Everyone knows her—but when was the last time we actually read her? A femme fatale of the National Revival era, a mother of four, author of short stories and novels, collector of folk traditions, a woman who transcended her time. She was appropriated by the ideologues of communist propaganda; numerous films and literary works were made about her. Today, it is primarily her personal life that continues to provoke fascination.
One of the most frequently staged Czech playwrights, Lenka Lagronová, approaches Božena Němcová through the lens of the present—as an extraordinary artist, yet a deeply complex figure in many respects. This is not a biographical play about a long-dead author. It is a story about someone who may, in fact, be living here and now.
The original text was written specifically for the National Theatre Prague.
