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Cimrman English Theatre

45 Reviews

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Stitneho 520/5, Prague 130 00, Czech Republic

+420 222 781 860

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“Czech humor now in English ”

This is a great place to visit if you want to experience and understand Czech sense of humor. The... read more

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“‘Pub and the Glade’ a hidden gem; hilarious ”

As a non-native Czech, I did not know much about the story / legend of Jára Cimrman before the... read more

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The Cimrman Theater celebrates its 50th season in 2016. Now you have the unique opportunity to experience his work in English. Many Czechs consider his plays untranslatable but our productions prove all the nay sayers wrong. Despite the fact that Jára Cimrman is a fictitious character, in 2005 a majority of Czechs named him the Greatest Czech in a nation-wide poll. Our performances take place in the Cimrman Theater with the original set and costumes. The cast is composed exclusively of professional, native-English speaking actors. Like Monty Python is for English-speakers, any Czech can quote Jára Cirman, so learn some of his catch phrases too!

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Stitneho 520/5, Prague 130 00, Czech Republic

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Zael

Palo Alto, California

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Czech humor now in English

This is a great place to visit if you want to experience and understand Czech sense of humor. The theater company has done amazing job translating the plays into English, despite the obvious difficulty in doing so. They have around one or two plays in...More

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Andrew H

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

‘Pub and the Glade’ a hidden gem; hilarious

As a non-native Czech, I did not know much about the story / legend of Jára Cimrman before the show. The cast does a great job laying out the background of the legend himself and tells the story in a hilarious way. Great venue, great...More

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miltovm0

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Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

Hilarious

The Cimrman English Theater is just wonderful! All three of the plays that they’ve done so far have been hilarious, well acted, AND give a great glimpse into Czech culture. I absolutely love that these plays are now accessible to non-Czech speakers and my Czech...More

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Thank you so much for your glowing response. We really appreciate you coming to the shows and hope that you'll keep spreading the word. We love doing it and will endeavor to keep sharing this amazing piece of living heritage with more people. After all...More

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Darrel H

Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

Pub in the glade

Good show, a nice way to spend the evening for an English speaker. I have very minimal Czech, so was some nice comic relief that I could fully comprehend in the center of Prague. Very funny, great actors.

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Dear Darrel, thank you for your review. Hope you'll enjoy our other shows as much as Pub in the Glade. Vendy

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GoodoldFred

Prague, Czech Republic

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Reviewed 5 weeks ago

Comedy theatre which is traditional Czech, in English

Jára Cimrman is a Czech institution. A fictitious personality made up by some great Czech actors.There was doubt that these plays could ever be translated into English, partly because of the clever use of the Czech language. But they have. There are now three of...More

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Ondra_PH

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Reviewed May 18, 2018 via mobile

Great surprise

I have to say that for me as Czech this show is great surprise. It works. It is funny and smart. And translation of the plays to English did not hurt them at all. The actors are great and it is visible they really enjoy...More

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matejcibik

Prague, Czech Republic

Reviewed April 23, 2018

A highlight of Czech culture available to English-speaking audience

Cimrman is one of the most important pieces of Czech comedy. I never thought it would be possible to translate the specific humor to English. But it works. The plays (I've now been there three times) are truly hilarious. Recommended!

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Dear Matěj, thank you for a lovely review. Many people think it is not possible to translate it :-) I guess they just need to come and see for themselves :-) Thank you! Vendy

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Johann1234

Prague, Czech Republic

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Reviewed March 20, 2018

Very entertaining and funny

We went there with friends and where directly cough by the nice atmosphere. The actors where very good and the performance was excellent. Time was flying by, They should open a second beer sales during the break as everyone wanted a beer after 1 hour...More

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Esteban B

Cessy, France

Reviewed March 18, 2018 via mobile

Very good play with great actors

For non-Czechs Cimrman is completely unknown. But all the Czechs we spoke to love the character. Watching this play is a great way to get a glimpse at a part of Czech contemporary culture and to understand Czech sense of humour. Definitely worth it. Place...More

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Hajo L

Reviewed March 17, 2018

Loved it from start till end

After 20 years living in Prague I finally went to Jira Cimrman. They really brought the Czech humor and Czech mentality to the audience in English. If you are in Prague, living or visiting, this is a great event to go. I will definitely go...More

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