The Drama Club (Prague)

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The Drama Club (Czech: Činoherní klub) is a theatre located in Prague.

The Drama Club was founded by Ladislav Smoček and Jaroslav Vostrý. The opening performance of Piknik took place in March 3, 1965. The actors in the seventies and eighties included Petr Čepek, Pavel Landovský, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Libuše Šafránková and Josef Abrhám. In November 19, 1989, two days after the Velvet revolution, the Civic Forum was founded there. The Drama Club was awarded Alfréd Radok Award in category Theatre of the Year in 2002. The current actors include Jaromír Dulava, Ivana Chýlková, Ondřej Vetchý and Petr Nárožný.

[edit] Notable performances

2004 – The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?, directed by Martin Čičvák, co-production with Slovak Arena Theatre
2002 – The Lonesome West, d. Ondřej Sokol
2000 – Return to the Desert by Bernard-Marie Koltès, d. Roman Polák
1992 – The Miser, d. Vladimír Strnisko
1989 – I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal, d. Ivo Krobot
1986 – Noises Off, d. Jiří Menzel
1982 – The Gamblers by Nikolai Gogol, d. Ladislav Smoček
1981 – Něžný barbar by Bohumil Hrabal, d. Ivo Krobot
1981 – Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald by Ödön von Horváth, d. Ladislav Smoček
1978 – Tři v tom by Jaroslav Vostrý, d. Jiří Menzel
1970 – Hurá na Bastilu by Jan Vodňanský and Petr Skoumal, d. Petr Skoumal
1969 – Hodinový hoteliér by Pavel Landovský, d. Evald Schorm
1967 – The Birthday Party, d. Jaroslav Vostrý
1967 – The Inspector General, d. Jan Kačer
1966 – Crime and Punishment, d. Evald Schorm
1966 – Dr. Burke's Strange Afternoon , written and directed by Ladislav Smoček
1965 – Piknik, written and directed by Ladislav Smoček