is Assistant Professor at the Mazovian State University in Płock, Poland. She has published in the areas of modern British and American drama, with a particular emphasis on G.B. Shaw, S. Beckett, H. Pinter, T. Stoppard, and C. Churchill. Her research interests include the construction and representation of space, transgressive art and the avant-garde, adaptation, and reception. Co-organizer of an annual conference Common Room that accompanies the Themersons’ Festival in Płock. E-mail: a.s.kolecka@gmail.com