Program of the 74th Chrudim Puppet Festival

Ticket sales for theater performances

Sales start on June 2, 2025, at 2 p.m., tel: +420603881003
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Ticket sales for concerts

Karel Pippich Theater box office, tel: +420603881003
Tourist and Information Center, tel: +420469657821
Approximately one hour before the start of the concert (cash at the venue (Summer Cinema – Lázeňská ul, Chrudim)
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Please have the exact amount ready. This will speed up ticket sales.
Every visitor must have a ticket (we do not offer discounts for disabled persons). Children under 6 years of age are free of charge.
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Friday, June 27, 2025

5:00 p.m. / Friday
Hurá proStory Center
RETRO-BAND Zdeňka Škvařila
Come and enjoy a great evening of music full of beautiful melodies performed by the Chrudim band RETRO–BAND. Don’t forget your dancing shoes and good mood and come celebrate the Puppet Festival with us.

7:00 p.m. (A,B,C,D without small children) / Friday
Karel Pippich Theater
Closing Time (60 min, 10+)
Continuo Theater, Malovice
Closing time. A theatrical ritual for the next day. What do we have to do to make the sun rise again in the morning?

7:00 p.m. (children from seminars) / Friday
MED Theater
Brouček (45 min, 3+)
LokVar Theater Company, Prague
Brouček, our big little hero, experiences the greatest adventure of his beetle life.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

9:00 / Saturday
MED Theater
Plavba tělem (45′, 3+)
DIP Theater, Brno
An interactive puppet show for children who are curious about what happens inside our bodies and what it looks like in there.

10:00 / Saturday
DKP Small Stage
Cinderella (45 min, ages 5+)
Miza in Scena, Slovenia, Czech Republic
A fresh interpretation of the classic fairy tale.

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / Saturday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Animarium on the Road
An open stop-motion animation workshop.

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. / Saturday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bára Hubená’s Wood Workshop
Make your own wooden puppet, put on a show, and become part of the puppet festival.

11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. / Saturday
R Club Stage
Three Rings (40 min., ages 4+)
Baribal z.s., Prague
A Lusatian fairy tale about a royal apple tree, a mysterious underground world, treachery, and pure love.

1:00 p.m. (B), 3:00 p.m. (A), 5:00 p.m. (C) / Saturday
DKP Small Stage
Let’s Shake Paws (17′, 4+)
On the Meadow, P. Eben Elementary Art School, Žamberk
The original theater piece Let’s Shake Paws was created by thinking through ideas and themes for the youngest audience members.

1:00 p.m. (B), 3:00 p.m. (A), 5:00 p.m. (C) / Saturday
Small Stage DKP
About a Fisherman and His Wife (18′, 6+)
Zlatonka, Rakovník Elementary Art School
A story about a fisherman and his wife who wanted more and more from her goldfish until she had nothing left.

1:00 p.m. (A), 3:00 p.m. (C), 5:00 p.m. (B) / Saturday
MED Theater Stage
Four Times About a Dragon (30′, 5+)
Překvapení, F. A. Šporka Elementary Art School, Jaroměř
Milada Mašatová’s rhyming fairy tales are now classics for children’s puppet theater companies. The company accepted this challenge about four princesses, even though the distribution of roles was not so simple.

1:00 p.m. (C), 3:00 p.m. (B), 5:00 p.m. (A) / Saturday
Community Center
Maryška (30 min., 10+)
Frgál na nitkách, Brno
We’ll pour you a cup of coffee, because this performance could be about you. And about everyone who THROWS AWAY THEIR FEELINGS!

1:00 p.m. (C), 3:00 p.m. (B), 5:00 p.m. (A) / Saturday
Community Center
Changgwi (20 min, 14+)
Rarášci, LD SVČ, Opava
Changgwi was founded not only out of a love for Korean culture, but also thanks to a dream of pushing their skills further and further in something a little different and unconventional.

2:00–4:00 p.m. / Saturday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Animarium on the Road
An open stop-motion animation workshop.

2:00–4:00 p.m. / Saturday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
Make your own puppet
Make a small paper and wood puppet using small tools.

4:00 and 6:30 p.m. (A, B, C, D) / Saturday
Karel Pippich Theater
Back to Bullerbyn (60 min, ages 8+)
Športniki Theater, Hradec Králové
Very loosely based on Astrid Lindgren’s book “The Children of Bullerbyn.”

4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. / Saturday
Šapitó za DKP
Cvičenci (50 min, ages 5+)
Labil Bones, Brno
Clown show for children and adults.

7:00 p.m. / Saturday
Hurá proStory Center
Open music stage / jam session 

7:30
from Karel Pippich Theater to the Monastery Gardens
Puppet parade (180′, 3+)
A parade of jugglers and puppet theater lovers to the Monastery Gardens, where the festival’s opening ceremony will take place. The Monastery Gardens will host performances by Čmukaři Turnov and Divadýlko Kuba Plzeň.

7:30 p.m. / Saturday
Resslovo náměstí
School Trip (20 min., 5+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
You’ve probably heard of it. Someone mentioned something about markers, a bus, or a trip.

8:00 p.m. / Saturday
R-klub
Public discussion (150′, 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the productions in the main program. The following productions will be discussed:
Let’s Shake Hands, The Fisherman and His Wife, Four Times About the Dragon, Maryška, and Changgwi.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

9:00 a.m. / Sunday
Small Stage DKP
Let’s Shake Hands (17′, 4+)
Na paloučku, ZUŠ P. Ebena, Žamberk
The original theater production Let’s Shake Hands was created by thinking through ideas and themes for the youngest audience members.

9:00 a.m. / Sunday
Small Stage, DKP
About a Fisherman and His Wife (18′, 6+)
Zlatonka, Rakovník Elementary Art School
A story about a fisherman and his wife who wanted more and more from her goldfish until she had nothing left.

10:00 / Sunday
MED Theater
Four Times About a Dragon (30′, 5+)
Surprise, ZUŠ F. A. Šporka, Jaroměř
Milada Mašatová’s rhyming fairy tales are now classics for children’s puppet theater groups. The group accepted this challenge about four princesses, even though the distribution of roles was not so easy.

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. / Sunday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bára Hubená’s Wooden Workshop
Make your own wooden puppet, put on a play, and become part of the puppet festival.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. / Sunday
in the streets of Chrudim
Puppet Street Festival (780´, 3+)
First behind the Karel Pippich Theater and later in the center of Chrudim, it will be lively day and night.
You can find the detailed program.

11:00 / Sunday
Community Center
Maryška (30′, 10+)
Frgál na nitkách, Brno
We’ll pour you a cup of coffee, because this performance could be about you. And about everyone who THROWS AWAY THEIR FEELINGS!

11:00 / Sunday
Community Center
Changgwi (20′, 14+)
Rarášci, LD SVČ, Opava
Changgwi was created not only out of a love for Korean culture, but also out of a dream to push their skills further and further in something a little different and unconventional.

11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. / Sunday
Šapitó za DKP
Wooden Circus (50 min., ages 4+)
Karromato, Soběslav
A puppet show inspired by the variety performances of 19th-century puppeteers.

1:00 p.m. (A, public), 3:00 p.m. (C, B) / Sunday
Karel Pippich Theater (ground floor only)
Smetiště (45 min, ages 10+)
Tutu Bazo, ZUŠ Turnov
The story of a mouse trying to find his way and survive in this world.

2:00 p.m. (A), 4:00 p.m. (B) / Sunday
Community Center
Dcerky (Daughters) (30 min., 15+)
Popcorn, F. A. Šporka Elementary Art School, Jaroměř
Listen, my daughter, and see, and incline your ear, and learn the ways of this world…

2:00 p.m. (B), 4:00 p.m. (C) / Sunday
MED Theater
If a Thousand Witches (50 min., ages 8+)
Rámus, Plzeň
Better a bad painter than a good soldier.

2:00 p.m. (C), 4:00 p.m. (A) / Sunday
DKP Small Stage
Long, Wide and Sharp-Eyed (40 min., 3+)
LS OPAL, Opava
This production concludes the Erben trilogy that the ensemble has been working on in recent years.

2:00–6:00 p.m. / Sunday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Animarium on the Road
An open stop-motion animation workshop.

2:00 p.m. / Sunday
Hurá proStory Center
Open music stage / jam session
With friends from STUDIO YPSILON PRAHA.

6:00 p.m. / Sunday
Karel Pippich Theater
Fairy Tale Inside Out (50 min, ages 3+)
Krakonoš Theater Company, Vysoké nad Jizerou
With century-old puppets standing 75 cm tall, you will see a puppet fairy tale where good triumphs over evil.

7:00 p.m. / Sunday
MED Theater
The End of Man (50 min, ages 15+)
Spitfire Company, Prague
The cruelty of Russian life with an incredible dose of black humor.

7:00 p.m. / Sunday
Resslovo Square
School Trip (20′, 5+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
You’ve probably heard about it. Someone mentioned something about markers, a bus, or a trip.

Monday, June 30, 2025

9:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (B) / Monday
Malá scéna DKP
Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký (40′, 3+)
LS OPAL, Opava
This production concludes the Erben trilogy that the ensemble has been working on in recent years.

10:00 / Monday
Šapitó za DKP
Winter Fairy Tale (45′, 4+)
Divadlo 100 opic, Prague
An original fairy tale about the friendship between a quirky snowman and a puppy named Alík.

10:00–12:00 / Monday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
Pocket Puppet – Artistic Puppet Workshop
We invite you to a workshop where you can make a simple mannequin puppet.

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. / Monday
In the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bára Hubená’s Wood Workshop
Make your own wooden puppet – a marionette – and put on a show to become part of the puppet festival.

11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (C) / Monday
Community Center
Dcerky (30 min., 15+)
Popcorn, F. A. Šporka Elementary Art School, Jaroměř
Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear, and learn the temptations of this world…

10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (A) / Monday
MED Stage
If a Thousand Witches (50 min, 8+)
Rámus, Plzeň
Better a bad painter than a good soldier.

1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (C), 5:30 p.m. (A, B) / Monday
Šapitó za DKP
Let’s drink to that (25 min, 12+)
Úplněnahé Divadlo, Veselí nad Moravou
Booze, women, cards, let’s drink to courage!

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. / Monday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
“Škatulata” (or box pimprlata)
Boxes – light, yet voluminous, spacious, free-standing…

2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. / Monday
Wine Bar Museum
Natura kultura (40′, 6+)
Nebe Motýlová and Bibi Stevens, Prague
A playfully serious object theater production that follows natural cycles and gives them space.

2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (A, B, C, D) / Monday
Karel Pippich Theater
Pilot a Malý princ (60´, 6+)
Ostrava Puppet Theater
An adventurous and imaginative biography of pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

3:30 p.m. (B), 5:30 p.m. (C) / Monday
MED Theater
Maryša Vávrová (30 min, ages 10+)
Bažantova loutkářská družina, Poniklá
This play was commissioned for the first year of the Emperor’s New Clothes festival in Prague.

3:30 p.m. (B), 5:30 p.m. (C) / Monday
MED Theater
Jabka (25′, 9+)
Hana Voříšková and Markéta Stránská, Choceň
Table theater with the scent of apples and memories.

4:00 p.m. (C), 6:00 p.m. (A) / Monday
DKP Small Stage
MATER SOLITARIA (35′, 10+)
Přespolní, Vševily, Strakonice
A romantic encounter set to the backdrop of Moravian (song) ballads.

4:00 p.m. (A), 6:00 p.m. (B) / Monday
Community Center
Jouhou, brum, brum! (45 min, 6+)
Tyjátr pana Šedopláště, Libouchec
A sea adventure about old toys that built a ship out of dusty suitcases.

5:00 p.m. / Monday
Hurá proStory Center
DEALEŘI HNOJE – big beat from Rabštejnská Lhota

7:00 p.m. / Monday
Resslovo Square
School Trip (20 min., 5+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
You’ve definitely heard of him. Someone mentioned something about markers, a bus, or a trip.

8:00 p.m. / Monday
Šapitó Ortiga za DKP
AN-KI (60 min., 8+)
Cia. Ortiga, Spain
We invite you to an immersive experience in a big top, where you will be enchanted by the mysterious magic of visually captivating theater.

8:00 p.m. / Monday
Summer Cinema Chrudim
Concert – NEZMAŘI

9:00 p.m. / Monday
Hurá proStory Center
Open Music Stage | jam session

8:30 p.m. / Monday
R-klub
Public discussion (150 minutes, 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the productions in the main program. The following productions will be discussed:
Smetiště, Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký, Dcerky, Kdyby tisíc ježibab, and Na to se napijem.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Šapitó Ortiga for DKP
AN-KI (17′, 8+)
Cia. Ortiga, Spain
We invite you to an immersive experience in a big top, where you will be enchanted by the mysterious magic of visually captivating theater.

9:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (B) / Tuesday
Small Stage DKP
MATER SOLITARIA (35 min., 10+)
Přespolní, Vševily, Strakonice
A romantic encounter set to the backdrop of Moravian (song) ballads.

10:00 / Tuesday
Big Top behind DKP
Greek Legends (50′, 5+)
Divadlo Říše loutek, Prague
A thrilling search for the greatest Greek hero across the most famous ancient legends.

10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (A) / Tuesday
MED Theater
Maryša Vávrová (30 min., 10+)
Bažantova loutkářská družina, Poniklá
The play was commissioned for the first year of the Prague festival Císařovy nové šaty (The Emperor’s New Clothes).

10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (A) / Tuesday
MED Theater
Jabka (25 min., 9+)
Hana Voříšková and Markéta Stránská, Choceň
Table theater with the scent of apples and memories.

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
“Škatulata” (or box puppets)
Boxes – light, yet spacious, free-standing…

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. / Tuesday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bára Hubená’s woodworking workshop
Make your own wooden puppet, put on a play, and become part of the puppet festival.

11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (C) / Tuesday
Community Center
Jouhou, brum, brum! (45 min., ages 6+)
Tyjátr pana Šedopláště, Libouchec
A nautical adventure about old toys that built a ship out of dusty suitcases.

1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Šapitó za DKP
The Mouse and the Weasel (45 min., ages 3+)
Divadlo b, Prague
A production based on Arnold Lobel’s book The Mouse and the Soup.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. with a performance at 5:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Park behind DKP
Havětiště /garden puppet poetry/ (workshop 180 minutes, performance 30 minutes, ages 4+)
Divadlo Líšeň, Brno
Havětiště offers an encounter with creatures spontaneously created from natural materials, whose existence depends on the viewer’s imagination and ability and willingness to recognize character in any dry twig.
The Havětiště workshop is open-ended – everyone creates for as long as they enjoy it, and instructors are available throughout.

2:00–5:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Slavoj Clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
Pocket Puppet – Artistic Puppet Workshop
We invite you to a workshop for making simple mannequin puppets.

2:00 and 7:00 p.m. (A, B, C, D) / Tuesday
Karel Pippich Theater
War of the Worlds (60 min, 11+)
DRAK Theater, Hradec Králové
Come with us to explore a world where it is almost impossible to distinguish fiction from reality. A world where nothing is what it seems.

2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Wine Bar Museum
Pelech (50 min, 7+)
TMEL, Prague
A puppet expedition through an unknown wilderness.

4:00 p.m. (C), 6:00 p.m. (A) / Tuesday
Malá scéna DKP
Pípáci (40 min, 12+)
LS Radost, Strakonice
Pípáci reveal the dark corners of a system that builds obstacles instead of helping.

4:00 p.m. (B), 6:00 p.m. (C) / Tuesday
MED Theater
V mojim cukru (35 min, 12+)
Rock and Olive Oil, F. L. Gassmanna Elementary Art School, Most
If we want something new to emerge, the old must give way.

4:00 p.m. (A), 6:00 p.m. (B) / Tuesday
Community Center
Mafia mia (30 min, 9+)
Ruda Hancvencl – Vozichet, Jablonec n. Nisou
A puppet show loosely inspired by the famous mafia saga The Godfather.

5:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Hurá proStory Center
KAPELA BANDA CHRUDIM (Punk/Ska/Chrudim)

7:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Resslovo Square
School Trip (20′, 5+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
You’ve definitely heard about it. Someone mentioned something about markers, a bus, or a trip.

8:00 p.m. / Tuesday
Summer Cinema Chrudim
Concert – DĚDA MLÁDEK ILLEGAL BAND

9:00 p.m. / Tuesday
R-klub
Public discussion (120′, 10+)
Discussion with the teaching staff about the productions in the main program. The following productions will be discussed:
MATER SOLITARIA, Maryša Vávrová, Jabka, and Jouhou, brum, brum!

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Ortiga Big Top for DKP
AN-KI (17′, 8+)
Cia. Ortiga, Spain
We invite you to an immersive experience in a big top, where you will be enchanted by the mysterious magic of visually captivating theater.

9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (B) / Wednesday
Small Stage DKP
Pípáci (40 min., 12+)
LS Radost, Strakonice
Pípáci reveal the dark corners of a system that builds obstacles instead of helping.

10:00 a.m. / Wednesday
Šapitó za DKP
O princi a princezně (25 min., 3+)
Čmukaři, Turnov
Where can heroic deeds be found? Even where we least expect them.

10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (A) / Wednesday

MED Theater
V mojim cukru (35 min., 12+)
Rock and Olive oil, ZUŠ F. L. Gassmanna, Most
If we want something new to be created, the old must give way.

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
The most beautiful puppet is the one you make yourself
Wooden blocks and cubes, sticks, beads, pegs, rods, and strings.

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. / Wednesday
in the park behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bára Hubená’s Wood Workshop
Make your own puppet out of wood, put on a show, and become part of the puppet festival.

11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Behind the DKP
Jumbo (45 min, 5+)
Jumbisté, Prague
Come take a look inside an elephant that was never alone, yet was lonely.

11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (C)
Community Center
Mafia mia (30 min, 9+)
Ruda Hancvencl – Vozichet, Jablonec n. Nisou
A puppet show loosely inspired by the famous mafia saga The Godfather.

2:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Šapitó za DKP
The Disobedient Goats (40 min., ages 4+)
Milan Šťastný Theater
A classic fairy tale in an original puppet adaptation with a real blacksmith and shepherd.

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Slavoj clubroom at the Karel Pippich Theater
Make your own puppet
Make a small paper and wood puppet using small tools.

3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Karel Pippich Theater
The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Know-All (50 min., ages 5+)
Naive Theater Liberec
A fairy tale about a poor boy who is destined to become the next king.

4:00 p.m. / Wednesday
R-Club
Public discussion (90′, 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the performances in the main program. The following performances will be discussed:
Pípáci, V mojim cukru, and Mafia mia.

5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Community Center
Na dvorku (35′, 0+)
Loutky bez hranic (Puppets Without Borders), Prague
A delicate puppet show for families with children aged 2 to 36 months.

5:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Hurá proStory Center
Open music stage | jam session

3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Vinárna Muzeum
Kawloon: The Largest House in the World (50 minutes, ages 6+)
FRAS ensemble, Prague
The largest prefabricated building in the world that no longer exists.

7:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Šapitó 3 za DKP
Putin Goes Skiing (60′, 12+)
Divadlo Líšeň, Brno
Based on texts by Anna Politkovskaya.

7:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Resslovo náměstí
School Trip (20′, 5+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
You’ve definitely heard about it. Someone mentioned something about markers, a bus, or a trip.

8:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Summer Cinema Chrudim
Concert – ROZÁLIE S KAPELOU

9:00 p.m. / Wednesday
Let’s Go on a Trip
MARTIN LANGR MARTIAS (musical storytelling)

9:30 / Wednesday
MED Stage
Dream of the Jungle (60 min, ages 15+)
Korene a kosti, Bratislava (SK)
The production Dream of the Jungle was inspired by Felix Salten’s book Bambi: A Life in the Woods.

Thursday, July 3, 2025

9:00 / Thursday
Ortiga Big Top behind DKP
AN-KI (17′, 8+)
Cia. Ortiga, Spain
We invite you to an immersive experience in a big top, where you will be enchanted by the mysterious magic of visually captivating theater.

9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. / Thursday
DKP Small Stage
Ten Twenty, Brother in My Belly! (45 min., ages 4+)
Studio DAMÚZA, Prague
The story of the miraculous journey into the world that all children have taken, but none of them remember.

10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. / Thursday
DKP Stage
Little Ones (35′, playroom, 0+)
Divadlo Rozmanitostí, Most
What is hidden in the tiny worlds we don’t normally see?

10:00 / Thursday
Garden of the Chrudim Municipal Library
Kašpárek to zařídí (45′, 3+)
Divadýlko Kuba, Plzeň
A grotesque puppet show for the whole family.

1:00 p.m.
MED Theater Stage
Puss in Boots (45 min., ages 4+)
Puppets in the Hospital, Prague
Let yourself be carried away by a story in which friendship, courage, and cleverness prevail.

2:00 p.m.
DKP Small Stage
The Miserly Song (60′, 10+)
Martin Hak
This production is a lively account of life above the Arctic Circle.

2:00 p.m.
Behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Puppeteer’s Pilgrimage (120′, 3+)
Samples of seminar work and
Examples of seminar work and at 4:00 p.m., the festival will conclude with the announcement of the results.

8:00 p.m. / Thursday
Summer Cinema Chrudim
Concert – ANNA K

Program subject to change!