Entertainment in Wrocław
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PRL
The dictatorship of the proletariat is alive and well in this tongue-in-cheek venue inspired by communist nostalgia. Disco lights play over a bust of Lenin, propaganda posters line the walls and red-menace memorabilia is scattered through the maze of rooms. Descend to the basement – beneath the portraits of Stalin and Mao – if you’d like to hit the dance floor.
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Kalogródek
Hidden behind some rough-looking wooden hoardings, the big, stepped terrace here is like a playground for students. Darts and cheap beer (the local brew Piast) make sure it’s generally heaving, even when the weather’s uncooperative.
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Café Uni
As the name suggests, this is student central, a traffic-cone’s throw from the main university buildings. Semi-slick décor – red leather chairs, glass bricks, neon, fake palms – and noncheesy music set it apart.
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Pożegnanie Z Afryką
An independent chain of fair-trade coffeehouses in Poland, ‘Out of Africa’ blows its big-business rivals out of the (hot) water with a superb selection of imported beans and lovely ‘front parlour’ décor.
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Grotowski Institute
Founded in 1990, the Grotowski Institute has a complete archive and several documentaries on the Laboratory Theatre and invites various experimental groups, often from abroad, to give performances in its small theatre.
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Novocaina
Another Rynek café-restaurant that dons its party duds late in the evening, this neo-Gothic wet dream with plasma screens and intimate nooks and crannies attracts a fashion-conscious crowd.
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Pracoffnia
Housed in what was a prison in the Middle Ages, below a well-concealed courtyard, this eclectic place crammed with old cameras and projectors is Wrocław’s most interesting boozer.
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Wrocław Pantomime Theatre
Created by impresario Henryk Tomaszewski, this is Wroclaw’s principal ambassador for contemporary theatre. Tickets are generally available from the box office at the Polish Theatre.
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Paparazzi
Paparazzi are sprouting up throughout Poland but this particularly spacious branch is a cut above the rest, with its designer décor, huge rectangular bar and incomparable cocktails.
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Spiż
Poland’s first microbrewery bar-restaurant is buried in a basement under the town hall, with harassed staff scurrying around the copper vats to serve the voracious clientele.
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Bezsenność
With its alternative/rock/dance line-up and distressed décor, ‘Insomnia’ attracts a high-end clientele and is probably the best club in town currently.
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Café Artzat
This low-key café just north of the landmark Church of St Elizabeth is one of the best places in town to recharge the batteries over coffee or tea and a good book.
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Metropolis
This humungous place has two dance floors, one on the ground floor with dance and techno, and a piano bar in the cellar. It’s something of a meat market.
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Jazzda
Looking for a John Travolta kind of evening? This central café-club with a lit-up, multicoloured dance floor and strobe lights will fit the bill.
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Polish Theatre
Housed in a modern glass and concrete building, the Polish Theatre is the major mainstream venue in town, staging classic Polish and foreign plays.
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Wrocław Contemporary Theatre
Near the centre of town, Teatr Współczesny tends more towards contemporary productions from modern Polish and international playwrights.
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Jazz Club Rura
Finally plugging Wrocław into the Western jazz craze, this bright modern space has live gigs of different flavours most nights.
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La Luz
This American-owned wine bar and pub is housed in a 13th-century guard tower and is a superb retreat from the hubbub of the Rynek.
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Klub Radio Bar
Loud, proud and oh-so-central, the Radio Bar is an essential stop for first-timers and anyone aiming to dig the scene.
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Philharmonic Hall
If you are interested in hearing the Wrocław Philharmonic, Friday and Saturday evenings are your best bets.
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Wrocław Opera
This venerable and recently restored music theatre is the traditional venue for opera and ballet performances.
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