Mikołaj Sobczak’s musical The Universal Empire takes us to a 17th-century Anabaptist commune, where the English poet and artist William Blake mysteriously appears. He claims to come from the 19th century. It is an enigmatic arrival that raises many questions and ultimately leads to a confrontation with an external force: the “Universal Empire”, which can be read as universal consciousness. As historical reality and illusion merge, we will wonder: are we ourselves part of a grand social theater?