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Drama

Vassa Zheleznova

Maxim Gorky

“What with your power? There's no one left to boss around.”

The Estates Theatre
English surtitles
Suitable for graduation

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    February 2025

    Monday 24. 2.
    19:00

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    English surtitles
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    Tuesday 25. 2.
    19:00

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    Suitable for graduation
    April 2025

    Friday 4. 4.
    19:00

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    19:00

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    Derniere
    English surtitles
    Suitable for graduation

    Basic information

    Venue

    The Estates Theatre

    Approximate running time

    2 hours, no intermission

    Language

    In Czech, surtitles in English

    Premiere

    October 27, 2021

    The story of a woman who takes control over her family and ultimately leads her relatives to ruin most recently appeared on a Czech stage three decades ago.

    Cast

    • 2024-2025

    Creatives

    Edited using a translation by Alena Machoninová
    Marta LjubkováJan Frič
    Stage director
    Jan Frič
    Dramaturgy
    Marta Ljubková
    Costumes
    Marek Cpin
    Light design
    Přemysl Janda
    Translation of English surtitles
    Alžběta Soperová

    About

    Vassa Zheleznova is a businesswoman.
    Vassa Zheleznova is a mother.
    Vassa Zheleznova’s husband is dying.
    Vassa Zheleznova’s children are no good.
    Luckily, her oldest daughter returns from abroad and perhaps could set things right.
    Is there any FUTURE for Vassa Zheleznova? 

    Is there any future for us? How should it look like? “Life is more than just work” says the current generation (as well as one of the characters in the play); “but what is life, then?” asks Vassa. And we pose the same question.

    Gorky’s characters have been expecting a turn of events – they’ve sensed it but couldn’t name it or foresee the consequences. Our current situation is quite similar, we know something is happening – something must happen! – but we don’t know what and how.

    It might seem depressive, but it’s actually rather comic. Or horror. This situation certainly allows us to play with the genre, laugh at ourselves, and then wait all together for the future to come – it is nigh, but we have no idea what it’ll bring about.

    Official photos: Patrik Borecký

    WARNING: We use fire gun during the performance.
    Suitable for audience from 14 years.

    The production has become the Production of the Year 2021 at the Theatre Critics Awards, based on the annual poll announced by the magazine Svět a divadlo.

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    A booklet for the production of Vassa Zheleznova

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    Where to buy tickets

    The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in October 2024 – March 2025.


    When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

    What to wear?

    By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.

    Parking at the Estates Theatre

    Unfortunately, there is no parking near The Estates Theater. You can use the guarded parking lot in the Kotva shopping center (Revoluční 1/655, Prague 1) and Paladium (Na Poříčí 1079 / 3a, Prague 1).

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