About Goldfish | Perform Czech

A classic fairy tale for the youngest children tells the story of a fisherman, his wife and a golden fish that talks and makes wishes come true. And above all that he who wants more has nothing. The creators and actors of the ALFA Theatre (together with the guest scenographer Bára Hubená, who regularly leads one of the art workshops at the Mateřinka Festival) were inspired by different versions of the well-known fairy tale (A. S. Pushkin, Grimm Brothers, Jan Werich) and also by the way they perceived the fairy tale as children and what they missed in the fairy tale. But the main thing remains. Grandma is greedy, she wants more and more, and appetite grows with eating to have more and more power.

About the company

The Alfa Theatre’s forerunner, the Children’s Theatre, opened in September 1966 at the ALFA premises on Americká street. In 1992, it moved to a modern building at Rokycanská 7, where it re-opened under its current name. Since 1970, the theatre has undertaken over 100 international tours and has co-organised the SKUPA’s PILSEN festival since 1967. Under the leadership of managing director Jakub Hora (appointed in 2015), the theatre’s current creative team, external colleagues and ten-strong company of actors, continue to centre the puppet as an unusually compelling stage phenomenon. ALFA Theatre performs for a broad range of spectators, including children, young people and adults. The repertoire is varied in both theme and genre, from classic and modern fairytales to world drama.