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Dogville

Lars von Trier

“By daylight the essential things remain hidden.” more

DR. KRONER’S MAGIC WATCH

Tomáš Javorský / Jan Kaňka

The extraordinary musical about the desire to stop time returns to the Small Stage! Winner of the first edition of the competition for original Czech musicals Intro ’21, it offers a mysterious story full of imagination and outstanding musical numbers. more

Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck

A beloved fairy-tale opera for the whole family more

Heda

Henrik Ibsen / Dana Hlaváčová

When helplessness is more terrifying than death, love turns to hate and fragility to insensitive coldness. This Heda Is Not Dead and she won't give in to anyone or anything. A new adaptation based on Henrik Ibsen's play Heda Gabler about people who, in their desire for freedom, drive themselves into traps. more

Inside

Jiří Kylián / Petr Zuska / Jiří Pokorný

A modern ballet evening, uniting diverse choreographies under the theme of the inner world more

Jacques and His Master

Milan Kundera

“Where did we come from? And where are we going? Do you even know where you’re headed?” Skeptical comedy. more

La Bayadère

Ludwig Minkus / Michal Štípa

A love story in a grand romantic ballet set in the Orient, with captivating music and dazzling virtuosity more

Papageno in the enchanted forest

dle Wolfganga Amadea Mozarta

Mozart's opera The Magic Flute is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the composer's opera work. more

S.K.U.P.A.

Milan Šotek

We continue our dramaturgical line devoted to Plzeň’s cultural heritage and its important personalities. more

SISTER ACT

Alan Menken / Glenn Slater / Cheri a Bill Steinkellner

A divine musical comedy full of humor and unstoppable energy, based on the famous film with Whoopi Goldberg—set among nuns whose peaceful life is suddenly turned upside down! more

Stories About a Dog and a Cat

Josef Čapek

Beloved tales of Dog and Cat in a playful stage adaptation more

Tamerlano

Josef Mysliveček

A story from distant lands and times in a masterful opera by the “divine Czech.” Josef Mysliveček once captivated Italy—now, one of his operas arrives in Plzeň for the very first time. more

The Dogheads

Karel Kovařovic

A dramatic opera based on Alois Jirásek’s famous novel about the Chod rebellion more

The merry widow

Franz Lehár

The Merry Widow was the first Lehár’s global success. Without exaggeration, it can be said that every music number in this operetta is a little musical jewel. more

The princess with the golden star

Dekkadancers

The dramaturgy of the DJKT ballet also includes educational programmes for children and youth in order to develop an understanding of dance interpretation in an accessible form. more

TO EMBRACE THE WAVES

Zdeněk Král / Tomáš Syrovátka

A chamber musical about light that sometimes shines from unexpected places more

Wit

Margaret Edson

“Life, death… It’s a metaphysical conceit.” more

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