HELENA VE STÍNU BRATŘÍ ČAPKŮ

A story from the life of the Čapek family in Úpice

 

MUDr. Antonín Čapek and his wife Božena lived in Úpice for 17 years. Their three children also spent their childhood and adolescence here, and they grew up to be important personalities: Karel – a world-renowned writer, journalist and playwright, Josef – one of the most modern European painters, Helena – a writer, and although she was the oldest of three siblings and a very intelligent and courageous woman, she remains hidden in the shadow of her younger brothers to this day.

 

The play Helena in the Shadow of the Čapek Brothers is based on documented events and is actually an insight into the life of the Čapek family in a small town in the foothills of the Krkonoše Mountains. It is not a school-like description of historical events, but a kind, human and lively production telling the story of a real family.

 

The play was written directly for the Úpice theater association, which first performed it on April 26, 2024, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the amateur theater in Úpice.

 

Author: George Roth

Directed by: Hasan Zahirovic

Singing accompaniment: Iveta Jonová

Costumes: Irena Vylíčilová

Lights: Karel Roubík Jr., Radka Synáčová

Musical accompaniment: Štěpán Nohejl jh (accordion)

Puppet guides: Milan Menšík, Zina Rygrová

Help: Milena Pletánková, Jana Sedláčková

Production: Zina Rygrová

Starring: Zdeněk Dietrich, Kamila Gottsteinová, Vladimír Hetflejš, Irena Hetflejšová, Adam Horký, Jana Hüblová, Jana Kadaníková, Jindřiška Kleinerová, Petr Košťál, Helena Košťálová, Kateřina Kožušníková, Kristýna Kuhnová, Ladislav Lysický, Julie Melicharová, Kryštof Menšík, Milan Menšík, Zina Rýgrová, Eva Šlegrová, Pavel Švorčík, Zdeněk Vylíčil, Irena Vylíčilová, Marek Zvelebil

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Performance length: not specified

Premiere: 26. 4. 2024