The Drama Club

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. Founder Jaroslav Vostry died on 18 March 2025.

1. Selected performances

2008 – Ptákovina (The Blunder) by Milan Kundera, directed by Ladislav Smoček 2006 – American Buffalo by David Mamet, d. Ondřej Sokol 2005 – The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, d. Ondřej Sokol 2004 – The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? by Edward Albee, d. Martin Čičvák, co-production with Slovak Arena Theatre 2004 – Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet, d. Ondřej Sokol 2002 – The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh, d. Ondřej Sokol 2000 – Return to the Desert by Bernard-Marie Koltès, d. Roman Polák 1992 – The Miser by Molière, d. Vladimír Strnisko 1991 – Mumraj (The Dance of Fools) by Leo Birinski, d. Ladislav Smoček 1989 – I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal, d. Ivo Krobot 1986 – Noises Off by Michael Frayn, d. Jiří Menzel 1982 – The Gamblers by Nikolai Gogol, d. Ladislav Smoček 1981 – Něžný barbar by Bohumil Hrabal, d. Ivo Krobot 1981 – Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald by Ödön von Horváth, d. Ladislav Smoček 1978 – Tři v tom by Jaroslav Vostrý, d. Jiří Menzel 1970 – Hurá na Bastilu by Jan Vodňanský and Petr Skoumal, d. Petr Skoumal 1969 – Hodinový hoteliér by Pavel Landovský, d. Evald Schorm 1967 – The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, d. Jaroslav Vostrý 1967 – The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, d. Jan Kačer 1966 – Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, d. Evald Schorm 1966 – Dr. Burke's Strange Afternoon , written and directed by Ladislav Smoček 1965 – Piknik, written and directed by Ladislav Smoček

1. External links

Official website EUTA - entry in EUTA database The Drama Club discography at Discogs