A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians (Polish: Dwoje biednych Rumunów mówiących po polsku) is a 2006 play by Dorota Masłowska.
[1][non-primary source needed] In 2011, a translation of the play by Benjamin Paloff was performed in New York.
She became known for her style of writing with Snow White and Russian Red (2002) which used vulgar language and touched on controversial topics.
Her next novel Queen’s Spew came out in 2006, later in 2006, came her first plays, A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians (2006) and No Matter How Hard We Tried (2008).
About A Couple of Poor, Polish Speaking Romanians, Masłowska said: "It is a short play, filled with humor and a whole lot of gags.
Two really nice protagonists, acting on mysterious impulses, set off on an unintentionally frantic quest through Poland.
The audience has to consider the fact that the play is not as lighthearted as it seems; its characters do not represent positive social or psychological models, and this journey doesn't have to be a life quest at all.
Parcha tells the policeman that the driver is his father and isn't quite sure where he is going, but they are looking for the coal barge called The Ibuprofen.
In the bedroom of the house, Parcha continues to wonder where he left his phone and Dzina talks about making money from prostitution.
The 2008 performance at the Soho Theatre, London, received varying reviews,[7][8] and a suggestion that the play may have been better understood in Poland.
[8] A 2011 performance at the Abrons Arts Center in New York, with translation by Benjamin Paloff, was given two out of five stars by Time Out.