Dejvické divadlo, Theatre in Dejvice district, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dejvické divadlo is a theatre building in the Dejvice district of Praha 6 that stages classical and modern plays. The venue is located on Zelená street in a neighborhood with apartment blocks and green spaces, about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of the historic center.
Dejvické divadlo was founded in 1992 within the District Cultural House of Prague 6, and its first performance, Matěj Kopecký's Johanes doktor Faust, was given on 14 October 1992 by an ensemble from DAMU's alternative and puppet theatre department under Jan Borna. It gained professional status in 1993. In 1995 J. A. Pitínský's Sestra Úzkost won the Radok Award as production of the year, and in 1996 Borna's ensemble moved to Divadlo v Dlouhé, replaced by Miroslav Krobot's company.
The theatre's name comes from Dejvice, the Prague 6 district where it stands on Zelená street. Its acting ensemble has long been drawn from graduates of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU, and actors such as Ivan Trojan and Klára Melíšková have performed here. Since the 2025/2026 season a small stage called Kavárna Dejvického divadla, formerly Anti.kvariát, has operated alongside the main programme.
The theatre stands on Zelená street in Dejvice, about 700 m north of the Dejvická metro station. From September 2025 the building is under reconstruction, and the company performs at Kulturní stanice Galaxie in the southern part of the city, where the small Kavárna Dejvického divadla stage also opened.
The corner sign reads "DEJVICKÉ DIVADLO" in gold on black. The company's first artistic chief was Jan Borna from 1993; his ensemble left in September 1996 for Divadlo v Dlouhé, and Miroslav Krobot took over as artistic director. Ivan Trojan won the Thalia Award for the title role in an adaptation of Goncharov's Oblomov.
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