Orpheus and Eurydice

Opera. Baroque. Electro. Love. Death. Cacti. Orpheus grieves the death of his beloved Eurydice and decides to free her from the underworld. His singing will overcome demons, but the gods impose one condition.

Orpheus and Eurydice by Divadlo nacucky! is an original, performative adaptation of the classical myth that departs from traditional operatic form - a chamber theatrical work at the intersection of musical theatre, performance, and experimental staging. The story becomes a meditation on themes of death and the concept of hell, understood not as a mythological place but as a personal, human experience of pain, loss, guilt, or separation.

Jan Frič is a theatre director and educator who works in both drama and experimental theatre. He studied at DAMU in Prague, where he now teaches. He has directed over 70 productions at venues including the National Theatre, Divadlo Na zábradlí, and HaDivadlo. He is known for distinctive stylization and emphasis on atmosphere, music, and visual metaphors; his productions have repeatedly won the Theatre Critics' Prize.

Author: Christoph Willuck Gluck, Jakub Kudláč, Jan Frič
Direction: Jan Frič
Dramaturgy: Jana Hauskrechtová, Silvia Vollmann
Musical preparation: Michael Dvořák
Set design: Jana Hauskrechtová
Video: Lukáš Prokop
Sound design: David Herzig

Cast
Orpheus: Jana Vondrů
Eurydice: Kateřina Škárová
Cupid: Michal Noga
Chorus: members of Studio SEN*

Premiere 19 June 2026, International Festival REGIONY in Hradec Králové.

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