David Drábek (born 18 July 1970)
is a Czech playwright and theatre director. He repeatedly received the
Alfred Radok Award
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for his works.
Biography
He studied at the film faculty of the
Palacký University in
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
. While studying at the university he founded the theatre company "Giraffes on Fire" along with his friend, composer Darek Král.
David Drábek wrote and directed plays himself. From 1996 to 2001, he worked as a playwright in an Olomouc theatre. From 2001 to 2003 he led a new alternative scene called "House on Fire". He worked as an author and director in Prague's theatre Minor and cooperated with other Czech theatres.
Since January 2009 he has been the artistic director of the
Klicpera's Theater in
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...
.
David Drábek became famous after 1989. In his plays he criticises society and condemns the so-called "Czech mentality", especially materialism and consumerism. His work is full of satire and it describes contemporary Czech society. Main characters are anti-heroes, they have their issues and try to deal with them and with society. They usually suffer from phobias and deviation. Elements of surrealism could be found in his work. Almost every character is a victim of rotten society. Drábek tries to capture people's lives as such. Episodic storytelling is mainly used in his plays.
Plays
*''Malá žranice'', 1992
mall Grub(in cooperation with Darek Král)
*''Hořící žirafy'', 1993
iraffes on Fire*''Jana z parku'', 1994
ana from Park*''Švédský stůl'', 1998
uffet*''Kostlivec v silonkách'', 1999
keleton in Nylons*''Kuřáci opia'', 2000
pium Smokers*''Kostlivec: Vzkříšení'', 2002
keleton: Resurrection*''Akvabely'', 2003
quabelles*''Sněhurka - Nová generace'', 2004
now White: New Generation*''Čtyřlístek!'', 2004 (in cooperation with Petra Zámečníková)
loverleaf*''Děvčátko s mozkem'', 2005
ittle Girl with Brain*''Ještěři'', 2006
izards*''Náměstí bratří Mašínů'', 2007
*''Berta'' (From Dusk till Dawn), 2008
*''Unisex'', 2009
*''Noc oživlých mrtvol'', 2010
he night of living dead*''Tvrdě / Měkce'', 2010 (in cooperation with Martin Františák)
oughly/Softly*''Jedlíci čokolády'', 2011
hocolate Houses
Radio plays
*''Vykřičené domy'', 2007
isreputable houses*''Koule'', 2011
he Shot
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Awards
*''Jana z parku'' - 1. place in dramatic competition Alfréd Radok’s award 1994
*''Akvabely'' - 2005 Alfréd Radok Award for the best Czech play
*''Náměstí bratří Mašínů'' - 2. place in dramatic competition Alfréd Radok’s award 2007 and later was awarded Czech play 2009
*''Noc oživlých mrtvol'' – Czech play 2010 award
*''Jedlíci čokolády'' – Czech play 2011 award
*''Vykřičené domy'' - Prix Bohemia Radio award 2008
References
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Living people
20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Czech dramatists and playwrights
Czech male dramatists and playwrights
Czech theatre directors
1970 births