Hamlet

Date:	June 10, 2025 \| 19:00 (Tue)
Venue:	The National Theatre in Prague
Duration:	approx. 3 hours
Intermission:	Yes (20 minutes)
Status:	Available
Reviews:	(2)

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A ghostly journey in search for the meaning and sense of life

In Czech, surtitles in English

A barren Nordic land, rough seas and the pulsating agitation of the country and the soul. A foreign army sits tight at the borders, the new king ascends to the throne, and the surrounding lands are in turmoil. Hidden secrets are unearthed, evil omens emerge, and the ghost of the dead king imposes on his son a dreadful order to revenge his cruel murder. Where is the truth? What is reality? How does the lust for power corrupt a man? What stains on one’s soul leaves the quest for revenge? Is there a place for love in this world? Is it sensible to act? Is it sensible to be? Hamlet as a tragedy on the verges of madness, anxiety and fragility. A drama of the human soul as it was, is and will be. The famous play about the courage to challenge evil and the predicament of assuming responsibility in the crumbling world.

The new production brings Hamlet to the National Theatre’s stage after almost twenty-five years, as a reflection of the current times. The questions Shakespeare puts here before the creative team and audience mirror our feelings, thoughts and anxieties. Whenever staged, Hamlet narrates a story about the turn of eras and the end of the old world; about social changes and disillusionment, and about the ordeal of keeping true to the line that “the readiness is all”.

Important:

Purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.
20 min. intermission
The program may be subject to change.
No discounts are provided.
Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing.
The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)

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The National Theatre in Prague

Address:	Národní 2 , Praha 1
Capacity:	933
Type:	Theatre
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes

The National Theatre is the most important and representative theatre of the Czech Republic

The Prague National Theatre was built from the desire of the Czech people for national independence. Its building was financed from the collections on which participated broad masses of people as well as important donators (including the nobility and the emperor himself). The theatre foundation ceremonial on 16th May 1868 became a national celebration.

The theatre was opened in 1881. In the same year the theatre burned down, and this tragic event caused a huge wave of new collections to support the restoration of the theatre. The Prague National Theatre was re-opened in 1883 by the opera Libuše by Bedřich Smetana and since then it has been serving as a place of Czech national identity and as a flagship of the Czech culture to these days.

How to get there:

Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro B (yellow line) - Národni třída station
tram - Národní divadlo stop
Nearest car parking:
The underground car park of the National Theatre

Overall rating:

Diana Tcaci | March 04, 2025 | 19:00 (Tue)

The play was a modern adaptation of Hamplet; I did not like it and the few weird nudity moments. The acting of actors was very good, if we speak of technique.

Pau Castillejo Córdoba | September 24, 2024 | 19:00 (Tue)

It's a MUST classical theatre play. Amazingly portrayed in Czech, but with clear English subtitles for non-Czech speaking people. If you take a "poor visibility" seat in any of the galleries in the National Theatre, do not worry, the visibility is good anyways, the only risk is to have a column in front of you which may partially block the view.