Niko lives is a completely ordinary block of flats in a typical neighborhood from the 70s, with a local store and a bus stop. He knows bus schedules perfectly, follows the daily routine scrupulously and has his own interests, but he lacks friends. It is not that easy to make friends, everyone has it's own problems, hopes and expects someone to beheve one way and not the other. Is there a good recipe for a friendship? How to act the right way for someone to like us?

The play is a ministudy of awkwardness at the beginning of the new acquaintance. It is a story about everyday life, where we are all familiar with the fear of loneliness, lack of acceptance and making the effort to meet a new person (what can be quite clumsy and funny at times).

NIKO meets the needs of a neurodiverse audience. We recommend this performance since it is created with attention to the different needs of spectators, including those on the autism spectrum.

The play was created as part of the "Blue Zone" project.

The play takes part in 30. The National Competition for the Staging of Polish Contemporary Art.

The National Competition for the Staging of Polish Contemporary Art aims to reward the most interesting repertoire explorations in Polish theater, supports Polish dramaturgy in its stage productions and popularizes Polish contemporary drama. The competition is organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Zbigniew Raszewski Theater Institute in Warsaw.

In the first stage of the Competition, the performances are assessed by the Artistic Committee composed of: Jacek Sieradzki (chairman), Dominik Gac, Piotr Hildt, Anna Jazgarska, Szymon Kazimierczak, Andrzej Lis, Wanda Świątkowska.

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