Švandovo divadlo

Svandovo divadlo.

Švanda Theatre in Smíchov is a theater in Štefánikova street in Smíchov a suburb of Prague.^[1] It continues the long tradition of the previous theater based in this building and its surroundings.

A theater was established on the site in 1871 by Pavel Švanda called Arena Eggenberg^[2] but the arena was demolished in 1891, an built a new arena the current Smíchov, theater.^[3]

In 1900 the theater was radically rebuilt when the position of the stage and auditorium was changed, and the layout has been preserved. In 1908, then it was renamed the Intimate Theatre. In 1928, during the beginning of the economic crisis was dissolved file ^[4] and in the building of the theater was owned by several tenants. In the years 1928-1930 he became the theater Vlasta Burian, in 1931-1932, then comic theater (Ferenc futurist and Jara Kohout). Since 1932 the theater has once again as Švandovo theater in 1935-1938 then letting Jara Kohout and from 1939-1944, then Jaroslav planks.^[5]

After the war, authorities banned its traditional theatrical business and there arose soviet version of the Realistic theater, including a 1953 renameing the realistic theater Zdenek Nejedly. In 1991 with the fall of communism it was renamed the Theatre Labyrinth. In 1998 the theater was long closed but re-opened in 2002 as Švanda Theatre in Smíchov.

References

1. Theater Website.
2. History of the Svanda Theater.
3. Almanach českých divadel.
4. Změny v souborech pražských divadel. Právo lidu. 29. červen 1928, roč. 37.
5. History of the Svanda Theater.