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Sunday 7. 9.
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Wednesday 10. 9.
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Sunday 12. 10.
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Monday 3. 11.
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Saturday 6. 12.
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Basic information

Venue

The National Theatre

Approximate running time

2 hours 10 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

Language

In Czech, surtitles in English

Premiere

February 28, 2019

Recommended age

10+

The most popular of the Czech classics was adapted for the stage. First published in 1853, under the title A Bouquet of Czech Folk Tales, it was the one and only collection of poems by Karel Jaromír Erben (1811–1870). Inspired by Czech legends and tall stories, it garnered success back at the time of publication and went on to influence numerous artists.

Cast

2024-2025
2025-2026

Creatives

Dramatization

SKUTR (Martin Kukučka a Lukáš Trpišovský)Ilona Smejkalová

Stage director

SKUTR (Martin Kukučka a Lukáš Trpišovský)

Dramaturgy

Ilona Smejkalová

Sets

Jakub Kopecký

Costumes

Simona Rybáková

Music

Petr Kaláb

Movement coach

Jan Kodet

Light design

SKUTR (Martin Kukučka a Lukáš Trpišovský)Jakub Kopecký

Video

Erik Bartoš

Translation of English surtitles

Alžběta Soperová

About

The book, featuring symbolism bound with nature, everyday rural life and tradition, comprises passionate and erotic tales teeming with supernatural beings and macabre phantoms. The Wedding Shirts, The Water Goblin and The Noonday Witch, magical myths of love and spine-chilling fables, was adapted for the stage of the National Theatre historical building by the SKUTR creative tandem of stage directors Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský. The two artists have a penchant for the subjects treated by Erben – ritualised archetypal themes, such as love and death, the relationships between the mother and the child, man and woman, humans and nature, have appeared in their productions in a myriad of forms and contexts.

Official photos: Pavel Hejný

Suitable for audience from 10 years.

We would like to thank the company PRECIOSA for creation a dress made of a crystal matrix for Anna Fialová who plays the water goblin’s wife in the poem The Water Goblin.

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A Bouquet Programme

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Where to buy tickets

When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance - currently for July–December 2025.
Sales always start on the 1st day of the month at 9am, except in January when pre-sales do not start until the 2nd day due to a public holiday.

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By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.