Činoherní studio Ústí nad Labem, Theatre in Střekov, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Činoherní studio is a theatre company founded in 1972, resident since 1981 in a former cinema on Varšavská street in the Střekov district of Ústí nad Labem. The building, designed by Richard Brosche in 1927 as the Alhambra Cinema, has an expressionist facade; the stage occupies the former auditorium, with a studio stage called Obejvák on the third floor.
The building was constructed in 1927 by architect Richard Brosche as the Alhambra Cinema. After severe flood damage in 2002, it was restored and reopened as a theatre in 2004.
The theatre's name comes from its founding in 1972 on the basis of the disbanded Kladivadlo. Its 1999–2000 "Czech season" of original Czech drama won the Alfréd Radok Award for Theatre of the Year, and in 2008 it staged the first adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club anywhere in the world.
The theatre sits at a central crossroads in the city center and is easy to reach on foot. For performances with added seating, arriving early helps secure a more comfortable spot.
The company premiered an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club in 2008, the first and only theatre in the world to stage the novel at that time, and sold out performances for several seasons. In 2012 it won the Mark Ravenhill Award for its production Hamlet Is Dead. No Gravity.
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