SettingsCzech dramatists and playwrights
Alois Jirásek
Alois Jirásek (August 23, 1851, Hronov, Bohemia – March 12, 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays.
Alois Jirásek (August 23, 1851, Hronov, Bohemia – March 12, 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays.
Antonín Procházka (actor)
Antonín Procházka is a Czech film, television and stage actor, playwright and director.
Antonín Procházka is a Czech film, television and stage actor, playwright and director.
Bolek Polívka
Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949 in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright and screenwriter.
Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949 in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright and screenwriter.
Dominika Dery
Dominika Dery (born March 7, 1975 in Černošice near Prague, Czechoslovakia), also known as Dominika Furmanová, is a Czech journalist and writer, having published works of poetry, drama, a...
Dominika Dery (born March 7, 1975 in Černošice near Prague, Czechoslovakia), also known as Dominika Furmanová, is a Czech journalist and writer, having published works of poetry, drama, a...
Eva Hudečková
Eva Hudečková (born 3rd December 1949 in Prague) is Czech actress, playwright and writer.
Eva Hudečková (born 3rd December 1949 in Prague) is Czech actress, playwright and writer.
Fráňa Šrámek
Fráňa Šrámek (January 19, 1877, Sobotka – July 1, 1952, Prague) was a Czech anarchist, impressionist, and vitalist poet, novelist, and playwright.
Fráňa Šrámek (January 19, 1877, Sobotka – July 1, 1952, Prague) was a Czech anarchist, impressionist, and vitalist poet, novelist, and playwright.
Jan Nepomuk Štěpánek
Jan Nepomuk Štěpánek ( 1783 – 12 ) was a Czech playwright, director, actor and theatre manager.
Jan Nepomuk Štěpánek ( 1783 – 12 ) was a Czech playwright, director, actor and theatre manager.
Jan Werich
Jan Werich (6 February, 1905, Prague – 31 October, 1980, Prague) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.
Jan Werich (6 February, 1905, Prague – 31 October, 1980, Prague) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.
Jaroslav Durych
Jaroslav Durych (December 2, 1886, Hradec Králové – April 7, 1962, Prague) was a Czech prose writer, poet, playwright, journalist, and military surgeon.
Jaroslav Durych (December 2, 1886, Hradec Králové – April 7, 1962, Prague) was a Czech prose writer, poet, playwright, journalist, and military surgeon.
Jaroslav Kvapil
Jaroslav Kvapil (born in Chudenice on September 25, 1868; died in Prague on January 10, 1950) was a Czech poet, playwright, and librettist.
Jaroslav Kvapil (born in Chudenice on September 25, 1868; died in Prague on January 10, 1950) was a Czech poet, playwright, and librettist.
Jaroslav Vrchlický
Jaroslav Vrchlický (; 17 February 1853, Louny, Bohemia – 9 September 1912, Domažlice) was one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets.
Jaroslav Vrchlický (; 17 February 1853, Louny, Bohemia – 9 September 1912, Domažlice) was one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets.
Jiří Mahen
Jiří Mahen (December 12, 1882 – May 22, 1939) was a Czech novelist, playwright and essayist.
Jiří Mahen (December 12, 1882 – May 22, 1939) was a Czech novelist, playwright and essayist.
Jiří Stránský
Jiří Stránský (born 12 August 1931 in Prague) is a Czech author, playwright, translator, former political prisoner of the communist regime, and human rights advocate.
Jiří Stránský (born 12 August 1931 in Prague) is a Czech author, playwright, translator, former political prisoner of the communist regime, and human rights advocate.
Jiří Wolker
Jiří Wolker (March 29, 1900 – January 3, 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright.
Jiří Wolker (March 29, 1900 – January 3, 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright.
Josef Knap
Josef Knap (July 28, 1900 – December 13, 1973) was a Czech writer, poet and literary critic.
Josef Knap (July 28, 1900 – December 13, 1973) was a Czech writer, poet and literary critic.
Josef Nesvadba
Josef Nesvadba was a Czech writer, best known in the English-speaking world for his science fiction short stories, many of which have appeared in English translation.
Josef Nesvadba was a Czech writer, best known in the English-speaking world for his science fiction short stories, many of which have appeared in English translation.
Julius Zeyer
Julius Zeyer (April 26, 1841, Prague – January 29, 1901, Prague) was a Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright.
Julius Zeyer (April 26, 1841, Prague – January 29, 1901, Prague) was a Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright.
Karel Hašler
Karel Hašler (31 October 1879, Prague – 22 December 1941, Mauthausen) was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier.
Karel Hašler (31 October 1879, Prague – 22 December 1941, Mauthausen) was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier.
Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was a Czech writer of the 20th century.
Karel Čapek (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was a Czech writer of the 20th century.
Ladislav Smoljak
Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.
Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.
Ladislav Smoček
Ladislav Smoček (* 24 August 1932, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech playwright and theater director.
Ladislav Smoček (* 24 August 1932, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech playwright and theater director.
Ladislav Stroupežnický
Ladislav Stroupežnický (6 January 1850 – 11 August 1892) was a renowned Czech author, playwright, and dramatist, best known for the frequently-staged play Naši furianti.
Ladislav Stroupežnický (6 January 1850 – 11 August 1892) was a renowned Czech author, playwright, and dramatist, best known for the frequently-staged play Naši furianti.
Ludvík Kundera
Ludvík Kundera (22 March 1920 – 17 August 2010) was a Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright, editor and literary historian.
Ludvík Kundera (22 March 1920 – 17 August 2010) was a Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright, editor and literary historian.
Miloš Macourek
Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter.
Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter.
Olga Scheinpflugová
Olga Scheinpflugová (born 3 December 1902 in Slaný, Bohemia - died 13 April 1968 in Prague) was a Czech actress and writer.
Olga Scheinpflugová (born 3 December 1902 in Slaný, Bohemia - died 13 April 1968 in Prague) was a Czech actress and writer.
Paul Kornfeld (playwright)
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Petr Zelenka
Petr Zelenka (born August 21, 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is an award-winning Czech playwright and director of theatre and film.
Petr Zelenka (born August 21, 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is an award-winning Czech playwright and director of theatre and film.
Prokop František Šedivý
Prokop František Šedivý (July 4, 1764, Prague – c. 1810) was a significant Czech playwright, actor, and translator of the National Revival era.
Prokop František Šedivý (July 4, 1764, Prague – c. 1810) was a significant Czech playwright, actor, and translator of the National Revival era.
Roman Sikora
Roman Sikora (born 3 July 1970 in Třinec) is a contemporary Czech playwright and journalist.
Roman Sikora (born 3 July 1970 in Třinec) is a contemporary Czech playwright and journalist.
Viktor Dyk
Viktor Dyk (December 31, 1877, Pšovka u Mělníka, Austria-Hungary – May 14, 1931, near the island of Lopud, Yugoslavia) was a well-known Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and polit...
Viktor Dyk (December 31, 1877, Pšovka u Mělníka, Austria-Hungary – May 14, 1931, near the island of Lopud, Yugoslavia) was a well-known Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and polit...
Václav Kliment Klicpera
Václav Kliment Klicpera (November 23, 1792 – September 15, 1859) was a Czech playwright, author, and poet.
Václav Kliment Klicpera (November 23, 1792 – September 15, 1859) was a Czech playwright, author, and poet.
Václav Renč
Václav Renč (28 November 1911, Vodochody – 30 April 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator.
Václav Renč (28 November 1911, Vodochody – 30 April 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator.
Vítězslav Nezval
Vítězslav Nezval was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the twentieth century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia.
Vítězslav Nezval was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the twentieth century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia.
Walter von Molo
Walter Ritter/Reichsritter von Molo (June 14, 1880, Šternberk, Moravia – October 27, 1958, Hechendorf, now Murnau am Staffelsee) was a Czech-born Austrian writer.
Walter Ritter/Reichsritter von Molo (June 14, 1880, Šternberk, Moravia – October 27, 1958, Hechendorf, now Murnau am Staffelsee) was a Czech-born Austrian writer.