The production of the year was Euripides’ play The Bacchae, staged by the National Theatre under the direction of Jan Frič. The prizes are awarded based on a survey of the magazine Svět a divadlo, this year 66 theater critics voted.

2023 Theater Critics Awards Recipients:
Production:
Euripides: The Bacchae, directed by Jan Frič
National Theatre Prague
Female Cast:
Anežka Kubátová, the role of Daňa Horáková in the production About Pavel
Theatre on the Balustrade, Prague
Male Performance:
Norbert Lichý, the role of André in the production Father
Petr Bezruč Theatre, Ostrava
Theatre of the Year:
X10 Theatre, Prague
Czech Play Staged for the First Time:
Tomáš Dianiška: The body of a secret agent
Klicpera Theatre, Hradec Králové
Scenography:
Tereza Gsöllhoferová and Eva Justichová (scenography), Climax production
Pomezí project, Prague
Music:
Jakub Kudáč, production of The Bacchae
National Theatre Prague
Talent of the Year:
Tomáš Ráliš (director and playwright)

In the non-awarded category “The Greatest Foreign Theatre Experience”, the production Spartacus: Love in the Time of Plague by Weronika Murek and Jakub Skrzywank, staged by Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie under the direction of Jakub Skrzywank, took first place in the poll. The production was first seen at the NOVÁ KOMEDIE festival and then at the Theatre World Brno 2023 festival.

Source: www.divadlo.cz