The Little Theatre

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Why do we celebrate Christmas? Because it is the b-day of Baby Jesus!
A restored premiere of Baby Jesus’ legendary party accompanied by the Jesus Christ Superband.
A Christmas party where water turns into wine, people walk on water, and walk on water turned into wine. Admission for all from the age of 6.
Attention! Limited number of reruns!

For children in the age range of 3-18 months  accompanied by their families (0-100 years).
A journey into the new world of music and fantasy in which children and adults meet with actors, singers and musicians, and all of them together set off for their first small / great adventures. Welcome to a World in which there are no limitations and where you may touch everything. Who knows whether you will discover if your child is a genius? But in any case, you can expect a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all the senses in a safe and inviting environment.

Although this original opera for the extremely young and their adult companions has found authorial inspiration in similar projects elsewhere in the world, for instance Scandinavia, it is actually based on our own musical and theatrical roots. This playful opera was created by one of our most successful composers of the younger generations Lukáš Sommer, who comes from Dobrá Voda near České Budějovice, and the screen writer and director is Jiří Ondra. Both authors are well experienced in creating works for children. In the studio at Na Půdě (In the Loft), stage designer Jana Hauskrechtová has used movable objects to create a fantasy world full of colours, shapes, light and fragrances (the performance will also include aromatherapy) that the children discover together with the adults accompanying them. There is no longer the classic division between stage and auditorium, but one joint area in which the spectators are included in the performance based on the principles of the “immersive theatre”. The production also involves the actors of the Small Theatre.

Little Red Riding Hood? Hansel and Gretel? Otesánek? Aladdin? Alibaba and the Forty Thieves? Will all of them fit into our car? You are invited to a cocktail of the most famous fairy-tales! Choose by yourselves the CLIP of your favourite fairy-tale from our offer. And we will make it happen!
A mobile jukebox – live music – wild puppets – street party! 

My body belongs to me alone and no one else. I can wear what I want and I have the right to be myself. That people will give you a funny look? So what?! It’s not a crime to like yourself! And what does it matter if you sometimes don’t know who you are? There’s no hurry. Finding yourself is the greatest adventure.
A fierce, intimate, honest and uncompromising stage party that isn’t afraid to name things as they are.

A bold show about inner and outer freedom and respect for oneself and others.

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There were times when every person had their own coats-of-arms containing pictures of what they were like. Johny had a bare foot because he liked to run, Denisa had a note because she loved singing, Peter had a book – he enjoyed reading, and so on.... And why then did Knight Bruncvík get a lion in his coat-of-arms? You will find that out in our adventurous performance about courage. Don’t be scared to come!

Included in the “Czech Year” cycle on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the Republic.

How important it is to be afraid! Spiritism for the youngest spectators.

What do children do when they don’t feel like sleeping? They tell each other scary stories. So quietly that their parents can’t hear them. Like the one about Dreadnought. Dreadnought isn’t scared of anything. But his wife is very worried about him. One day, she sends him into the world to learn what fear is. But the horns of all the devils are too short for him, and all the wizardry of the enchanted forest is a terrible fun.

A scarily witty puppet show about how being scared is sometimes terrifyingly important.

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On 10 January 1992, a violent storm swept into the Pacific Ocean one of the shipping containers from a cargo ship heading from Hong Kong to the USA. It contained over 28,000 rubber ducks. Some of them floated as far as the shores of Hawaii and Alaska, some made it to the antipodes in Australia. Others froze in blocks of Arctic ice or dissolved in the sea salt. Some found their way onto the shelves of avid collectors. Others helped scientists discover how the currents of the sea work. Many of them became part of a floating island of rubbish. And some are still floating in the ocean today.
The fantastic fates of (almost) all these migrating ducklings are documented on stage for the youngest audience.

Hercules was never like the others. He had powers that other mortals only dream of. But he didn’t know where he had got them from, and his mother, Alcmene, would have preferred if he didn’t brag about them. Yet fate is fate. And when one is predestined to become a hero, neither a whole host of mythical monsters nor the smug gods of ancient Greece can prevent it.

A spectacular musical performance for the whole family that will take you from Český Krumlov straight to Olympus!

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Is it holiday time? Or is a performance sold out? You can take a walk with us around České Budějovice whenever you want! Let your favourite voices guide you around familiar places and see these places with completely different eyes!

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Czech Radio in České Budějovice, the Little Theatre ensemble has joined forces with the mobile app Hidden Stories and Lukáš Csicsely, a South Bohemian native and award-winning author for children and adults. Join us on the streets!

www.skrytepribehy.cz

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How much can be achieved within a lifetime? To be more exact, within a royal lifetime? This is a story about work, more work, and about work again, but also about a ruler’s love for his country, and of a country’s love for her ruler.

A performance about Charles IV, on the occasion of ​the​ 700th anniversary​ of his birth.​

A theatre production that comes into being before the eyes and according to the momentary composition, requirements, wishes and expectations of the audience. It will never get any closer to being “here” and “now”! The first and last performances broadcast live!

Theatrical animation about seeking friends across the universe

The little one has never been invited to a party, birthday party, or carnival in all his life! He sits in front of the TV-set waiting for an invitation. Until he sees a documentary on flying saucers. Maybe the aliens will take him in. And among the stars!

He decides he has to make himself known! The universe is so immense that anyone can find friends in it!
Sometimes you can feel like an alien, but you are never alone!

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Amidst the stormy sea, lighthouses soar on islands of calmness and solitude. Their beacons attract lost ships, underwater monsters, and mermaids who have lost their voices. Upon the surface of the water, stories unfold inspired both by real events and the fables of old sailors, whose memories stretch back to the time when the ocean was nothing more than a blank blue expanse on paper maps.

This spectacular production, which draws inspiration from the Vietnamese water puppet theatre, transports audiences from the ponds of South Bohemia to ocean cliffs, where the wildest imaginations of land dwellers emerge from the waves.

Staged as part of the South Specific 2026 festival.

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An annoying little girl, who for some reason has been sent to the dark forest all alone by her mother, meets with a blood-thirsty wolf-monster …
Have you heard this story a hundred times? We understand. Are you bored with it? So are we. Little Red Riding Hood is, however, one of the most famous tales of all times, so there must be something about it. Let’s bet that – regardless of whether you are 6, 12 or 18, whether you are a rock musician, a ballet dancer or a superhero – this little girl will rivet you all. 

"I never want to hear what I should and shouldn’t do again!" A rap concert about adolescence told by those who are still living through it.

All of us have gone through this – you’re almost an adult, yet everyone still treats you like a child. What has to happen to change that? What does adulthood actually mean? Will it solve my problems? Do I need a driving license to have an opinion?
An interactive show with elements of a rap concert exploring the coming of age and the choices that shape our future. Created with teenage authors, this production amplifies the voices of those often told to stay silent when adults are talking. Warning: You might hear things that adults don’t want to hear!

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Murder, adultery, and an endless struggle for power! Richard III, as portrayed by William Shakespeare, stands among the greatest villains in literary history. But where did all his violence and hatred come from? And when did he lose every last shred of empathy? Together with the audience, we will try to find the answers to these questions in our exciting game of thrones.

This interactive production for young audiences, which explores the idea that masculinity doesn’t have to be inherently toxic, will let you take a look at the dishonest tactics of self-proclaimed manipulative leaders.

Relax and give yourselves over to the gentle flow of spa dreaming. Enter a world untouched by boundaries, where the rules differ from those learned in the adult world.
Sit. Lie down. Get comfortable. You can close your eyes or keep them open – it’s only up to you. Let your child explore a safe environment where nothing poses a threat. Who will guide whom on this journey? Will you lead your little one, or will they take your hand instead?

Rediscover what brings you joy, what feels pleasant, and what’s natural. You may find out that you’re not so different from your child after all. A theatrical spa experience for parents and their babies aged six months to three years, as well as for those standing at the threshold of parenthood. It’s never too early to start going to the theatre, and never too late to start going to the spa!

From 6 months to 3 years

The story of Růžena Zátková, a Czech painter unknown to the Czech people. A lesson of painting and harmony. Leaving her home in České Budějovice and a honeymoon in Rome. A futuristic party and a premature encounter with death in a Swiss sanatorium. The opening of an exhibition she never had in her lifetime in Bohemia. What would it be like to see the world through her eyes?

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It is a chilly December evening, and the tear-off calendar shows the fifth. On a town square, near the fountain, a tiny bundle appears – with a tiny sleeping infant inside. A curious crowd gathers around it. What will happen to the child? Who will take care of it? And if it has fallen from the sky, will it grow into an angel or a devil? And why doesn’t even Saint Nicholas himself know the answer? But one thing is certain – get ready for a surprise! An original fairy tale from acclaimed author and screenwriter Jana Šrámková, about the power of foster care and the truth that nobody is born with angel wings or devil horns.

27. 6. - 12. 7. 2023

Never take leave of me, like a wave takes leave of another wave…

The luminous world of Alexander Grin, a furious dreamer. The endless feud of a free spirit with the shackles of the earth, a duel of love and fantasy against gruelling reality and a hatred which wounds. A mysterious man, miraculously walking through the air, encourages us never to give up our desires and dreams, because then we would no longer be living. This symbolical story filled with images, atmosphere and theatrical miracles opens up new possibilities of how to bring to life the castle park and the stage of the open-air theatre with the revolving auditorium.

The theatrical nomads of the Forman Brothers’ Theatre have set up their camp in Český Krumlov.

The war is over and Odysseus is returning home! But the gods are not favourable to him and put one obstacle after another in his path: the alluring sirens, the possessive Cyclops, the cunning enchantress Circe, and the irresistible taste of Budweiser lager beer. Where the Malše River meets the Vltava, contemporary Budějovice meets ancient Greece. Board a steamer and become one of Odysseus’ sailors!
A unique opportunity to watch the play performed on the river banks from the deck of a ship travelling from České Budějovice through Hluboká to Purkarec, all of which turn into the islands Odysseus encounters on his back way to his native Ithaca.

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An adventurous ride by boat, rocket, airship, submarine, plane... through the life and works of Jules Verne! Every single story of the famous writer. And a story about fathers and people. Up on deck, the faraway lands are calling!