Thirty thousand spectators shouted this name in Helsinki in 1952 as he ran into the stadium as the first runner in a marathon run to win his third long-distance gold medal. Everyone around the world is able to run, but only he managed to run to win three times at one Olympic Games. 5km. 10km. Marathon. Nobody before or after could do that as long as the world exists. It is quite possible that nobody would be able to do it again. How interesting is it? How interesting is that person? How interesting is the time period in which he lived?

Recommended to viewers of 8 years of age and older
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes including the intermission Premiere 6 October, 2019.

How come there’s a turnip in the ground? How did it grow there? How do you help a turnip grow? And what can you do with it when it’s ripe? Come along with us to try growing an enormous, enchanted turnip and pull it out of the ground with the help of some other friends. Heave ho!

A well-known story for our youngest audience about an enormous turnip that no-one could pull up. Until one day...

The play area will be open for your children to enjoy after the performance.

Appropriate age 2 years or older
Duration 35 minutes without intermission
Premiere 6 May, 2019

The main character is Mr. Jednorozec, it means the Unicorn in Czech. He was innocent, yet he got rid of liberty and imprisoned, so he decided to escape. And then began the manhunt (the Unicornhunt if you wish) who gallops alone through wild landscapes, conquering various pitfalls of fate and snares of his enemy. On his way to freedom he meets a villain and a liar Slepička, for a moment Jednorozec finds his family and finally his love, Olinka. Around him slowly tightens the loop… But our brave Jednorozec runs away!

Musical and artistic production created in collaboration with the civic association Post Bellum in occasion of the 20th anniversary of the the Iron Curtain downfall.

Dalibor Mucha and Tomáš Vychytil won a prize for the music at the festival Skupa´s Pilsen 2010.

Appropriate age 10 years or older
Duration 65 minutes without intermission
Premiere 15 November, 2009

The main character is Mr. Jednorozec, it means the Unicorn in Czech. He was innocent, yet he got rid of liberty and imprisoned, so he decided to escape. And then began the manhunt (the Unicornhunt if you wish) who gallops alone through wild landscapes, conquering various pitfalls of fate and snares of his enemy. On his way to freedom he meets a villain and a liar Slepička, for a moment Jednorozec finds his family and finally his love, Olinka. Around him slowly tightens the loop… But our brave Jednorozec runs away!

Musical and artistic production created in collaboration with the civic association Post Bellum in occasion of the 20th anniversary of the the Iron Curtain downfall.

Dalibor Mucha and Tomáš Vychytil won a prize for the music at the festival Skupa´s Pilsen 2010.

Appropriate age 10 years or older
Duration 65 minutes without intermission
Premiere 15 November, 2009

The main character is Mr. Jednorozec, it means the Unicorn in Czech. He was innocent, yet he got rid of liberty and imprisoned, so he decided to escape. And then began the manhunt (the Unicornhunt if you wish) who gallops alone through wild landscapes, conquering various pitfalls of fate and snares of his enemy. On his way to freedom he meets a villain and a liar Slepička, for a moment Jednorozec finds his family and finally his love, Olinka. Around him slowly tightens the loop… But our brave Jednorozec runs away!

Musical and artistic production created in collaboration with the civic association Post Bellum in occasion of the 20th anniversary of the the Iron Curtain downfall.

Dalibor Mucha and Tomáš Vychytil won a prize for the music at the festival Skupa´s Pilsen 2010.

Appropriate age 10 years or older
Duration 65 minutes without intermission
Premiere 15 November, 2009

How we played for the republic

Our grandparents used to tell us that “Those who play never go astray”, but did you know that you can actually become a hero by playing and acting? Come and find out how in this story about four brothers who were puppeteers and members of the Czechoslovak Legion and were so brave that they managed to play puppet theatre even when they were in great danger. They helped establish the independent Czechoslovak Republic, so it’s thanks to them that we can play here today, proudly and bravely, just as Antonín, Matěj, Vojta and Jindra Kopecký did back then.

Based on a true story.

Jan Jirků has created numerous productions on historical topics for Minor  (Hunt for Jednorožec, Lipany, Zá-to-pek!), in which he brings the stories to life for family audiences through a compelling portrayal of the lead characters’ life stories. This time he looks at the lives of the Kopecký brothers, who played puppet theatre even during the First World War and whose puppetry skills brought joy to others in situations we can only begin to imagine.

Strobe lighting is used in this production!

For schools we offer an accompanying educational workshop entitled Soldiers’ Watch.

The production was awarded the Theatre Critics’ Prize for the stage design by Jakub Kopecký.

At the Skupova Plzeň 2022 festival this production won four awards – one for the script and direction by Jan Jirků, one for the stage design by Jakub Kopecký, one for the music by Jiří Hradil, and four for outstanding performances by actors Václav Jelínek, Bořek Joura, Pavol Smolárik and Gustav Hašek.

Actor Gustav Hašek won the 2022 Thalia Award in the puppet theatre category. Pavol Smolárik and Václav Jelínek were shortlisted in the same category, while Radka Pavlovčinová, Bořek Joura and Ondřej Nosálek were also nominated.

Jan Jirků and Jakub Kopecký won the Theatre News Award 2022 in the Puppet and artistic theatre category.

The production was also awarded the 2022 Erik Prize at the One Flew over the Puppeteer’s Nest festival.

Première 22 September 2021
Suitable for ages 9 and above.
Performance duration 1 hour 35 minutes including interval. 

Foglar’s legendary stories come to life again! On the Other Side a mysterious drawing of a conundrum appears on a chipped wall. Who painted it there and why? Rapid Arrows decide to cross the Dividing  Avenue and venture into the dark Shades to puzzle out the mystery. What will they discover, you wonder? Let’s join them for the adventurous and dangerous journey to uncover many secrets. Who was the mysterious Jan Tleskač? Will Rapid Arrows manage to get the blue print of his peculiar invention? Will they reveal the identity of the masked figure? And who will be elected as the High Vont? These are only a few of the many questions that are yet again waiting to be answered.

Premiere 15 October, 2017
Appropriate age 8 years or older
Duration 2h including intermission

Foglar’s legendary stories come to life again! On the Other Side a mysterious drawing of a conundrum appears on a chipped wall. Who painted it there and why? Rapid Arrows decide to cross the Dividing  Avenue and venture into the dark Shades to puzzle out the mystery. What will they discover, you wonder? Let’s join them for the adventurous and dangerous journey to uncover many secrets. Who was the mysterious Jan Tleskač? Will Rapid Arrows manage to get the blue print of his peculiar invention? Will they reveal the identity of the masked figure? And who will be elected as the High Vont? These are only a few of the many questions that are yet again waiting to be answered.

Premiere 15 October, 2017
Appropriate age 8 years or older
Duration 2h including intermission

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

We are presenting a new original production of our friend director Jiří Jelínek inspired by travelling and the frequent, maybe in fact the most repeated question connected with travelling, the one that will inevitably come the minute you put your child into its car seat, close the door and start the car… Mom, are we there yet?

Will mommy trick the children by her stories about a bollard, windshield wipers and the steering wheel, to make them last the journey? Starring Lenka Volfová. For big klutzes as well as small clumsy bumpers.

Following the productions Konžert, Agnes Wants to Dance, and Hum (For the Smallest Bears), Mom, Are We There Yet? is the fourth director’s work of Jiří Jelínek for Theatre Minor.

Appropriate age 3 years or older
Duration 45 minutes without intermission
Premiere 15 March, 2015

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

The story of birth of the little Jesus does not change, because as this all happened is written once and for all. But times are changing and therefore the people who tell this story. Sweets, carp and potato salad, carols, candles, decorations, fairy tales – but who was actually the baby Jesus, why he was born? The production creates through scenic paintings dreamy, mysterious atmosphere of Christmas; ancient biblical history that derives from a common story of Joseph and Mary, supernatural and mundane worlds will blend to capture the moment on hope, suffering, anger and joy.

Appropriate age 7 years or older
Duration 60 minutes without intermission
Premiere 1 December, 2002

Thirty thousand spectators shouted this name in Helsinki in 1952 as he ran into the stadium as the first runner in a marathon run to win his third long-distance gold medal. Everyone around the world is able to run, but only he managed to run to win three times at one Olympic Games. 5km. 10km. Marathon. Nobody before or after could do that as long as the world exists. It is quite possible that nobody would be able to do it again. How interesting is it? How interesting is that person? How interesting is the time period in which he lived?

Recommended to viewers of 8 years of age and older
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes including the intermission Premiere 6 October, 2019.

How we played for the republic

Our grandparents used to tell us that “Those who play never go astray”, but did you know that you can actually become a hero by playing and acting? Come and find out how in this story about four brothers who were puppeteers and members of the Czechoslovak Legion and were so brave that they managed to play puppet theatre even when they were in great danger. They helped establish the independent Czechoslovak Republic, so it’s thanks to them that we can play here today, proudly and bravely, just as Antonín, Matěj, Vojta and Jindra Kopecký did back then.

Based on a true story.

Jan Jirků has created numerous productions on historical topics for Minor  (Hunt for Jednorožec, Lipany, Zá-to-pek!), in which he brings the stories to life for family audiences through a compelling portrayal of the lead characters’ life stories. This time he looks at the lives of the Kopecký brothers, who played puppet theatre even during the First World War and whose puppetry skills brought joy to others in situations we can only begin to imagine.

Strobe lighting is used in this production!

For schools we offer an accompanying educational workshop entitled Soldiers’ Watch.

The production was awarded the Theatre Critics’ Prize for the stage design by Jakub Kopecký.

At the Skupova Plzeň 2022 festival this production won four awards – one for the script and direction by Jan Jirků, one for the stage design by Jakub Kopecký, one for the music by Jiří Hradil, and four for outstanding performances by actors Václav Jelínek, Bořek Joura, Pavol Smolárik and Gustav Hašek.

Actor Gustav Hašek won the 2022 Thalia Award in the puppet theatre category. Pavol Smolárik and Václav Jelínek were shortlisted in the same category, while Radka Pavlovčinová, Bořek Joura and Ondřej Nosálek were also nominated.

Jan Jirků and Jakub Kopecký won the Theatre News Award 2022 in the Puppet and artistic theatre category.

The production was also awarded the 2022 Erik Prize at the One Flew over the Puppeteer’s Nest festival.

Première 22 September 2021
Suitable for ages 9 and above.
Performance duration 1 hour 35 minutes including interval. 

How come there’s a turnip in the ground? How did it grow there? How do you help a turnip grow? And what can you do with it when it’s ripe? Come along with us to try growing an enormous, enchanted turnip and pull it out of the ground with the help of some other friends. Heave ho!

A well-known story for our youngest audience about an enormous turnip that no-one could pull up. Until one day...

The play area will be open for your children to enjoy after the performance.

Appropriate age 2 years or older
Duration 35 minutes without intermission
Premiere 6 May, 2019

How to communicate without words? What do rhythm, light, and sound have in common? For 60 minutes ten funny, white creatures teach the audience that using sound and rhythm is pure pleasure. They draw spectators into their world, showing gradually more and more beatiful images from their life. In Libozvuky, reality devoid of speech is friendly and amusing. Each scene has something that would suprise the public, encouraging them to interact.

Appropriate age 5 years or older
Duration 50 minutes without intermission
Premiere 12 April, 2015