Andrej Krob (born 14 April 1938) is a Czech theater director and screenwriter, known for directing stage plays about Václav Havel.

Life and career

Krob was born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia. His mother was of Russian origin, while his father was a descendant of

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. From 1963 onward, Krob worked at the

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as a stage technician, and later a stagehand and assistant. There he met director

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, as well as Václav Havel, then working as a playwright, and his wife

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. In 1975, he founded the Divadlo Na tahu. He started the Žebrácká opera with Havel, which criticized the StB. In the 1970s, he was one of the first signatories of Charter 77, and was subsequently shunned by the theatre community. He then worked as a window seal fitter for several years, however managed to restore his directing career by the end of Communist rule He is the father of actress and singer

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krob, Andrej 1938 births Living people People from Cheb Czech people of Russian descent Charter 77 signatories Czech theatre directors