Programme 2009

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre, Comedy / Text based but visual

Jerome is a successful British cartoonist…rudely awoken one night to discover that a fatwa has been put on his head by a religious cleric from a faraway land, he is given the opportunity to save his own life before it’s too late…but at what cost? A new comedy about the clash of cultures and how terrorism has impacted life in the UK.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Romantic Comedy / Text based but visual

Angels, ghosts, miracle, magic and memories are all combined in an innovative, original play from the English College in Prague’s Golem Players. Katharine, a Parisian artist on retreat in Provence is surprised to find she’s sharing her bed with an unexpected guest. Lucien, a medieval Gnostic monk hiding in the cottage is equally surprised.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Nonverbal Rock N Roll Theatre

Katatonika is a story of angst, misbegotten lust, and how the abnormal attains normality. A young nurse secretly obsesses over an unusual young man and finds that ignorance is perhaps bliss after all. Rock music, live action, and projected images come together to create a fast-paced narrative which doesn't slow down from beginning to end.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Some mature content

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Monodrama / Text based

A combination of a fairy tale and a monodrama from the view point of a girl telling her family story. The play is built of many layers dealing with many aspects: identity issues, children, family relationships, displacement, absorption difficulties, emotional abandonment, constant wandering, etc…Realistic and surrealistic images, tragic parts, parodist and comic…the play which was meant to be an innocent fairy tale, evolves into a touching drama.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre, Comedy / Text based but visual

Jerome is a successful British cartoonist…rudely awoken one night to discover that a fatwa has been put on his head by a religious cleric from a faraway land, he is given the opportunity to save his own life before it’s too late…but at what cost? A new comedy about the clash of cultures and how terrorism has impacted life in the UK.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Romantic Comedy / Text based but visual

Angels, ghosts, miracle, magic and memories are all combined in an innovative, original play from the English College in Prague’s Golem Players. Katharine, a Parisian artist on retreat in Provence is surprised to find she’s sharing her bed with an unexpected guest. Lucien, a medieval Gnostic monk hiding in the cottage is equally surprised.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Nonverbal Rock N Roll Theatre

Katatonika is a story of angst, misbegotten lust, and how the abnormal attains normality. A young nurse secretly obsesses over an unusual young man and finds that ignorance is perhaps bliss after all. Rock music, live action, and projected images come together to create a fast-paced narrative which doesn't slow down from beginning to end.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Some mature content

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Monodrama / Text based

A combination of a fairy tale and a monodrama from the view point of a girl telling her family story. The play is built of many layers dealing with many aspects: identity issues, children, family relationships, displacement, absorption difficulties, emotional abandonment, constant wandering, etc…Realistic and surrealistic images, tragic parts, parodist and comic…the play which was meant to be an innocent fairy tale, evolves into a touching drama.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre, Comedy / Text based but visual

Jerome is a successful British cartoonist…rudely awoken one night to discover that a fatwa has been put on his head by a religious cleric from a faraway land, he is given the opportunity to save his own life before it’s too late…but at what cost? A new comedy about the clash of cultures and how terrorism has impacted life in the UK.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Romantic Comedy / Text based but visual

Angels, ghosts, miracle, magic and memories are all combined in an innovative, original play from the English College in Prague’s Golem Players. Katharine, a Parisian artist on retreat in Provence is surprised to find she’s sharing her bed with an unexpected guest. Lucien, a medieval Gnostic monk hiding in the cottage is equally surprised.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Erotic black comedy / Text based but visual

La Ronde is a street in a world where speed fucking is the answer.
What the question is – who knows. Let the Lottery woman tell you your future,
and how long you’ll be on this merry-go-round. The only thing we all know is that
“the grass is always greener in another bed”.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Monodrama / Text based

A combination of a fairy tale and a monodrama from the view point of a girl telling her family story. The play is built of many layers dealing with many aspects: identity issues, children, family relationships, displacement, absorption difficulties, emotional abandonment, constant wandering, etc…Realistic and surrealistic images, tragic parts, parodist and comic…the play which was meant to be an innocent fairy tale, evolves into a touching drama.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text and song based

Prague based English singer/songwriter gives a truly acoustic performance of his own critically acclaimed songs.

“In an industry that is piled high with TV-created fake pop, there is something refreshingly real about Jamie Marshall. Truly excellent blues-infused songs that are as deeply emotive as they are well-structured.” - Tiscali.co uk Music Reviews

“A real musical giant ... one of the music gems of this country.” - Big George, BBC Radio

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Some use of language

Disparate characters gather in a dark pocket of the world, seemingly by chance. As they delve into the mystery that led them there, intrigue gives way to obsession. Hatful of Hollow is an original tragi-comic tale from Maladjusted Theatre, examining the human condition and the frailty of relationships.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Theatre, Comedy / Text based but visual

Jerome is a successful British cartoonist…rudely awoken one night to discover that a fatwa has been put on his head by a religious cleric from a faraway land, he is given the opportunity to save his own life before it’s too late…but at what cost? A new comedy about the clash of cultures and how terrorism has impacted life in the UK.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Erotic black comedy / Text based but visual

La Ronde is a street in a world where speed fucking is the answer.
What the question is – who knows. Let the Lottery woman tell you your future,
and how long you’ll be on this merry-go-round. The only thing we all know is that
“the grass is always greener in another bed”.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy/Theatre / Text based

Many girls travel the world to learn a language, find a partner or just because they like to take care of someone. But not only girls! Four people meet in a London flat, all came to London for a different reason, all of them have their problems, hidden anxieties and hopes. After a few bottles of wine everyone confesses to something and it is a laugh!

Language: In Czech (English subtitles)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Music / Text and song based

Prague based English singer/songwriter gives a truly acoustic performance of his own critically acclaimed songs.

“In an industry that is piled high with TV-created fake pop, there is something refreshingly real about Jamie Marshall. Truly excellent blues-infused songs that are as deeply emotive as they are well-structured.” - Tiscali.co uk Music Reviews

“A real musical giant ... one of the music gems of this country.” - Big George, BBC Radio

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Text based but visual

A rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author, George Orwell. Michael McEvoy creates a brilliantly understated picture of Orwell, a sensitive, introspective man, racked by poor health but with a strong desire for social equality and justice. Immaculately researched and lovingly constructed, McEvoy’s portrait of one of Britain’s most important literary figures is a joy to watch.
Michael McEvoy returns after last year’s success as Machiavelli.

“Fascinating.” - The Scotsman.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Some use of language

Disparate characters gather in a dark pocket of the world, seemingly by chance. As they delve into the mystery that led them there, intrigue gives way to obsession. Hatful of Hollow is an original tragi-comic tale from Maladjusted Theatre, examining the human condition and the frailty of relationships.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians. 30.5 at 16.30

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

A fusion of influences - melodies and musicality that reward the attention demanded. Storyville capitivate with emotionally and musically intense songs that will just as likely invoke stories of love and betrayal as a pulpit rant or songs about African deities or the American Civil War. This veteran band of musicians bringing together their lifetimes’ influences to create a new folksong rooted firmly in the blues.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Erotic black comedy / Text based but visual

La Ronde is a street in a world where speed fucking is the answer.
What the question is – who knows. Let the Lottery woman tell you your future,
and how long you’ll be on this merry-go-round. The only thing we all know is that
“the grass is always greener in another bed”.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music and Spoken Word

The Irish are back for a third run in Prague. In recent years, David Rynhart, Neil McCarthy, Niall Connolly and Stephen Murray have spoken about hitting the big time, but then get the wrong train. They are back with new songs, poems and comical stories about things which have gone wrong.

“Brilliant… like finding the best pub in Cork.” - Prague Post.
“A tragedy that we missed their signatures.” - PlayboyTV

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only 9

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Music

Filling this beautiful venue with haunting melodies; Josef Kirstian Mejstřík, accompanied by pianist Stanislava Sýkorová will steal your heart with their repertoire ranging from Yiddish folksongs to French chansons and beyond, with lyrics and conversation in both Czech and English.

“Some moments I wanted to cry, some I had goose-pimples.”
“I felt frisson but also so much I had a fun.”

Language: In English and Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 12+

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music

Fringe favourite Andi Neate returns for a seventh season, with a host of new songs and launching a new album. Award winning singer/songwriter from Scotland, Andi draws on a wide range of influences from folk to rock to jazz. She is a compelling live performer - an exceptional talent, with a powerful voice, a gift for melody and delightfully quirky lyrics.

“Angel-voiced, street tough acoustic artist.” - MU Magazine

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Text based but visual

A rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author, George Orwell. Michael McEvoy creates a brilliantly understated picture of Orwell, a sensitive, introspective man, racked by poor health but with a strong desire for social equality and justice. Immaculately researched and lovingly constructed, McEvoy’s portrait of one of Britain’s most important literary figures is a joy to watch.
Michael McEvoy returns after last year’s success as Machiavelli.

“Fascinating.” - The Scotsman.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Theatre / Some use of language

Disparate characters gather in a dark pocket of the world, seemingly by chance. As they delve into the mystery that led them there, intrigue gives way to obsession. Hatful of Hollow is an original tragi-comic tale from Maladjusted Theatre, examining the human condition and the frailty of relationships.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Contains strong language

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians. 30.5 at 16.30

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Poetry

As varied as the ingredients in a pan of broth, fringe favourite and “Poetry Vandal” Annie Moir brings us poetry, but not as we know it. Love, smoking, Shakespeare and life in the swinging 60’s are all in the pot...
Mouth watering stuff - tasty, fragrant, sizzling hot, Prague Soup will butter yer beans and split yer peas.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

A fusion of influences - melodies and musicality that reward the attention demanded. Storyville capitivate with emotionally and musically intense songs that will just as likely invoke stories of love and betrayal as a pulpit rant or songs about African deities or the American Civil War. This veteran band of musicians bringing together their lifetimes’ influences to create a new folksong rooted firmly in the blues.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Erotic black comedy / Text based but visual

La Ronde is a street in a world where speed fucking is the answer.
What the question is – who knows. Let the Lottery woman tell you your future,
and how long you’ll be on this merry-go-round. The only thing we all know is that
“the grass is always greener in another bed”.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music and Spoken Word

The Irish are back for a third run in Prague. In recent years, David Rynhart, Neil McCarthy, Niall Connolly and Stephen Murray have spoken about hitting the big time, but then get the wrong train. They are back with new songs, poems and comical stories about things which have gone wrong.

“Brilliant… like finding the best pub in Cork.” - Prague Post.
“A tragedy that we missed their signatures.” - PlayboyTV

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only 9

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Music

Filling this beautiful venue with haunting melodies; Josef Kirstian Mejstřík, accompanied by pianist Stanislava Sýkorová will steal your heart with their repertoire ranging from Yiddish folksongs to French chansons and beyond, with lyrics and conversation in both Czech and English.

“Some moments I wanted to cry, some I had goose-pimples.”
“I felt frisson but also so much I had a fun.”

Language: In English and Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 12+

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music

Fringe favourite Andi Neate returns for a seventh season, with a host of new songs and launching a new album. Award winning singer/songwriter from Scotland, Andi draws on a wide range of influences from folk to rock to jazz. She is a compelling live performer - an exceptional talent, with a powerful voice, a gift for melody and delightfully quirky lyrics.

“Angel-voiced, street tough acoustic artist.” - MU Magazine

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Text based but visual

A rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author, George Orwell. Michael McEvoy creates a brilliantly understated picture of Orwell, a sensitive, introspective man, racked by poor health but with a strong desire for social equality and justice. Immaculately researched and lovingly constructed, McEvoy’s portrait of one of Britain’s most important literary figures is a joy to watch.
Michael McEvoy returns after last year’s success as Machiavelli.

“Fascinating.” - The Scotsman.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Childrens’ Music, Singing

Grab this unique opportunity to come and support a fantastic cause. La Sophia will be presenting a selection of their future musical ‘talents’ to perform in public for the first time. These talented few have been chosen from Childrens' Homes across the country in order to be given the chance of a better start in life. Help us, by supporting them in their first steps to becoming musical protégés of the future.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians. 30.5 at 16.30

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Poetry

As varied as the ingredients in a pan of broth, fringe favourite and “Poetry Vandal” Annie Moir brings us poetry, but not as we know it. Love, smoking, Shakespeare and life in the swinging 60’s are all in the pot...
Mouth watering stuff - tasty, fragrant, sizzling hot, Prague Soup will butter yer beans and split yer peas.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

A fusion of influences - melodies and musicality that reward the attention demanded. Storyville capitivate with emotionally and musically intense songs that will just as likely invoke stories of love and betrayal as a pulpit rant or songs about African deities or the American Civil War. This veteran band of musicians bringing together their lifetimes’ influences to create a new folksong rooted firmly in the blues.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Erotic black comedy / Text based but visual

La Ronde is a street in a world where speed fucking is the answer.
What the question is – who knows. Let the Lottery woman tell you your future,
and how long you’ll be on this merry-go-round. The only thing we all know is that
“the grass is always greener in another bed”.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy/Theatre / Text based

Many girls travel the world to learn a language, find a partner or just because they like to take care of someone. But not only girls! Four people meet in a London flat, all came to London for a different reason, all of them have their problems, hidden anxieties and hopes. After a few bottles of wine everyone confesses to something and it is a laugh!

Language: In Czech (English subtitles)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy Theatre featuring Bad Dancing / Text based

From an early age Mr. Drayton has been in love with pop music. ‘I’m nearly a 50 year old bloke…’ reveals the secrets of this love, explains the speed of sound, scrutinises your taste in music and brings back to the stage the 1980’s pop trio Banarama. He will also dance in a manner that many would find embarrassing.

“An energetic, hectoring and funny show.” – Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music and Spoken Word

The Irish are back for a third run in Prague. In recent years, David Rynhart, Neil McCarthy, Niall Connolly and Stephen Murray have spoken about hitting the big time, but then get the wrong train. They are back with new songs, poems and comical stories about things which have gone wrong.

“Brilliant… like finding the best pub in Cork.” - Prague Post.
“A tragedy that we missed their signatures.” - PlayboyTV

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only 9

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Music

Filling this beautiful venue with haunting melodies; Josef Kirstian Mejstřík, accompanied by pianist Stanislava Sýkorová will steal your heart with their repertoire ranging from Yiddish folksongs to French chansons and beyond, with lyrics and conversation in both Czech and English.

“Some moments I wanted to cry, some I had goose-pimples.”
“I felt frisson but also so much I had a fun.”

Language: In English and Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 12+

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music

Fringe favourite Andi Neate returns for a seventh season, with a host of new songs and launching a new album. Award winning singer/songwriter from Scotland, Andi draws on a wide range of influences from folk to rock to jazz. She is a compelling live performer - an exceptional talent, with a powerful voice, a gift for melody and delightfully quirky lyrics.

“Angel-voiced, street tough acoustic artist.” - MU Magazine

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Text based but visual

A rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author, George Orwell. Michael McEvoy creates a brilliantly understated picture of Orwell, a sensitive, introspective man, racked by poor health but with a strong desire for social equality and justice. Immaculately researched and lovingly constructed, McEvoy’s portrait of one of Britain’s most important literary figures is a joy to watch.
Michael McEvoy returns after last year’s success as Machiavelli.

“Fascinating.” - The Scotsman.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Childrens’ Music, Singing

Grab this unique opportunity to come and support a fantastic cause. La Sophia will be presenting a selection of their future musical ‘talents’ to perform in public for the first time. These talented few have been chosen from Childrens' Homes across the country in order to be given the chance of a better start in life. Help us, by supporting them in their first steps to becoming musical protégés of the future.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians. 30.5 at 16.30

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Poetry

As varied as the ingredients in a pan of broth, fringe favourite and “Poetry Vandal” Annie Moir brings us poetry, but not as we know it. Love, smoking, Shakespeare and life in the swinging 60’s are all in the pot...
Mouth watering stuff - tasty, fragrant, sizzling hot, Prague Soup will butter yer beans and split yer peas.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

A fusion of influences - melodies and musicality that reward the attention demanded. Storyville capitivate with emotionally and musically intense songs that will just as likely invoke stories of love and betrayal as a pulpit rant or songs about African deities or the American Civil War. This veteran band of musicians bringing together their lifetimes’ influences to create a new folksong rooted firmly in the blues.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy/Theatre / Text based

Many girls travel the world to learn a language, find a partner or just because they like to take care of someone. But not only girls! Four people meet in a London flat, all came to London for a different reason, all of them have their problems, hidden anxieties and hopes. After a few bottles of wine everyone confesses to something and it is a laugh!

Language: In Czech (English subtitles)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Nonverbal Rock N Roll Theatre

Katatonika is a story of angst, misbegotten lust, and how the abnormal attains normality. A young nurse secretly obsesses over an unusual young man and finds that ignorance is perhaps bliss after all. Rock music, live action, and projected images come together to create a fast-paced narrative which doesn't slow down from beginning to end.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Some mature content

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy Theatre featuring Bad Dancing / Text based

From an early age Mr. Drayton has been in love with pop music. ‘I’m nearly a 50 year old bloke…’ reveals the secrets of this love, explains the speed of sound, scrutinises your taste in music and brings back to the stage the 1980’s pop trio Banarama. He will also dance in a manner that many would find embarrassing.

“An energetic, hectoring and funny show.” – Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music and Spoken Word

The Irish are back for a third run in Prague. In recent years, David Rynhart, Neil McCarthy, Niall Connolly and Stephen Murray have spoken about hitting the big time, but then get the wrong train. They are back with new songs, poems and comical stories about things which have gone wrong.

“Brilliant… like finding the best pub in Cork.” - Prague Post.
“A tragedy that we missed their signatures.” - PlayboyTV

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only 9

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Text based but visual

Prepare to have you conceptions of the everyday turned upside down in a heart beat. Dynamic Alternative rock roots sounds blend with haunting narratives, in English and in Czech; storytelling firmly rooted in the unique atmosphere of Prague. Returning with a repertoire especially created for this stunning space, Tajné slunce are masters of traditional drone instruments. Front man Filip Pýcha will guide you on a unique aural journey.

Language: In Czech and English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music

Fringe favourite Andi Neate returns for a seventh season, with a host of new songs and launching a new album. Award winning singer/songwriter from Scotland, Andi draws on a wide range of influences from folk to rock to jazz. She is a compelling live performer - an exceptional talent, with a powerful voice, a gift for melody and delightfully quirky lyrics.

“Angel-voiced, street tough acoustic artist.” - MU Magazine

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

For TWO NIGHTS ONLY, London Comedy duo, Topping & Butch take a sideways glance at Fringe 2009, Czech culture and all things sexy. Join them for late-night musical satire and spot-on stand up for an international audience. This year, special guests playing "How Czech!" - the new camp gameshow.
A tradition for 5 years, this is a must for all Fringe-goers.
Topping & Butch appear weekly on the Czech national TV programme ”Q” “Raw, irreverant, raunchy and risque.” - Sunday Mail, Adelaide “Outrageously funny.” - The Scotsman

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only. Contains strong language.

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Text based but visual

A rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author, George Orwell. Michael McEvoy creates a brilliantly understated picture of Orwell, a sensitive, introspective man, racked by poor health but with a strong desire for social equality and justice. Immaculately researched and lovingly constructed, McEvoy’s portrait of one of Britain’s most important literary figures is a joy to watch.
Michael McEvoy returns after last year’s success as Machiavelli.

“Fascinating.” - The Scotsman.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Drama / Text based but visual

Decaffeinated Tragedy wraps memory, art, and dreams into a hot cup of coffee. A love story that never was, it explores the desire to go back, to be different than we were, if we could only change without being untrue. Heart failure, coincidence, and color illuminate dignity and determination. Served with a variety of coffees, and maybe the odd pastry.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Theatre / Text based but visual

A celebrity writer dies – the cause of her death uncertain. A journalist smells a scandal, an investigator suspects foul play, the mourning mother looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Meanwhile her husband is on a mission in quite another dimension. Myth and memory, love and loss collide with deadly consequences.

“In this spectacular production multi story build a skyscraper of competing narratives and indeterminate truths.” - Broadwaybaby.com, Brighton Fringe

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy / Little use of language

Surreal comedy super-star, Dr. Brown, takes you on a physical comedy ride through his silly world of absurdity and misbehavior – sort of.
Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Show and 2008 Alternative Comedy US tour.

“This is gold.” – Philippe Gaulier
“**** - Surreal comedy at it’s very best.” – Chortle UK

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Multidisciplinary theatre / Non verbal

While Tali Farchi paints, her drawings appear on a large screen. Benno Hübner dances before the screen. They inspire each other in a playful, passionate and at times intimate duet on music ranging from classical to hiphop.

For one extra-ordinary show only Live painter Tali Farchi and dancer Benno Hübner from the Netherlands perform with musicians from the fringe. Improvising together, the performance creates a dialogue between music, dance and painting where anything could happen - Mo(ve)ment meets Musicians. 30.5 at 16.30

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Suitable for the whole family

Genre: Poetry

As varied as the ingredients in a pan of broth, fringe favourite and “Poetry Vandal” Annie Moir brings us poetry, but not as we know it. Love, smoking, Shakespeare and life in the swinging 60’s are all in the pot...
Mouth watering stuff - tasty, fragrant, sizzling hot, Prague Soup will butter yer beans and split yer peas.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Drama / Text based

Inspired by small-town Ontario, This Still Night is a universal story about the devastating effects of prejudice on our capacity to love. This is the story of Ruth and Sally, whose passion is feared, reviled, and ultimately persecuted by the small, religious community in which it buds. Will Ruth's loving sister Hannah overcome her prejudices? Is Sally prepared to abandon the conventional, and lead a marginalized life with her lover?

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

A fusion of influences - melodies and musicality that reward the attention demanded. Storyville capitivate with emotionally and musically intense songs that will just as likely invoke stories of love and betrayal as a pulpit rant or songs about African deities or the American Civil War. This veteran band of musicians bringing together their lifetimes’ influences to create a new folksong rooted firmly in the blues.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Music / Text based but visual

Red Peter is no ordinary ape! He sings, dances, drinks and spits as well as any other ‘human’! He is invited to tell the world of his transformation from wild beast to ‘human-being-ness’! But is the world really ready for such a tale?
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy.

“Red Peter is a brilliant piece of physical theatre…very funny monkey business!” - The Northern Echo

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Seriocomic monologue / Text based

A comic and moving meditation on meaning and meaninglessness - and theatre Montreal’s John Arthur Sweet’s brings his fourth one-man show to Prague. Chris, an idealistic young actor, is hired for a bizarre stunt designed to publicize a production of Waiting for Godot. Meanwhile, André, his mysterious schoolmate, is exploring la vraie vie d’artiste. From time to time the two meet; encounters that teach him about love, art, and kindness.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy/Theatre / Text based

Many girls travel the world to learn a language, find a partner or just because they like to take care of someone. But not only girls! Four people meet in a London flat, all came to London for a different reason, all of them have their problems, hidden anxieties and hopes. After a few bottles of wine everyone confesses to something and it is a laugh!

Language: In Czech (English subtitles)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Nonverbal Rock N Roll Theatre

Katatonika is a story of angst, misbegotten lust, and how the abnormal attains normality. A young nurse secretly obsesses over an unusual young man and finds that ignorance is perhaps bliss after all. Rock music, live action, and projected images come together to create a fast-paced narrative which doesn't slow down from beginning to end.

Language: Nonverbal

Age accessibility: Some mature content

Genre: Music / Text based

Award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s songbook in this delightfully funny celebration of The Master’s wit and wisdom. This acclaimed new show features Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. With Stewart Nicholls on piano.

“Delightfully entertaining and enlightening show.” ***** - Edinburgh Guide

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for ages 14+

Genre: Theatre, Comedy, Physical Theatre / Non verbal

Since the fifth dynasty of the Fuonghua family, the legend of the Crying Cherry has been performed by the Tukurimastas; an artistic guild of thieves who engaged in the martial arts, circus skills, theatre and robbing. Maarten and Ian take the roles of these ancient performers and will tell you a legend so beautiful you'll turn into a Crying Cherry yourself.

International Theatreschool Award 2007
Dioraphte Amsteram Fringe Award 2008

Language: Non verbal (gibberish Japanese / Chinese)

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy Theatre featuring Bad Dancing / Text based

From an early age Mr. Drayton has been in love with pop music. ‘I’m nearly a 50 year old bloke…’ reveals the secrets of this love, explains the speed of sound, scrutinises your taste in music and brings back to the stage the 1980’s pop trio Banarama. He will also dance in a manner that many would find embarrassing.

“An energetic, hectoring and funny show.” – Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music and Spoken Word

The Irish are back for a third run in Prague. In recent years, David Rynhart, Neil McCarthy, Niall Connolly and Stephen Murray have spoken about hitting the big time, but then get the wrong train. They are back with new songs, poems and comical stories about things which have gone wrong.

“Brilliant… like finding the best pub in Cork.” - Prague Post.
“A tragedy that we missed their signatures.” - PlayboyTV

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only 9

Genre: Physical Theatre / Text based but visual

After a total sell out and Fringe First Award at The Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Paper Birds return to The Prague Fringe with their acclaimed new 5 star production. In a Thousand Pieces tells the physical and visual tale of an Eastern European girl brutally forced into the British sex trade. Accompanied by live piano.

“Absorbing, essential viewing. A must see.” - The Stage
“ Sharp, compassionate, deeply felt show.” - The Scotsman ****

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music / Some use of language

Where the 18th Century meets the 21st: Baroque Harpsichord, sequenced orchestra, synthesizer, drum machine, electric violin and guitar with lyrics inspired by Thomas Hardy, Emily Bronte and others all combine for a unique listening experience. Vocalist/ Keyboardist Nick Pagan has collaborated with members of The Swans, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Velvet Underground. He is joined by Catherine Lubatti on violin and Damien Soupizet on eclectic (sic) guitar.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Clown Vaudeville / Text based but visual

As the Vaudeville era closes, the gilded dreams of performing duo Birdie & Gladys begin to unravel at the seams. Told through a patchwork of song and dance, clown and authentic Vaudeville scripts, Canarsie Suite swings, stomps, and pirouettes with exuberance along the edge of farce and drama.

“Amazing, powerful and rich with emotional and physical possibility.” - NYC International Clown Festival

Language: In English with a little Czech. Synopsis will be provided in Czech

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults and young adults

Genre: Text based but visual

Prepare to have you conceptions of the everyday turned upside down in a heart beat. Dynamic Alternative rock roots sounds blend with haunting narratives, in English and in Czech; storytelling firmly rooted in the unique atmosphere of Prague. Returning with a repertoire especially created for this stunning space, Tajné slunce are masters of traditional drone instruments. Front man Filip Pýcha will guide you on a unique aural journey.

Language: In Czech and English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Collaborative Performance Art / Some use of language

A European premiere inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem “Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond“, artists from across the globe descend in Prague to present their exploration of creativity's ability to traverse oceans and continents, with the help of a little technology. Crossed Wires fuses original music, choreography, visual art, and multi-lingual live performance by artists who collaborated via phone, email and web to take audiences on a journey of the human soul.

Language: English, Czech, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Music

Fringe favourite Andi Neate returns for a seventh season, with a host of new songs and launching a new album. Award winning singer/songwriter from Scotland, Andi draws on a wide range of influences from folk to rock to jazz. She is a compelling live performer - an exceptional talent, with a powerful voice, a gift for melody and delightfully quirky lyrics.

“Angel-voiced, street tough acoustic artist.” - MU Magazine

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

A unique, physically devised, solo show which treads the line of comedy, theatre and performance art. Sold-out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver & Melbourne.
Winner of Toronto Fringe’s “Patron’s Pick” award.
Winner of Vancouver Fringe’s “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious…” - Toronto Eye Magazine ****
“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow.” - Terminal City, Vancouver, *****
“Twisted comic genius.” - The Program, Melbourne

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for all ages

Genre: Dance Theatre / Almost no use of language

Direct from Hollywood, the girls of Cherry Kiss Burlesque present a celebration of the great works of Stanley Kubrick. Sensuous choreography, stunning costumes, along with visual and sound effects combine to bring you a Showgirl show like never before, as they pay tribute to Kubrick’s films, including 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, to name a few. A show that is sexy with dance, music, and actions.

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only

Genre: Comedy / Text based but visual

For TWO NIGHTS ONLY, London Comedy duo, Topping & Butch take a sideways glance at Fringe 2009, Czech culture and all things sexy. Join them for late-night musical satire and spot-on stand up for an international audience. This year, special guests playing "How Czech!" - the new camp gameshow.
A tradition for 5 years, this is a must for all Fringe-goers.
Topping & Butch appear weekly on the Czech national TV programme ”Q” “Raw, irreverant, raunchy and risque.” - Sunday Mail, Adelaide “Outrageously funny.” - The Scotsman

Language: In English

Age accessibility: Suitable for adults only. Contains strong language.