The production narrates unknown stories involving the voucher privatization
In Czech with English subtitles
At the peak of lockdown, a billionaire dies during a luxury vacation at the top of a remote glacier, where his rocket success in the 1990s brought him. His life ends in absolute silence and isolation, in which he wished to hide from public view. How is it possible that despite the decades of unsolicited media attention and endless questions about “the source and effects of his astronomical wealth on his life”, no one hears him when he is dying...
The “voucher privatization” (post-communist distribution of vouchers to general public aimed to bring private capital into state-owned companies) laid the foundations for the current structure of socioeconomic and political forces in the public sphere, affected hundreds of thousands of lives, and became a cornerstone of the modern myth about regained freedom. Many personal stories turning around the voucher privatization contain a fairy-tale motif “what if”: – “What life could I have if I had chosen a different investment strategy?” – “What would my life look like if my parents had turned extremely rich back then?” – “What if grandpa left shares that nobody knows about?”... The concepts of voucher and general privatizations mirror the global and individual histories of the Czech Republic and of each of its citizens.
Important:
- Purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
- No discounts are provided
- Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing
- The performance is not suitable for disabled viewers with limited mobility or using wheelchairs
- The program may be subject to change
- The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)
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