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Stage director Jakub Šmíd

Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote four major novels—Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov—that transformed the modern novel and secured their place among the cornerstones of world literature. With profound psychological insight, Dostoevsky delved into the human soul, exploring faith, love, and existential struggle. In The Idiot, we follow Prince Myshkin, a man of disarming innocence and deep compassion, as he enters a society steeped in hypocrisy and manipulation. Can one remain truly good in a world governed by appearances and desire? This powerful adaptation presents The Idiot as an existential study of idealism colliding with harsh reality. Can pure love triumph over passion and social convention?

Premiere on 10 January 2026 at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre