In the summer, Brno’s Kraví hora will be performed by performances by the Bolek Polívka Theater, which will take place in the grounds of the natural amphitheater. The premiere of the production of the American playwright Paul Elliot With the Love of Mary, which attracts on a current topic, and Veronika Žilková in the lead role will take place on the stage.
Veronika Žilková (59) is a film and theater actress, holder of the Czech Lion and wife of actor and politician Martin Stropnický. She has lived in Israel in recent years.
The Bolek Polívka Theater is introducing a summer stage on Brno’s Kraví hora. More than five hundred spectators sit in the natural amphitheater from the 1960s, which is located near the swimming pool. A new production of With the Love of Mary, whose main role was taken by the actress, attracts visitors to the theater Veronika Žilková. The bitter comedy awaits a double premiere, today and tomorrow at 20:30.
The play by American actor and playwright Paul Elliot has been played in the United States since 2013 and has so far been performed in Europe in Bulgaria and Poland. Tests of the Czech version were greatly complicated by the coronavirus, but Žilková speaks of the rehearsal period as the most beautiful moments in her life. “At a time when everyone was collapsing because it’s bad, I could be with an amazing bunch of people. It was a huge experience for me when not many things were allowed, but we could try. “ described the actress.
Veronika Žilková on the stage of the summer scene.
Director of the play With love Mary took on Petr Halberstadt and in addition to Žilková, Eva Novotná, Gabriela Štefanová and Ondřej Dvořák will also appear in it. The story of four ladies, one of whom dies, is according to Halberstadt currently thematic. “The message of the game is very current. It deals with the departure of a person with whom many of us have unfortunately been confronted recently, because he knew someone who was so affected by the covid that he is no longer here with us. ” he explained.
Veronika Žilková got to play the role of Connie through her friend Bolek Polívka, who approached her at the costume rehearsal of the series. Because she was voluntarily evacuated from Israel at the time due to coronavirus, where she has been living with her husband for four years, she decided to accept the role, and has been spending much more time in the Czech Republic since last year. “I inadvertently lost my villa in Israel and now I’m sitting here and I’m happy.” summed up Žilková’s situation affected by the pandemic.
The new summer stage will offer forty theater evenings. Refreshments are also waiting for visitors, but due to the measures currently in force, they will only be able to enjoy it outside the auditorium. Transport for the cultural experience will be facilitated by the reinforced tram number 4 and the nearby car park.
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