Arguably the most important centre for new and experimental work in the Czech Republic, Archa covers everything: dance, music, theatre, film and puppetry. It's also the...

When film director Milo‰ Forman was forced to leave Czechoslovakia, he left behind his family. After he'd gone, twin sons Matûj and Petr began their own film careers as child...

With more dancing, modern jazz and pantomime than some black light theatres, the shows at the Image epitomise the modern style. There are daily performances, and clips from all...

Fans of German theatre should know the Komedie: Pražské komorní divadlo (Prague Chamber Theatre), the resident company, specialises in contemporay German-language work, albeit...

A lively and progressive Czech puppet theatre for children and young adults. All directors and designers are contemporary guest artists invited from the worlds of opera and...

Founded in 1958, the Theatre on the Balustrade lay the groundwork for Czech Theatre of the Absurd. It was the focus of much secret police attention prior to 1989, when it...

Galerie NoD is a proper artists' hangout, decked out in surrealist decor, that stages off-centre theatre events, experimental music and comedy nights. Supported by the Linhart...

This company's glossy, high-tech multimedia productions are certainly professional, though no longer at the cutting edge; more slick modern dance than traditional black light...

A separate Czech nation began to be built, literally, on the foundation stone of this landmark. As such, it would be nice to say that the opera, drama and ballet presented...

The touristy National Marionette Theatre presents unchallenging but popular and skilful productions of Don Giovanni.

Next to the Estates, the State Opera offers the second most dazzling theatre interior in Prague, which will come in handy when you want to avert your eyes from the stage. The...

If you've seen Miloš Forman's film Amadeus, you've seen the Estates. This Baroque gem, which appears to be made from marzipan, was where Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito and Don...

Jiří Srnec, the inventor of Czech black light theatre, is still alive, and has lent his name to one of the more reputable of black light emporia. It's an institution, but some...

There's no more accessible theatre in Prague for anglophones than Švandovo, which offers surtitles in English for all its productions. This is a boon for anyone wanting to...