Last Monday October 24 at the Globe Bookstore, Prague’s film and theater community gathered en masse for the launch of an exciting new initiative.

The latest project from avant garde outfit Handa Gote is one woman’s exploration into her ancestorial history and the darkness therein. Mraky (Clouds) was written by Veronika Švábová, after she discovered one of her family members had a very black secret.

The downside is, unless you have a decent grasp of the Czech language, it’ll remain a secret.

Is there a limit to the depths of blackness you can explore when creating a comedy? Watching Forced Entertainment’s Void Story last night, the answer comes loud and clear – no.

Controversial theater troupe Forced Entertainment are in Prague on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 Sept, performing black comedy Void Story.

The Prague Post caught up with artistic director Tim Etchells.

English language theater company Blood, Love and Rhetoric will commence a new season of plays – five between now and the end of the year.

Theater/film project celebrates an openly gay capital. Suck on this, Klaus.

Last Thursday heralded the final performance of the National Theatre Live season, one which has already brought us phenomenal performances including King Lear with Derek Jacobi as the demented king, and Danny Boyle’s ferociously moving adaptation of Frankenstein.

The Cherry Orchard – Chekhov’s satire on the various Russian classes brought humor and social commentary to the fore, and was broadcast live from the Olivier Theatre, London to cinemas worldwide, including Kino Aero.

It can be frustrating when you’re a theater-loving expat, but half of the summer scheduling is in Czech with no English surtitles.

But don’t despair. Here are a few tips to help you through your linguistic nightmare.

A reworking of partially-lost opera La Dafne, is to be staged by Národní divadlo Brno this month.

Winding to a close on Saturday night, the 10th annual Prague Fringe Festival saw 39 acts perform over nine days in nine different venues. The Prague Post managed to see 20 of these shows, and only to seriously dislike three.

Here’s a miniature summary.