Afrika

or: Czechs Among Cannibals

The fourteenth Cimrman play takes us into the heart of a continent barely touched by civilization. Czech travelers encounter a strange tribe of cannibals and nearly end up on their menu. Members of this tribe are peculiar in two ways: their appearance and their extraordinary aptitude for learning. These qualities allowed Cimrman to solve linguistic and staging problems with an elegance that other world dramatists can only envy. Had someone like G. B. Shaw tackled such a theme, audiences would spend 5 to 7 hours in the theatre. Cimrman managed it (not counting the introductory scientific seminar) with just one hour. For the first time in the history of Járy Cimrman Theatre, a live animal appears on stage.