The athletic queen Milena is already rattling her golden jewels and coming towards you... A fictional portrait of an aging Czechoslovak athlete who sacrificed everything for her love of sport: the state enforced doping, deprived her of privacy, decided about her participation in competitions and about the possibility of starting a family.
It is not so important who or what the circumstances may remind us of. What is important is the issue of state-controlled doping, which involved many doctors who lost the battle with their consciences. Also important is the mixture of kitsch and the strange sadness of our plebeian nation, which hides a huge trump card in the form of an unbeatable sense of humour.
Drábek's radio play of the same name sparked an unprecedented response in 2011, triggering a wave of lawsuits and sometimes unnecessarily exaggerated media attention. In contrast, it was awarded the best radio play of the year according to listeners. It was followed by a theatrical adaptation at the Klicpera Theatre in Hradec Králové, starring Pavla Tomicová. After the comedy Sherlock Holmes: The Bearded Lady Murders, director and author David Drábek returns to the Moravian Theatre again stage one of the most controversial Czech plays of our time once again.
Duration: cca 2 hours 15 minutes, 1 intermission
Premiere: Jun 6, 2025