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Drak Theatre
The Drak Theatre is a Czech puppet theatre located in Hradec Králové. It is one of the youngest professional puppet theatres in Bohemia.[1] The Drak Theatre is a home of the International Institute of Figurative Theatre.[2]

History
The Drak puppet theatre was established in 1958. It regularly performs in Great Britain, Finland, Poland, Israel and Austria. It was awarded with several awards at home and abroad.[1]

Popularity and performances
The Drak Theatre plays 270 - 300 performances a year. One third from this number is played directly in town Hradec Králové, the remaining performances are held in bigger towns of the Czech Republic.[2] Overall, The Drak Theatre has had 150 premieres and 15,000 performances in 50 countries all over the world. [1] The Drak Theatre plays abroad usually twice a year - on the invitation of the Festival Committees or on commercial tours. It performed as a guest in the USA (New York, Washington), Japan (Osaka), Australia (Adelaide), Russia (Moscow), Canada (Montreal) and other European countries (Divadlo DRAK, 2010).[1]

Plays and repertoire
The Drak Theatre has a varied repertoire of plays. There are original plays (How Janči Became a King in India, The Cunning Little Vixen, The Clown and a Hag, The Station House Mystery), as well as recreations of historical pieces (CARMEN 20:07, Hamlet, About Snow White, The Three Golden Hairs of Old Know-it-all, Little Red Riding Hood).[1]

Present
In 2010, the Drak Fair as part of the Theatre of European Regions festival has occurred, with a programme, specially focused on the youngest audience. The same year, it took part in "Jánošík, Janosik, Jánošík", an international project by the Czech, Slovak and Polish theatres.[1] On 6th May 2010 the Drak Theatre has opened the Labyrinth, a new studio situated in Tereziánský dvůr.[1]