Kids in Prague

2017 Prague Fringe Festival for Kids & Teens, Prague 1

Events on 11 May 2017 by Larissa

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Yay! Sunshine, heat and the fast approaching Prague Fringe Festival with countless hours of thrilling, whacky and thought provoking theatre, music, puppetry and dance from around the globe! Last year the kid-themed shows had a fantastic response so festival organisers have expanded the family-friendly line up with acts to satisfy toddlers, school age kids, teenagers and adults.

Also, for the first time ever on Saturday 27 May from 15:00-16:00, Prague Fringe in partnership with Kids in Prague & Prague Youth Theatre will host a FREE Family Fringe Showcase at La Loca, Mosaic House. Comedic duo Zac & Viggo will host and introduce the performers staging the children’s shows. So bring your family and enjoy a taster showcase of bubbles, puppets, clowns, and more! Following the showcase two of these family-friendly acts will start their first performances in Mala Strana so it’s possible to follow the showcase with one or two full acts same day.

There are so many shows on offer but this article features just the best for kids and teens, for a full description whats on check out the Prague Fringe Festival website. Note: all shows run for 60 minutes so it’s easy to take in 2 or 3 shows in an eventing especially if you manage to go out without the kids, the adult shows are just as good.

During the festival Prague Youth Theatre advanced students (aged 15 to 17 years) will be Blogging and Vlogging their experiences from the festival so you’ll have first-hand info as to the shows not to miss!

FOR THE KIDS

BUBBLE SHOW WITH MILKSHAKE
BUBBLE LABORATORY (AUSTRALIA)
Come and see all aspects of bubble artistry at their best. Bubble and his sidekick Milkshake will have everyone entertained with big, small, and sculpted bubbles, the bubble carousel, the square, smoke bubbles, the caterpillar, tightrope bubbles, all in this full bubble show told through a non-verbal story for children and adults.
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–28.05. 16:30–17:30 & 02.06.–03.06. 16:30–17:30
BOOK TICKETS HERE http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/bubble-show-with-milkshake/

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MR. GUNDERSEN’S KERFUFFLE
TRUNK & EGG (NORWAY/ SCOTLAND/ USA/ FRANCE)
The lives of the curious and playful creatures known as the Trunks are changed forever with the unexpected arrival of human garbage to their planet. A non-verbal puppetry piece told through physical storytelling with imagination and humour.
VENUE: Divadlo Inspirace, Malostranské námesti 258/13, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–30.05. 17:00–17:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/mr-gundersen-s-kerfuffle/

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WHAT IF….
TEATER SLÁVA (SWEDEN)
...You could travel inside your imagination? Visit planets and meet unknown life forms? Join us for a playful journey inside our spherical vehicle, with a trunk full of flashing lights and Mozart’s music, with few words, but plenty of physicality, poetry and humour.
VENUE: Malostranská beseda, Malostranské náměstí 35/21, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–28.05. 18:30–19:15 & 29.05.–31.05. 15:00–15:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/what-if/

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TWELFTH NIGHT REIMAGINED
AUSTRALIAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA)
A young, fresh, stylised perspective on a classic tale. This modern gender-bending version from Australia’s BraveHearts youth touring company, is a musical-inspired performance of this famous comedy in song and spoken word, with live musical accompaniment.
VENUE: Malostranská beseda, Malostranské náměstí 35/21, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–27.05. 19:45–20:45, 28.05. 21:15–22:15, 29.05. 18:15–19:15 & 30.05. 19:45–20:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/twelfth-night-reimagined/

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FOR 14+ YEARS

ANGEL BY HENRY NAYLOR
REDBEARD THEATRE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GILDED BALLOON PRODUCTIONS (ENGLAND/GERMANY)
One of the Times’ 10 Best Plays of 2016, this Fringe First-winner sold out every show at Edinburgh. Kobane, 2014: a siege as fierce as Stalingrad. ISIS, having steam-rollered through Iraq, expect to take the town easily. But the citizens have found a heroine: a crackshot sniper. And she appears indestructible. She’s the Angel of Kobane. Based on the true story of the sniper-heroine of the siege of Kobane.
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 01.06.–03.06. 18:00–19:00
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/test/angel-by-henry-naylor/

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DOMESTIC
SO IT GOES… (ENGLAND)
Is the state allowed to go into your home, uncover your secrets and trap you with what it finds? DOMESTIC is a love story between Mia – a young idealist, and Cal – the policeman sent to spy on her. How far will they go to protect their beliefs?
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–28.05. 18:00–18:45 & 29.05.–31.05. 21:45–22:30
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/domestic/

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HAMLETELIA
CAROLINE PAGANI (ITALY)
Multi awarded tragicomic, gothic, Shakespearean story performed by the ghost of Ophelia. Elsinore four centuries after. A tribute to the history of performances of Hamlet in theatre, film, and visual arts. ‘Comic, funny, modern and contemporary’.
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 01.06.–03.06. 21:15–22:15
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/hamletelia/

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HESS
KINBUR PRODUCTIONS/GILDED BALLOON PRESENTS… (SCOTLAND)
In this award winning one man play, Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy, supposes what he might say to an audience about himself, the Third Reich and the world we have created since the Nazi regime. How much has really changed?
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05. 19:15 – 20:30
27.05. 19:15 – 20:30, 28.05. 19:15–20:30, 29.05. 20:00–21:15, 30.05. 20:00–21:15, 31.05. 20:00–21:15, 01.06. 19:30–20:45, 02.06. 19:30–20:45 & 03.06. 19:30–20:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/hess/

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HUMMINGBIRD
TOOTH+NAIL THEATRE COMPANY (SCOTLAND/ ENGLAND)
Neither expected to fall in love. But once they did, they just kept on falling. A seductive tale of love and murder in 1950s USA, with acrobatics, action and a striking visual style. ‘A sepia-toned, doomed romance. Immaculate.’ ★★★★ (The Scotsman)
VENUE: Divadlo Inspirace, Malostranské námesti 258/13, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05.–30.05 18:15–19:15 & 31.05.–03.06. 18:45–19:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/test/hummingbird/

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LET ME FREEZE YOUR HEAD
NEIL MCARTHUR (CANADA)
Why leave the future to your children when you can have it for yourself? Learn how to preserve your brain to live again! This one-person comedy show takes you on a deeply personal journey into the world of cryonics. ‘It’s weird and funny - but also quite touching, and filled with intriguing ethical conundrums.’ (CBC.CA)
VENUE: A Studio Rubín, Malostranské náměstí 9, Prague 1
DATES: 01.06. 17:00–18:00, 02.06. 17:00–18:00 & 03.06. 17:00–18:00
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/let-me-freeze-your-head/

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VIGGO VENN: THE LIFE OF PEPITO
STAMPTOWN (NORWAY)
Award-winning, Gaulier-graduate Viggo Venn makes his European premiere of his debut solo show, The Life of Pepito, after completing a four-month tour of Australia, Brighton and London. Through clown, characters and physical comedy, we meet Pepito – a cookie factory worker who discovers he’s actually a character in a play.
VENUE: Divadlo Kampa, Nosticova 634/2a, Prague 1
DATES: 29.05. 18:30–19:30, 31.05. 18:30–19:30 & 02.06. 22:45–23:45
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/test/viggo-venn-the-life-of-pepito/

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ZACH & VIGGO: DREAM TEAM
STAMPTOWN (USA, Norway)
Fresh off sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles and entirely sold-out run at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo returns to Prague with a brand new hour!
VENUE: Divadlo Inspirace, Malostranské námesti 258/13, Prague 1
DATES: 26.05. 21:15–22:15, 27.05. 21:15–22:15, 28.05. 21:15–22:15, 29.05. 21:15–22:15, 30.05. 21:15–22:15, 31.05. 20:15–21:15, 01.06. 20:15–21:15, 02.06. 20:15–21:15 & 03.06. 20:15–21:15
BOOK TICKETS HERE: http://www.praguefringe.com/programme/zach-viggo-dream-team/

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Please note: Prague Fringe has a new ticket ordering system that helps you easily book online. Even last minute you can secure pre-show ticket prices via mobile web or app to purchase adult and student/kid tickets. You can even buy the Fringe Voucher online too.

WHEN: May 26 to June 3

WHERE: 7 separate venues around Mala Strana; see: http://www.praguefringe.com/plan-your-fringe/festival-venues/.

COST: Adults: 150czk adults in advance /170czk on the door; Students & Kids: 100czk in advance /120czk on the door; Babies & children under 3 years (on parents lap) are Free; Festival Voucher 650czk for 5 performances (5 tickets at 130czk each) - Voucher tickets can be used at any show but are subject to availability, a voucher does not guarantee entry to a ‘sold out’ show.

ADVANCE PURCHASE: online through http://www.praguefringe.com/programme via Go Out, you can buy adult and student/kid tickets via card and this guarantees you a seat plus the advanced pricing. You can also purchase tickets at performance venues before each performance, box office opens 30 mins prior to performance time.
Buy your Fringe Voucher (5 shows) here: https://goout.net/en/tickets/fringe-discount-voucher/wvcb/

FURTHER INFORMATION: http://www.praguefringe.com