Othello

Name: Othello
Start: 2026-08-12T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Pražský hrad

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 · 20:30

Prague Castle, Prague

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About: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of literature. His body of work includes over 30 plays, ranging from tragedies such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet to comedies like Twelfth Night, as well as an extensive collection of sonnets.

100+

game translation languages

~39

theatrical plays

154

sonnets

$108.1M

box office earnings of Hamnet (2025)

What's new

2026-01
The film Hamnet (directed by Chloé Zhao, with Paul Mescal as Shakespeare) received eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Actress (Jessie Buckley).
2025-12
The film Hamnet had a wide release in the USA on December 12, 2025 and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2026.
2025-09
The film Hamnet had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2025 and won the People's Choice Award at TIFF.

Tracks

HamletShakespeare's most translated play, over 75 languages; basis of the film Hamlet (2025)

Romeo a JulieTragedy performed in more than 24 countries, basis of countless film and theatrical adaptations

MacbethDark tragedy of power, one of the most frequently performed plays in world repertoire

Sen noci svatojánskéShakespeare's most beloved comedy, regularly performed in summer open-air productions

Sonety (154 sonetů)Poetry collection published in 1609; Sonnet 18 is among the most famous poems in English literature

About: Othello

Shakespeare's tragedy of jealousy and betrayal - in continuous performance since 1603 - comes to the Summer Shakespeare Festival, the largest open-air Shakespeare event in Europe. Braňo Holiček's production with Robert Mikluš in the lead premiered at Prague Castle in June 2025 and returns for the 2026 season.

140+

LSS performance for the season (entire festival)

600-1000

capacity of LSS open-air theater (spectators)

26+

year of general partnership of PPF group with LSS

What's new

2026-07
Othello is included in the program of the Summer Shakespeare Festivals 2026 as one of the season's revival productions.
2025-08
In August 2025, Othello was performed as part of the Summer Shakespeare Festivals in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Bratislava.
2025-06
The premiere of the Othello production directed by Braňa Holíček took place on June 25, 2025 at Prague Castle as the opening of the Summer Shakespeare Festivals.

Tour

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Tracks

Othello (LSS 2025, režie Braňo Holiček)Production of the Summer Shakespeare Festival 2025, premiere on June 25 at Prague Castle

Othello (Prague Shakespeare Company, režie Guy Roberts)English text with Czech subtitles, music by Patrick Neil Doyle, National Theatre Prague

Othello (LSS 2006, režie Petr Kracik)Previous productions of the Summer Shakespeare Festival with Michal Dlouhý in the title role

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