In 2001 Gogolewski played the role of Senator in Mickiewicz’s Forefathers’ Eve directed by Krzysztof Babicki at the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre in Lublin. Later on, at the stage of the National Theatre in Warsaw, that Gogolewski has worked for since 2000, he played among others: Euripides in The Frogs written by Aristophanes and directed by Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (2002), Eustachy in Tomasz Łubieński’s Ostatni / The Last directed by Tadeusz Bradecki (2003), also the roles of The Count, Konstanty, King Ignacy and the Father in an excellent play Błądzenie / Wandering directed by Jerzy Jarocki based in the works by Witold Gombrowicz (2004).
Gogolewski created also amazing portraits of Konrad in Christopher Hampton’s Embers (again based on Sándor Máraie’s Embers) directed by Edward Wojtaszek (2007), and at the Polonia Theatre’s stage he became Onufry Ciaputkiewicz in a comedy Grube ryby / Big Fish written by Michał Bałucki and directed by Krystyna Janda (2008).
Then he became Cardinal Mazin in Antoine Rault’s La diable rouge directed by Romuald Szejd (2009, Scena Prezentacje Theatre in Warsaw), he has also performed in 32 omdlenia / 32 Faints based on stories by Anton Chekov and directed by Andrzej Domalik (2011, Polonia Theatre in Warsaw) and Juliusz Słowacki’s Kordian directed by Jan Englert (2015, National Theatre in Warsaw).
Gogolewski is recent years has been focused mostly on the Polish Radio Theatre where he performed in e.g. Pod Akacjami / Under the Acacia Tree (dir. Andrzej Zakrzewski, 2010), Last Minute Tour (dir. Waldemar Mostowicz, 2010), Z życia permanentnego samobójcy / Life of a permanent suicide based on Emil Cioran’s philosophical essays (dir. Darek Błaszczyk, 2010), Tadeusz Różewicz’s Białe małżeństwo / Mariage Blanc (dir. Waldemar Modestowicz, 2011), Molotov (dir. Bogdan Ciosek, 2013), Dudek (dir. Tadeusz Kijański, 2013), Krzysztof Bizio’s Ostatnia rata / The Last Instalment (dir. Adam Wojtyszko, 2013), Dzień gbura / The Lout Day (dir. Waldemar Mostowicz, 2015), Scherzo alla Polacca (dir. Jan Warenycia, 2015).
Between 2005-2006 Ignacy Gogolewski was the chairman of the Union of Polish Stage Artists, although part of the society was against his nomination. They remembered Gogolewski’s support for martial law in the 1980s and him not taking part in actors’ boycott of the television. He was also president of the Association of Distinguished Members of the Union of Polish Stage Artists.
Most significant awards:
- 1962 – Award of the Committee for Radio and Television for his roles in the Polish Radio Theatre.
- 1964 – Second State Prize for his outstanding work as actor, and in particular for his role as Nero in Jean Racine’s Britannicus (Polish trans., Brytanik), Gucio in Aleksander Fredro’s Maidens’ Vows and for his title role in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray / Polish trans., Portret Doriana Graya (with Television Playhouse / Teatr Telewizji); Polish Radio and Television Committee Award for achievements in radio and television theatres performances; Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta awardedby the President of the Republic of Poland; Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- 1966 – Award for his role as the King in Maria Dąbrowska’s Stanisław i Bogumił at the Wrocław Festival of Polish Contemporary Plays
- 1967 – Medal for the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State;
- 1968 – Silver Mask readers’ choice award from “Ekspress Wieczorny” for the most popular actors in Television Playhouse (Teatr Telewizji)
- 1969 – Award of the Committee for Radio and Television for his acting in the television production of Juliusz Słowacki’s Mazepa
- 1968/1970 season – Golden Screen award for best acting in Television Playhouse (Teatr Telewizji) performances of Juliusz Słowacki’s Mazepa, Fyodor Dostoevskii’s Brothers Karamazov/ Bracia Karamazow and in the television film Urząd / The Bureau (based on the novel by Tadeusz Breza)
- 1973 – Group award from the Committee for Radio and Television for the mini-series based on the novel Chłopi / The Peasants by Władysław Reymont
- 1974 – Artistic Award of the Katowice Voivodship Marshal for achievements in directing and promoting theatre, especially among workers; Golden Mask Award;
- 1977 – First prize (individual) from the Chair of the Committee for Radio and Television for his directing in the Television Playhouse performance of Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz W małym dworku / The Country House
- 1980 – Heroes of Warsaw Artistic Award / Nagroda Artystyczna im. Bohaterów Warszawy;
- 1982 – Trybuna Ludu (Warsaw daily) award for lifetime achievement in directing and acting in dramatic theatres and Television Playhouse (Teatr Telewizji) productions, in particular for his popularization of the Polish classics
- 1982 – Golden Screen award for the staging of Leon Kruczkowski’s Pierwszy dzień wolności / First Day of Freedom in the Osterwa Theatre in Lublin
- 1983 – First prize from the head of the Committee for Radio and Television, for lifetime achievement in acting for Television Playhouse (Teatr Telewizji) performances
- 1984 – Special Award of the jury at the Opole Theatrical Encounters “Polish Classics” for the cultivation of poetic recitation in the performance of Juliusz Słowacki’s Fantazy at Lublin’s Osterwa Theatre
- 1987 – Włodzimierz Pietrzak Award for on-stage creations and work as theatre director;
- 1988 – award from the Head of the Committee for Radio and Television for his outstanding interpretation of poetry and prose in the artistic programmes of the Polish Radio and for his work with Polish Television
- 1995 – Juliusz Osterwa medal of honour
- 1999 – Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for “for outstanding merits in art work and achievements in promoting culture development
- 2000 – Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for his role as Count Szarma in Witold Gombrowicz’s Operetka at the Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre) in Warsaw
- 2002 – Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award for the roles at the National Theatre in Warsaw: Laurenty in Tadeusz Różewicz’s Na czworakach / On All-Fours directed by Kazimierz Kutz, Count Szarma in Witold Gombrowicz’s Operetka / Operetta directed by Jerzy Grzegorzewski and Euripides in Aristophanes’ The Frogs directed by Zbigniew Zamachowski
- 2004 – Tadeusz Boy-Żeleńskiego Award granted by the Critics Club (Polish section of the AICT)
- 2006 – Medal for the jubilee of the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre in Lublin
- 2008 – Splendor Splendorów – an award of the Polish Radio Theatre
- 2009 – the title of Polish Speech Master; Main Award for male leading role in the Polish Theatre Radio for his role in the play Walizka / Suitacase at the 9th Polish Radio and Television Theatre Festival ‘Dwa Teatry’ in Sopot
- 2010 – Gustaw Award granted by the Union of Polish Stage Artists for outstanding merits to the theatre society
- 2013 – the Grand Award of the Festival for Gogolewski’s merits for Polish Radio Theatre and Polish Playhouse stages, granted at the 13th Polish Radio and Television Theatre Festival ‘Dwa Teatry’ in Sopot
Prepared in December 2001; updated October 2016 by ND, updated May 2022 AZ