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Laterna magika

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Premiere performances: 9 and 10 November 2023 at the New Stage

The Estates Theatre
English surtitles

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  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
    September 2025

    Monday 8. 9.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles

    Tuesday 9. 9.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles
    October 2025

    Thursday 2. 10.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles

    Friday 3. 10.
    10:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles

    Friday 3. 10.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles
    November 2025

    Saturday 8. 11.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles

    Sunday 9. 11.
    17:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles
    December 2025

    Monday 29. 12.
    19:00

    Booking not started yet

    English surtitles

    Tuesday 30. 12.
    19:00

    Booking not started yet

    English surtitles

    Basic information

    Venue

    The Estates Theatre

    Approximate running time

    1 hour 20 minutes, no intermission

    Language

    In Czech, surtitles in English

    Premiere

    9 and 10 November 2023 at the New Stage

    Recommended age

    13+

    WARNING FOR THE AUDIENCE

    Recommended age 13+

    ATTENTION! Due to the reconstruction of the New Stage, the production will be performed from September 2025 at the Estates Theatre (Železná / Ovocný trh, Prague 1).

    The theatrical adaptation features a dialogue between film and stage performance, music and lighting design, and combines a poetic vision with the artistic vision of Laterna magika.

    Cast

    • 2024-2025
    • 2025-2026

    Creatives

    About

    During a single week, a girl grows into a woman and her dreams turn into a dark nightmare. The world is no longer as Valerie has imagined it. This initiation rite reveals the secrets of the passage to adulthood and social hypocrisy through hyperbole and sarcasm borrowed from Vítězslav Nezval. The production is a poetic adaptation of the bizarre dark novel, which still evokes emotions, passion and fear.

    Valerie leaves the world of childhood illusions and dives into the depths of a dark and obscure fantasy. Mystery, interlaced with sparks of absurdity and humour, pursues the main characters wherever they find themselves – whether it is a chicken coop, a cellar full of coffins or a crumbling temple.

    The theatrical adaptation features a dialogue between film and stage performance, music and lighting design, and combines a poetic vision with the artistic vision of Laterna magika.

    From the depths to the sky

    and from the sky to the depths I flow,
    from the end to the beginning

    Recommended age 13+

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    Goods detail

    450 Kč
    Partners
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
    The National Theatre Benefactors’ Club

    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 June–November 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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