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Dramatick momenty i david dr bek koule 25 10 2012
David Drábek (born 18 July 1970) is a Czech playwright and theatre director. He repeatedly received the Alfred Radok Award for his works.
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- Dramatick momenty i david dr bek koule 25 10 2012
- David dr bek koule nat en hry
- Biography
- Plays
- Radio plays
- Awards
- References
David dr bek koule nat en hry
Biography
He studied at the film faculty of the Palacký University in Olomouc. While studying at the university he founded the theatre company "Giraffes on Fire" along with his friend, composer Darek Král. David Drábek wrote and directed plays himself. From 1996 to 2001, he worked as a playwright in an Olomouc theatre. From 2001 to 2003 he led a new alternative scene called "House on Fire". He worked as an author and director in Prague's theatre Minor and cooperated with other Czech theatres.
Since January 2009 he has been the artistic director of the Klicpera's Theater in Hradec Králové. David Drábek became famous after 1989. In his plays he criticises society and condemns the so-called "Czech mentality", especially materialism and consumerism. His work is full of satire and it describes contemporary Czech society. Main characters are anti -heroes, they have their issues and try to deal with thems and with society. They usually suffer from phobias and deviation. Elements of surrealism could be found in his work. Almost every character is a victim of rotten society. Drábek tries to capture people's lives as such. Episodic storytelling is mainly used in his plays.
Plays
Radio plays
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