''České nebe'' (English: Czech Heaven) is a stage play from the repertoire of

Jára Cimrman Jára Cimrman or Jára da Cimrman (officially Jaroslav Cimrman) (), also known as "the Master", is a fictional Czech polymath, created by Ladislav Smoljak, and Zdeněk Svěrák. The fictional personality is presented as a universal genius, and o ...

Theatre, sub-titled ''Cimrman's Dramatic Testament''. The authors are Zdeněk Svěrák and Ladislav Smoljak and like co-author is presented fictional Czech gadgeteer, philosopher and dramatic Jára Cimrman. The play premiered on 28 October 2008 in the Žižkov Theatre of Jára Cimrman. The play was nominated in the

Alfréd Radok Awards The Alfréd Radok Awards (''Ceny Alfréda Radoka'') were presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont and the magazine ''Svět a Divadlo'' (The World and Theatr ...

in 2008.

Lecture

- in brackets are captured the characters which are usually depicted by the actor presenting given part of the lecture *Discovery of a new play ( J. A. Komenský) *Cimrman's living copier (Saint Václav) *Marshal Radetzky and his life (Grandmother) *Cimrman's statue in Prague (

Jan Hus Jan Hus (; ; 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czechs, Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and t ...

) *Cimrman's juvenility (

Karel Havlíček Borovský Karel Havlíček Borovský (; 31 October 1821 – 29 July 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. Early life and education He lived and studied at the gymnasium in Německý Brod (today Havlíčkův Brod, ...

, Grandmother and Radetzky) *Královedvorský and Zelenohorský Manuscripts (J. A. Komenský)

Play

The original play followed which its described conference of Czech Heaven Commission in World War I. The principal is Saint Václav and another members are J. A. Komenský, Forefather Čech, Karel Havlíček Borovský, Jan Hus, Babička ( The Grandmother) of

Božena Němcová Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the ''Czech National Revival'' movement. Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna. Biography ...

Cast

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Jan Amos Komenský John Amos Comenius (; ; ; ; Latinized: ''Ioannes Amos Comenius''; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education. He served as the last bishop of the Unit ...

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Ladislav Smoljak Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czechs, Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Smoljak was born in Prague. He tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to ...

Zdeněk Svěrák Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films. Career In 1958, he graduated in Czec ...

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'' .... Bořivoj Penc or Jaroslav Weigel *'' Saint Václav'' .... Petr Brukner or Petr Reidinger *'' Forefather Czech'' .... Jan Hraběta or Jan Kašpar *''

'' .... Genadij Rumlena or Robert Bárta *''

Grandmother Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, or Grandma and Grandpa, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maxi ...

'' .... Miloň Čepelka or Marek Šimon *''

Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz (2 November 1766 – 5 January 1858) was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during the later period of ...

'' .... Václav Kotek, Bořivoj Penc or Petr Reidinger *''

Miroslav Tyrš Miroslav Tyrš (born Friedrich Emanuel Tirsch, in Czech: Bedřich Tyrš; 17 September 1832 – 8 August 1884) was a Czechs, Czech philosopher, Art history, art historian, sports organizer and together with Jindřich Fügner the cofounder of th ...

'' .... Michal Weigel or Zdeněk Škrdlant

External links

Website Žižkov Theatre of Jára Cimrman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceske Nebe 2008 plays Plays based on real people Cultural depictions of Czech people Cultural depictions of writers Cultural depictions of philosophers Plays by Zdeněk Svěrák and Ladislav Smoljak John Amos Comenius Cultural depictions of Jan Hus Joseph Radetzky von Radetz