Laura, in her thirties, records her life story on a dictaphone. He tells about his childhood in the Sudetenland, where a loving family environment is replaced by institutional care. He describes growing up in a children’s home, with a traumatic formative experience for a lifetime, when on the brink of adulthood he falls into the thrall of a manipulative teacher, a sexual predator. The show is not suitable for children and teenagers. Listen to the premiere online for eight weeks after broadcast.
It works:
Tereza Dočkalová
Prepared by:
Petra Hynčíková
Directed by:
Mirenka Čechová
Premiere:
18. 12. 2025
The show is not suitable for children and teenagers.
At the same time, she also experiences the birth of a strong friendship at home, and later she is able to stand on her own two feet and be independent, strong and self-sufficient. The narrative stands and falls with the authentic spoken form of the language.
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The author is partly based on the realities of the borderland, where she herself grew up. The years spent in Asha add authenticity and believability to the novel. The story makes the reader think about the ease with which we are subject to the manipulation of others. Where is the limit of what can still be forgiven and what can no longer be forgiven? And is revenge a just punishment?
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Miřenka Čechová has been dealing with the topic of manipulation and relationship violence for a long time and across genres as a director, performer and author. Both her literary debut Miss America and the novella The Ballerina were adapted by Čechová into a stage form. For their portrayal, she received two nominations for the Thalia Award. He also plans to convert his latest prose into the same format, Co já? What about you?.
