The Night Season
A tragicomedy about people who may still be alive
Basic information
The Estates Theatre
Approximate running time2 hours 15 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes
LanguageIn Czech
PremiereNovember 9, 2017
A bitter comedy from the part of Great Britain that is so dangerously similar to our home …
Cast
- 2024-2025
- 2025-2026
Creatives
About
Or otherwise: there was once a father, who had two daughters and one mother-in-law. His wife has fled to London. The mother-in-law is vulgar, yet extraordinarily spontaneous. One of the daughters does not know what to do about herself, another dates a Marxist, and the third falls in love with an actor who has arrived to shoot a film about the poet Yeats. A standard British family, in whose life – tragic and comic alike – it is not difficult to recognise that of ourselves.
Official photos: Petr Neubert
WARNING: We use tobacco products during the performance.
Poems by W. B. Yeats in a translation by Jiří Valja are cited in the performance.
We would like to thank Jana Orlová for making a video used in the performance.
The performance uses a modified sequence from a video called Choppy Waves by Don Whitaker. Video is under Creative Commons license.
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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 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.
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!
Menu (PDF, 60 kB)