Is Hordubal a submissive husband who after returning from the “big world” transforms into a rational liberal? Or is he a “lonely white heterosexual male”, now and then a moving and comical dimwit, whose universe suddenly changes before his eyes? The famous novel by Karel Čapek (1890–1938) is intriguing in that it affords two different viewing angles, confrontation between imagination and reality.
National Theatre Prague
Premiere: December 1, 2022
Director: Michal Vajdička
Sets: Pavol Andraško
Costume design: Katarína Hollá
Music: Michal Novinski