BRNO, Czech Republic – HaDivadlo‘s newโค production of Joan of Arc, premiering November 21,โค 2025, with subsequent reruns December 12โ and 13, โคdistinguishes itself through a youthfulโ cast and โคa reimagining of the historical figure alongside a queer portrayalโ of โCharles VII. Directed by โJustina Grecovรก, Jan Doleลพel, and Jana Vaverkovรก, the play features Magdalenaโค Kuntovรก as Joan of Arc, Marie Ludvรญkovรก โฃas Seraphim kateลina, and Cyril Drozda as Seraphim Gabriel, alongside Ema Loveckรก, ล imona Horynovรก, josef Kostka, Sara โขVenclovskรก, Radim Chyba, Jรกchym Sลฏra, Jiลรญ Miroslav โValลฏลกek, and โขSimona Pekovรก.
The production arrives amidโ a continuingโข trend ofโ reinterpreting historical narratives through modern lenses, notably concerning gender and sexuality, as previously seen in Prague’s 2023 adaptation of Charlie Josephine’s Jรก Johana*. โWhile โthe Brno production aims for โa similar provocative engagement with Joan of Arc’s story, a โcritic notes โa shift from the prague play’s “manifesto of healthy self-confidence” to a conclusion utilizing Billie Eilish’s “What โWas I Made For?” which, in context, reads as “a request for empathy” and descendsโ into “unbearableโฆflaunted insecurity.”โ The play’s approach contrasts with the earlier production’s emphasisโ on strength derived from Joan’s fate.
