Cimrman English Theatre
Cimrman English Theatre
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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!
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Adriena D
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Family
I'm a Czech and know the original almost by heart, so I was curious how the translation works. It was great!!! They've found an adequate equivalent for almost every joke, both the script and the actors were excellent. I went to see The Act and would love to see some of the other plays as well.
Written June 20, 2022
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Magda P
Prague, Czech Republic65 contributions
Nov 2016
Foreigners should be aware of one thing. By seeing a show by Cimrman English Theatre they take the exam from being Czech, and by enjoying it they become Czech. Or, at least, as Czech as possible. Specific Cimrman humour is very simple, bitter-sweet, touching, childish yet clever. Phrases from Cimrman plays go with many of us - Czechs - for whole our lives, they keep us relaxed in all possible situations (or even eras - like during socialism). Generally, we have never thought Cimrman jokes are transferable to other languages. What a great surprise it works.
Written December 20, 2016
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Thank you for your review, we hope to bring more Cimrman in English in the future!
Written December 21, 2016
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Ian N
Prague, Czech Republic38 contributions
Nov 2016 • Solo
It's truly remarkable what these guys are doing. Cimrman is the quintessential Czech comedy, a really interesting phenomenon. And it has long been considered "untranslatable", due to how intrinsically Czech it is. "It would make no sense in English!", my Czech friends would say! "How would you translate the puns?"
Well, they are translating it, and it works! Ive seen 2 plays: The Stand-in and The Conquest of the North Pole. Both were awesome!! Half the theater was expats like myself, the other half skeptical Czechs curious to see how these foreigners were desecrating their holiest character. And by the end we were all united in our standing ovation!
Thanks guys for helping me understand this country I now call home a bit better!!
Well, they are translating it, and it works! Ive seen 2 plays: The Stand-in and The Conquest of the North Pole. Both were awesome!! Half the theater was expats like myself, the other half skeptical Czechs curious to see how these foreigners were desecrating their holiest character. And by the end we were all united in our standing ovation!
Thanks guys for helping me understand this country I now call home a bit better!!
Written December 12, 2016
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Thanks for your message! We are so excited and hope to bring you more of Jára Cimrman in English soon.
Written December 16, 2016
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bartleycrc
Rapid City, SD1,340 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
We saw The Act at Cimrman Theater and it was wonderful. Wonderful performances by the cast. Made us appreciate the Czech humor. We want to go back and see more of there plays.
Written March 7, 2020
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lda65
Prague, Czech Republic272 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
Pub in the Glade. Completely stupid, completely barking mad, brilliantly acted and so much the better for it. Totally unexpected. Very enjoyable. Tickets already purchased for next month’s The Act. Top.
Written October 7, 2019
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Oliver G
8 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Very entertaining theater in a very nice location. Very good program and acrors for a low budget. Subtitles are shown.
Written September 15, 2018
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Dear Oliver, thank you for coming to the show and for your review. I am glad you enjoyed The Stand-In and the Žižkov area.
Looking forward to seeing you at one of our future shows.
Vendula
Written September 15, 2018
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christinesniatala
Hamilton, Canada5 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
My husband and I were recommended to see this show, and we were blown away! It was absolutely hilarious - I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Not only are you going to enjoy this show, but you will also experience and learn about Czech culture.
Written September 14, 2018
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Dear Christine, thank you for your review, I am very happy you enjoyed The Stand-In. Looking forward to seeing you in the theatre at our other shows. Vendula
Written September 15, 2018
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Zuzana J
Baltimore, MD3 contributions
Apr 2017 • Family
My family and I got so lucky today. We saw the play The Stand-In (Zaskok) in Baltimore on Cimrman English Theatre's American tour. It was just wonderful. What a talented ensemble this is! I grew up with the plays in Czech, but the English version was just as fantastic. The jokes translated really well and actors were having a great time performing. This truly is a uniquely Czech cultural experience. After seeing this you will understand Czech humor much better.
Written April 29, 2017
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Than you so much for your review. Hope to see you at one of our future shows.
Written October 21, 2017
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Stanislava
3 contributions
Nov 2019 • Family
I find the original plays of Jara Cimrman Theatre a genuine gem of the Czech culture, funny, clever, smart... And thanks to the translation into English it is now open to be experienced also by the foreigners. And that is fantastic, go ahead and don't miss it!
Written December 1, 2019
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David Saraiva
8 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Great, great play! My girlfriend is czech and also liked it :) From her feedback it was well adapted from the czech original!
Written May 24, 2019
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Thank you very much for your review!
Written June 11, 2019
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Hi there, I'm in Prague from 19 to 24 Aug, 2018 and would love to take in a Cimrman English Theatre play. However, I cannot seem to find any performance dates for the period. Will you be staging any plays then? If yes, where can I get tickets? Thanks.
Written July 28, 2018
Hi Jotanyp,
Zael is right, the theatre takes a break during the summer, it is common among Czech theatres. Our first performace in the next season will be 14th September 2018. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to be up to date with our events.
If you'd like to see some theatre in English during your stay, I can recommend Measure for measure by Shakespeare at Prague Castle. It will be performed in the open air 22nd August 2018. You can get your tickets on GoOut.
Hopefully see you next time.
Best regards,
Vendula
Manager at Cimrman English Theatre
Written July 29, 2018
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