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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

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

  • 2024-2025
  • 2025-2026

Creatives

Translation
Šárka BelisováAlena Morávková
Stage director
Štěpán Pácl
Dramaturgy
Jan Tošovský
Sets
Andrej Ďurík
Costumes
Iva NěmcováLucia ŠkandíkováTereza Kopecká
Music
Jakub Kudláč
Movement coach
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.

Photo and video gallery

  • The Blue Bird – Filip Kaňkovský, Pavlína Štorková (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • Drama | The Blue Bird: Saša Rašilov (Tomcat), Radúz Mácha (Sugar), Jan Bidlas (Bread) – photo: Pavel Nesvadba
  • The Blue Bird – Filip Kaňkovský, Lucie Juřičková, Pavlína Štorková (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • Drama | The Blue Bird: Jana Pidrmanová (Light), Pavlína Štorková (Mytyl), Radúz Mácha (Sugar), Filip Kaňkovský (Tyltyl), Jan Bidlas (Bread) – photo: Pavel Nesvadba
  • The Blue Bird – Filip Kaňkovský, Lucie Juřičková, Pavel Batěk, Pavlína Štorková, Radúz Mácha (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • The Blue Bird – Jana Pidrmanová (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • The Blue Bird – Lucie Juřičková, Pavlína Štorková, Šimon Krupa, Filip Kaňkovský (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • The Blue Bird – Radúz Mácha, Jan Bidlas, Saša Rašilov, Pavel Batěk (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
  • The Blue Bird – Jindřiška Dudziaková, Filip Kaňkovský, Pavlína Štorková, Vladislav Beneš, Johanna Tesařová (photo: Pavel Nesvadba)
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The Blue Bird Programme

A booklet for the production of The Blue Bird

65 Kč

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Practical information

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 May–October 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.

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).

Buffets at the Estates Theater

No waiting. For your benefit, please pre-order your food and beverages at the bar to minimize waiting in the queue!

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