Long, Broad and Sharpsight

A puppet show for young children.

Some of your friends are a little odd, aren’t they? One is a beanpole, another’s short and stout, and a third has a funny way of looking at things. But they’re your friends, and you will definitely want to take them with you when you go to rescue a prince who has had a spell cast on him by an evil sorcerer.

About the company

Minor is a theatre in Prague that specialises in performances for children and young people, while also keeping adult viewers in mind. Collaborating with major figures from theatre and film, such as Petr and Matěj Forman, Lenka Vagnerová, Braňo Holiček, Jiří Havelka and Jan Jirků, among others, its productions make use of innovative approaches and modern technologies, and represent a broad palette of stage genres (plays, musicals, puppet shows, motion theatre and multimedia performances, new circus, pantomimes, etc.). Minor also engages in educational activities, organising thematic programmes to accompany particular productions as well as a wide range of other workshops and courses. During the pandemic, the theatre launched TV Minor, its own VOD platform offering short animated films made by students and graduates of performing arts colleges in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Since 1998, Minor has been directed by Zdeněk Pecháček. Under his leadership, the theatre moved in 2001 from Senovážné náměstí to its current home in what were then the dilapidated former premises of the Scout Cinema on Vodičkova Street. Following a complete renovation, the theatre won the Building of the Year award in 2002 and the Mayor of Prague’s Prize for the creation of a unique space for children’s cultural activities and in recognition of its rigorous renovation of the previously ruined Scout Cinema. The distinctive interior, designed by architect Viktor Korejs and artists Barbora Zichová, Jakub Zich and Jana Zichová, contributes to making the Minor Theatre a unique experience for the whole family.

Minor’s productions are critically acclaimed and enjoy substantial public popularity. Recent award-winning productions include The Hopeful Brothers (several nominations for the 2022 Thalia Awards, four prizes at the Skupova Plzeň festival), Zá-to-pek! (2020 Thalia Award for Ondřej Nosálek), Nanuk (two prizes at the 2021 Mateřinka festival), Mom, Are We There Yet? (City of Pilsen Prize for Lenka Volfová and Jiří Jelínek), Land of Sounds (Theatre Critics’ Prize for Marek Doubrava), and many more.

Award

Actress Antonie Formanová was nominated for a Thalia Award in the Puppet Theatre category for her role in this production of Long, Broad and Sharpsight.