Divadlo na Fidlovačce (Fidlovačka Theatre) is a private theatre based in

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. The theatre is in a building located in

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, that was built as ''Thyl Theatre'' in 1921. Several ensembles performed in the theatre, that had itself several names. In 1978 the building was closed and started to deteriorate. In January 1995 the ''Nadace Fidlovačka'' foundation was established. The foundation, headed by actors

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and

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, with the support of municipal government of the

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district managed to re-establish the theatre. The theatre opened with musical ''

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'' in October 1998. The performance, with Tomáš Töpfer as Tovye, was very successful, when the run of the musical ended in 2014. Other musicals included ''

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'' with

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as Don Quixote, ''Painted on Glass'', translated by

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, ''

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'' with Tereza Bebarová as

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and Czech premiere of ''

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'' with

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as Millie Dillmount. Large part of the repertoire, as in other Czech private theatres with limited amount of state

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, consist of comedies for broad audience. Among others, comedies by

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, Pirandello, Orton, Feydau,

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, Maugham or Kishon were staged. Most performances were directed by either Tomáš Töpfer or Juraj Deák, who held the position of art director. In 2006 the theatre opened as second scene in a former cinema nearby, so-called ''Komorní Fidlovačka'', where chamber dramas for smaller audiences are held.

References

External links

Official site
(Czech only) {{DEFAULTSORT:Divadlo Na Fidlovacce Theatres in Prague Recipients of the Thalia Award 1921 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1998 establishments in the Czech Republic Theatres completed in 1921 Theatres completed in 1998