Hi, Nation. We need to talk. You probably don’t know us. This is our first stage appearance. But we have something to say.
You sure have a lot of problems yourselves. But we’re in dire straits.
So take a minute, and listen.
In Czech, surtitles in English
This new project prepared by the National Theatre Young section in co-production with National Theatre Drama looks into topics through which contemporary theatre would speak to the target audience of 15+.
The production was prepared by a creative team of young amateurs under the direction of director Janek Lesák and dramaturge Natálie Strýčková Preslová, together with professionals from various fields (direction, dramaturgy, set design, music, sound and lighting design).
Teenagers from foster institutions also participated in the creation of the production. Its main theme is the public's perceptions of contemporary orphanages and similar institutions and the people who live there.
The main target group of the production is young audiences, for whom a visit to the National Theatre can be a completely different type of theatre experience, as their own generation will be speaking to them from the stage. A worldwide trend in professional theatre production for teenagers is the involvement of young creators themselves in the process of creating a production, which can take many different forms.
By collecting of authentic materials, we seek the answer to the question – where do our fixed ideas about something, we have no relevant information about, come from? Is it society, the school syllabus from our childhood years or perhaps art that creates them?
The project involving a professional creative team is included in the NT’s current repertoire,
which is a step further for NT Young.
Cast and creative team: Eliška Slámová, David Holub, Johanna Ceé, Kristýna Mia Zapadlová, Natálie Zahradníková, Seba Abrahám, Anna Čiperová, Karolína Lavičková, Anna Tichá, Petr Nykrýn, Albert Valta
Directing and dramaturgical supervision: Janek Lesák & Natálie Strýčková Preslová
Educational supervision: Zuzana Kráľová
Sets and costumes: Jana Hauskrechtová
Lighting design: Daniel Kozlík
Music: Jan Čtvrtník
Important:
- The production includes a meeting with the creators, which takes place immediately after each performance in the auditorium of the New Stage
- Purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
- No discounts are provided
- No intermission
- Smoke effects, strobe light and vulgar language are used in the performance
- Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing
- The program may be subject to change
- The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)
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