Drama

The Blue Bird

Maurice Maeterlinck

A fairy tale for children, a symbolic story for adults. A play about seeking happiness, which may be surprisingly nearby.

The Estates Theatre

For the whole family

Suitable for graduation

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November 2023

Sunday 5. 11.
17:00

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Suitable for graduation

December 2023

Sunday 10. 12.
15:00

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Sunday 17. 12.
15:00

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Suitable for graduation

January 2024

Monday 1. 1.
17:00

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Saturday 20. 1.
14:00

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Sunday 28. 1.
18:00

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Derniere

For the whole family

Suitable for graduation

Basic information

Venue

The Estates Theatre

Approximate running time

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

Language

In Czech

Premiere

November 19, 2015

The Blue Bird as the desire for ephemeral, ungraspable happiness. An adventurous voyage towards the soul of the things and beings around us, the seeking itself being the destination – only during this seeking can the two central characters come to comprehend that human relations and compassion are that which can bring us the Blue Bird of Happiness.

Cast

2023-2024

Creatives

Translation

Šárka BelisováAlena Morávková

Stage director

Štěpán Pácl

Dramaturgy

Jan Tošovský

Sets

Andrej Ďurík

Costumes

Iva NěmcováLucia ŠkandíkováTereza Kopecká

Music

Jakub Kudláč

Motion cooperation

Veronika Knytlová

About

The best-known text written by the Flemish symbolist Maurice Maeterlinck, a Nobel Prize-winner, is one of the most impressive allegories of global literature, reaching out both to adults and children. The author’s fertile imagination, reviving the world around us, inspires theatre-makers to opulent staging and affords a great spectacle to everyone who likes being enchanted.

Official photos: Pavel Nesvadba

Suitable for audience from 8 years.

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Goods detail

The Blue Bird Programme

A booklet for the production of The Blue Bird

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Practical information

Where to buy tickets

The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. On 1 September at 9am we selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika until the end of February 2024.

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.

What to wear?

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

Parking at the Estates Theatre

Unfortunately, there is no parking near The Estates Theater. You can use the guarded parking lot in the Kotva shopping center (Revoluční 1/655, Prague 1) and Paladium (Na Poříčí 1079 / 3a, Prague 1).