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      All you needed to know about Švanda Theatre.

      The Švanda Theatre in Smíchov is a stage of the capital city of Prague and is supported by the Municipality of Prague 5.

      The theatre can seat 300 visitors in its Main Performance Hall and between 44 and 100 visitors in the lower-basement variable Studio depending on the current need or stage/auditorium set-up.

      In 2023, Švanda Theatre opened a new space for amateur art, creative education and neighborhood meetings. This creative center is located a few steps from the theatre in Elišky Peškové Street, No. 333/7, and is called Peškovka or Elišky Peškové's Creative House.

      Fully equipped rehearsal room and a professional recording studio are also available.

      The Main Performance Hall is equipped with an induction loop for hearing-impaired visitors and selected shows have Czech supertitles for hearing-impaired audience.

      For chosen productions, we put to use our supertitle equipment and open our doors to international English-speaking audience.

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      The theatre (foyer and cloakroom) opens 30 minutes before the start-time of a show or an event. The Main Performance Hall and Studio open 15 minute before the show.

       

      The Švanda Theatre in Smíchov - the first drama theatre in Prague with English supertitles! The repertoire of the Švanda Theatre is made up of the productions of permanent theatre ensemble as well as other well-known guest theatre companies from around the country. A talk-show cycle Stage Interviews and regular concert productions of genreless, classical and world music introduce to our fans exceptional figures of the Czech, European and world art scene. Another project is the Mural Wall that should remind us about the ephemerality of theatre. Important activities of the theatre are also focused around events for children and young adults. Last but not least, we are enthusiastic about development of international collaborations and foreign partner theatres and big names. 

      The Švanda Theatre gives an opportunity to alternative companies and various projects, which also adds to its cultural center reputation.

      Take a virtual tour through Švanda Theatre.

       

      Our theatre café with the capacity of approximately 50 seats serves its visitors throughout the day but also during intermissions and after the show. 

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      Technical parameters of individual spaces of the Švanda Theatre can be found here. 

      Technical parameters for individual productions can be found here.

       

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      Švanda Theatre building (© J. Korbel)
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    Švanda Theatre Ensamble performing all over world.

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    e-mail: info (at) svandovodivadlo.cz 

     

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    We previously visited several countries:

    2024
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Happy End

    2023
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Srpnové světlo*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Slovenské národné divadlo): Dějiny násilí

    2022
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (performance screening)*
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): Pankrac´45 (2 reprises)*
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): Protest/Debt*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (performance screening)* **

    2021
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Hadry, kosti, kŭže*

    2018
    Hungary, Vác (Danube Bend Theatre Vác): Cry Baby Cry
    USA, Washington (Devine Theater): The Good and The True (2 reprises)*
    USA, Washington (Gonda Theater): Protest/Debt (2 reprises)*
    USA, Washington (Gonda Theater): Pankrac´45 (2 reprises)*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): The Night Before Funeral*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Protest/Debt* 
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Pankrac´45*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Protest/Debt*

    2017
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Pankrac´45* 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Štúdio L+S): Kdo je tady ředitel?*

    2016
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Misantrop*

    2015
    Souht Korea, Busan (Busan International Performing Arts Festival): Hamlet (2 reprises)*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Šoa 
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): The Good and The True 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Popeláři*

    2014
    USA, New York (APAP): The Good and The True*
    USA, New York (DR2): The Good and The True (56 reprises)*
    Slovakia, Bratislava: Kdo je tady ředitel?
    Germany, Berlin: Zpověď masochisty 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Boris Farkaš*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Cry Baby Cry*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Marian Labuda* ml.
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Země lhostejnost*

    2013
    Great Britain, Leeds (The Carriageworks Theatre): The Good and The True (7 reprises)*
    Great Britain, London (West London Synagogue): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, London (London Jewish Cultural Centre): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, London (Hampstead Village Shul): The Good and The True (5 reprises)*
    Great Britain, Mansfield (The Brunts Academy): The Good and The True (2 reprises)*
    Great Britain, Sunderland (Portland Academy): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, Leeds (Leeds Prison): The Good and The True*
    Belgium, Brussels (Centre Communautaire Laïc Juïf): The Good and The True*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Ady Hajdu*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Šoa* 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Marta Sládečková*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Parchant Marilyn*

    2012
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with L. Latinák a J. Kemka
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Nakrm hada na své hrudi 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Vlado Černý
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Gottland

    2011
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Zpověď masochisty
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Miro Noga

    2010
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Pohřební slavnost 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Szidi Tobias
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Dioptrie růžových brýlí 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Anna Šišková

    2009
    Slovakia, Bratislava: Kdo je tady ředitel? 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Autobus
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Kdo je tady ředitel?

    2008 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Mandragora
    Russia, St. Petersburg: Škola pro ženy
    Russia, St. Petersburg: Periférie
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Slepice
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Dorotka

    2007
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Lebka z Connemary 

    2006
    Poland, Kalisz: Slepice
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Žena z dřívějška
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Nebožtík Henry Moss 

    2005
    Belarus, Brest: Škola pro ženy
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Brýle Eltona Johna
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Klářiny vztahy
    Hungary, Budapest: Poručík z Inishmoru

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    * the tour was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
    ** the trip was financially supported by the Václav Havel Library Foundation

     

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