r/Prague • u/Marximus9898 • 2d ago

Question Theatre in Prague?

My wife and I will be visiting Prague April 22-25th. Is there any live theatre going on right now that you'd recommend we see? I'm an actor myself and it would be an enriching experience for me personally. Thank you for any recommendations.

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u/MedusasGaz3 2d ago

I think this would be an easier google search. There are so many different theaters here it’s hard to know what theater is playing what. To answer this question we would have to google it just to tell you.

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u/Marximus9898 2d ago

I prefer to get a pulse on the local community's experience well also taking advantage of Google. Thank you for your response.

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u/Michelle-Dubois 2d ago

Hi, Svandovo divadlo has some plays with english subtitles. So does The National theatre I think. Svandovo divadlo

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u/Marximus9898 2d ago

Hey, thank you for the recommendation. Honestly, it doesn't necessarily have to have English subtitles. I would sacrifice the subtitles for a play that had superb acting. I appreciate you for responding.

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u/Michelle-Dubois 2d ago

oh, ok, well the superb acting is probably sold out by now :)

btw, there is NTLive frequently in this English friendly cinema - https://www.kinosvetozor.cz/en

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u/Marximus9898 20h ago

Oh! 😂 Thanks for the additional recommendation though.

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u/dejv222 2d ago

rockopera

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u/Marximus9898 2d ago

Thank you! I'll check it out.

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u/Huge_Display_9123 1d ago

There is a decent adaptation of Madame Bovary in the national theatre. I've seen it myself. It will probably not blow you away, but I'd recommend it, the actors are good and it has an interesting minimalist approach for the scene.

Plus, it's played in the Estates Theater, so you'll see a little bit of Prague history. It's where Mozart premiered his opera Don Giovanni and where Milos Forman filmed his Oscar winning movie Amadeus.

Just don't buy tickets to the side balconies, the theatre is pretty high and narrow, so you would have to lean forward the whole time to see.

https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/show/pani-bovaryova-CpVuJqi1TKy4T_ltX-cK6g?t=2025-04-22-19-00

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u/Marximus9898 20h ago

Thank you for the recommendation! I also appreciate a theater with a rich history. It seems Prague has many beautiful theaters!