapy, others are afraid of it and choose herbal medicine, and still others go towards yoga or gymnastic exercises. The play is to show these different behaviors, but always in a humorous way - especially since humor itself is an excellent medicine (without side effects). By laughing, we can more easily endure adversity.