Secrets of Small Forms

13-14 November 2026 / Theatre 29, Dayt studio, Malaya, Theatre Exil

The festival "Secrets of Small Forms - On Death and Other Things" presents intimate theatre performances for audiences of all ages. The Secrets collective invites you to several venues in the historic centre of Pardubice.

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
16:30 / 17:30 Dayt studio, "A Visit to Little Death" (Ansův), 6+
18:00 Theatre Exil, "Autopsy" (Škrobotník, Šlundra, Šibová), 15+
19:30 Theatre 29, "RAW" (Valášková, Dohnálek), 12+, followed by a discussion on death with Hana Ducho and Jitka Kosíková

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER
15:00 Theatre 29, "Tin Can, Lighthouse and Fish" (R405), 5+
16:00 / 17:30 Dayt studio, "Takk Takk" (FRAS), 6+
18:00 Malaya, "Apples" (Voříšková, Stránská), 9+
20:00 Theatre 29, "Avocado Duo" (concert)

"A Visit to Little Death" (Ansův), 35 min., 6+
Welcome to a final dinner, a journey from somewhere to somewhere, from which there is no return. Though... pay attention to your host. Please take a seat at the table - we have only ten places. The candle is lit, the glasses nearly empty, and all that remains is breath, a glimmer and silence. Performed by: Jakub Jílek, Josef Pekárek, Anna Vitvarová.

"Autopsy" (Škrobotník, Šlundra, Šibová), 50 min., 15+
A puppet theatre in praise of brilliant doctors and healers. Who among mortals would be so indifferent as not to approach an examination of the human body's interior with a certain peculiar longing. Created by: Lukáš Jiřička, Veronika Svobodová and Robert Smolík.

"RAW" (Valášková, Dohnálek), 35 min., 12+
A living person, a dying person. Death, puppets and us. "What would you like played at your funeral?" A theatrical concert by Šimon Dohnálek (nominated for the Thalia Prize 2025) and Edita Valášková opens a topic that none of us ultimately escape. The performance is followed by a discussion with Protestant minister Mgr. Hana Ducho and Mgr. Jitka Kosíková, a paediatric nurse, hospice founder and coordinator of palliative care in the Pardubice region, who has completed 8 missions with Doctors Without Borders.

"Tin Can, Lighthouse and Fish" (R405), 40 min., 5+
Will the lighthouse keeper manage to restore calm to the sea? An audiovisual fairy tale about an adventurous journey across and beneath the waves.