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Minor Theatre
This children's theatre offers a fun mix of puppets, clown shows and pantomime. Performances (in Czech) are at Monday to Friday and at or Tuesday to Thursday, and you can usually get a ticket at the door before the show.
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National Theatre
Notable for its ornate golden roof, the National Theatre was erected in the late-19th century as part of the Czech National Revival of culture. Despite recent sackings and administrative upheavals, it's preserved its excellent reputation for drama, opera and ballet. English subtitles are provided for operas but not for plays. Many of the ballet performances are staged in the allied Estates Theatre .
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Rise Loutek
Although it shares a building with the National Marionette Theatre, whose Don Giovanni you want to avoid, Rise Loutek is the real (sadly off-season) deal. Fairy stories, folk tales, variety shows and other one-hour shows are performed by hand puppets and marionettes. In Czech, but charming.
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State Opera
The State Opera's ballet troupe has been wooing international audiences on recent tours, and its opera ensemble has also had one or two recent hits, so it's always worth investigating their home performances in this impressive neo-rococo building. An annual Verdi festival takes place in August and September.
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