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"Power is sweetest when it is completely disproportionate – when a fool rules over the wise..." Kundera's play reveals in a farcical, even sarcastic way what drives people. For some, the most important thing is to submit and have peace of mind, while others need power over others to live. Milan Kundera says of his comedy Ptákovina that "it is a comedy so frivolous that it is more than a comedy: it is nonsense." Its intricate plot is set in motion by the Director, who draws a rhombus on the blackboard in the classroom. And it is discovered. An investigation ensues, and the all-powerful man of the city, the Chairman, also enters the game. This myth-shrouded comedy was only performed briefly in our country in 1969, and since then no one has officially seen it here. Until September 2008, when director Ladislav Smoček staged it at the Činoherní klub in Prague.

Top Cast

  • Jaromír Dulava

    Jaromír Dulava

    Předseda

  • Ondřej Vetchý

    Ondřej Vetchý

    Ředitel

  • Lucie Žáčková

    Lucie Žáčková

    Eva

  • Marika Procházková

    Marika Procházková

    Růžena

  • David Sir

    David Sir

    Žák

  • Nela Boudová

    Nela Boudová

    Správkyně budov

  • Stanislav Zindulka

    Stanislav Zindulka

    Starý učitel

  • Pavel Kikinčuk

    Pavel Kikinčuk

    Tělocvikář

  • Jana Břežková

    Jana Břežková

    Prušánková

Overview

"Power is sweetest when it is completely disproportionate – when a fool rules over the wise..." Kundera's play reveals in a farcical, even sarcastic way what drives people. For some, the most important thing is to submit and have peace of mind, while others need power over others to live. Milan Kundera says of his comedy Ptákovina that "it is a comedy so frivolous that it is more than a comedy: it is nonsense." Its intricate plot is set in motion by the Director, who draws a rhombus on the blackboard in the classroom. And it is discovered. An investigation ensues, and the all-powerful man of the city, the Chairman, also enters the game. This myth-shrouded comedy was only performed briefly in our country in 1969, and since then no one has officially seen it here. Until September 2008, when director Ladislav Smoček staged it at the Činoherní klub in Prague.

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