'Our Uppish and Defiant Fellows' Plays the National Theatre

'Our Uppish and Defiant Fellows' will play Prague's National Theatre from February 7 through May 17, 2010.

In 1887 the National Theatre's first dramaturge wrote this, the first Czech realist play. Critics of the time found it too different, too unusual. They failed to understand it and rejected it. Yet time has proved its qualities; it has become one of the cornerstones of Czech drama. The author depicts the everyday life of a seemingly idyllic village in South Bohemia. Under the surface of neighbourly camaraderie, dramas are bubbling - there is rivalry for the prestigious designation of "first farmer", along with discussions of who will become the night watchman. An unknown person threatens with arson. After more than a century, this play is more than ever ours - and about us.

Director: Jan Antonín Pitínský
Stage design: Jan Hubínek
Costumes: Kate?ina Štefková
Music: Petr Hromádka
Dramaturgy: Lenka Kolihová Havlíková

Performances are at 7PM.

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