Divadlo Inspirace
Address
Malostranské námestí 13
Malá Strana
Prague
Venue Details
Housed in a cellar of the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, the space opened in 2000 as a theatre to host performances of the music students. The stunning Lichtenstein Palace was build in the 1590s, converted from a number of renaissance town houses and aristocratic residences.
Its look today dates from the 1790s after a major reconstruction where the buildings were unified by one single facade. There are 27 bollards decorated with heads along the front of the building commemorating the 27 men that the Lichtenstein family had executed in 1621.
Divadlo Inspirace has been a Fringe venue since 2007.
A Studio Rubín
Address
Malostranské námestí 262/9
Mala strana
Prague
Venue Details
The longest running Prague Fringe space, it has been a Fringe venue since the 2nd year of the Fringe. Located, in what was for decades a coal cellar, A Studio Rubín has been running as an underground (literally) performance space since 1967 with only a brief break in programming after the Communist regime closed it down. Reopening with red tones to its name, it was allowed to continue. The building 'The House at the Three Crowns' dates from the 1460s and was originally a hospital.
A Studio Rubín has been a Fringe venue since 2003.
ACCESS: Via a steep, winding steps. No lift.
Metro Comedy Club
Address
Malostranské námestí 264/7
Malá Strana
Prague
Venue Details
Prague's only standup comedy venue relocated to Malá Strana from Žižkov late last year - we are proud to host an amazing selection of global comedy acts here.
This will be the first year working with Metro Comedy Club although Fringe did use this space in 2024 through OG's Bar
ACCESS: Via a very steep metal spiral staircase and further steep stone steps. No lift.
Café Club Míšenská
Address
Míšenská 71/3
Malá strana
Prague
Venue Details
This renovated space is located in the baroque vaulted cellar of the Queen Bee House (U Včelí královny) still owned (now for over 300 years) by the Demartini family. The building was located in the Bishop's apiary hence the name. In the late 1700s Johan Demartini manufactured soaps and perfumes here (when the adjacent two buildings were joined together) and in the early 1800s it was the only building in Malá Strana to have an industrial chimney (still standing today). The Demartini's were exclusive suppliers of perfumes to the imperial court in Vienna till 1918.
Café Club Míšeňská has been a Fringe venue since 2017.
ACCESS: Via steep uneven steps. No lift.
Malostranská beseda - Klub
Address
Malostranske namesti 21
Mala Strana
Prague
Venue Details
The origins of the building housing this 'beseda' (gathering place) date back to the late 1480s although the building as it appears today dates from 1660s. It was the seat of the town hall of Malá Strana as well as a a fiscal office, a tax archive and a political prison. it has been a cultural centre since 1868.
Malostranská beseda has been a Fringe venue since 2011.
ACCESS: Via steps or lift.
Museum of Alchemists - Divadlo
Address
Jánský vršek 8
Malá strana
Prague
Venue Details
This small theatre is housed in the building where Edward Kelley set up his alchemy lab for Rudolf II in the 1500s. Shakespeare is rumoured to have stayed here.
The Museum of Alchemists has been a Fringe venue since 2014 (with a break in 2016 & 2017 for renovation).
ACCESS: Via one step from the courtyard