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The Drama Club

Coordinates: 50°04′46″N 14°25′39″E / 50.079342°N 14.427372°E / 50.079342; 14.427372
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The Drama Club
Činoherní klub
Entrance into the theatre in Prague's street Ve Smečkách
Map
AddressVe Smečkách 26
Prague
Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′46″N 14°25′39″E / 50.079342°N 14.427372°E / 50.079342; 14.427372
Opened1965
Website
Official website
Leo Birinski´s Mumraj (Dance of Fools) in The Drama Club, 1991.

The Drama Club (Czech: Činoherní klub) is a theatre located in Prague.

The Drama Club was founded by Ladislav Smoček and Jaroslav Vostrý. The opening performance of Piknik took place on 3 March 1965. The actors in the 1970s and 1980s included Petr Čepek, Pavel Landovský, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jirina Trebicka, Libuše Šafránková and Josef Abrhám. On 19 November 1989, two days after the Velvet revolution, the Civic Forum was founded there. The Drama Club was awarded Alfréd Radok Award in category Theatre of the Year in 2002, and 2008. The current actors include Jaromír Dulava, Ivana Chýlková, Ondřej Vetchý and Petr Nárožný.

Selected performances

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