SILENCE OF THE WOODCHUCKS

Totalitarian horror about the dangers of Scouting 

19-year-old Bedřiška suddenly starts to show signs of a peculiar disease. She can start a fire without Pe-Po (a legendary Czech brand of firelighter) and knows all the verses of Vlajka vzhůru letí (Up Goes the Flag). Doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists are stumped. The only way to save the girl seems to be the ancient technique of exorcism. The girl is undoubtedly possessed by Scouting…
This is a story from the ancient times when statues of Gods stood on Letná and people cowered before their tyranny. Few dared to rise up and fight against them. A play based on true events about an incredible joke hidden in Czech history.
The depicted characters and events are merely loosely inspired by real characters and events. The play is not and doesn’t aim to be an accurate account of historical events. 

The performance was elected SUCCESS OF THE MONTH by Divadelní noviny.
iDnes.cz rated the adaptation 85% in the THEATRE OF THE YEAR category. It was among the top five of this country.

Please note:

The performance is unsuitable for audiences under 15 years of age.

It features a stroboscope and loud music.
Director: Jan Frič
World premiere: 12th February 2016
Length: 1:15 hrs. No break.
Presented at Studio Palm OFFka.


Thank you for invitation theatre festivals: The WTF?! in Liberec in May 2016, The Dream factory Ostrava in June 2016, The Grand Festival of Laughter in Pardubice in January 2017,  The International Festival Theatre European Regions in June 2017, Festival Cult in Ústí nad Labem and Festival NONSTOP in Chemnitz in May 2018.