Ptkovina – 2 CD

This Czech-language audiobook contains an authentic recording of a performance of Milan Kunderas play, discovered in the archive of Pragues Na zbradl Theatre. Recorded on 14 January 1970, shortly before the play was banned by the censors, it presents a simple but sharply satirical story: a school principal draws a diamond on the blackboard, has the incident investigated and enjoys the reactions of his colleagues. When a falsely accused pupil eagerly confesses to an act he did not commit, the investigating committee rewards him with the role of informer. Intoxicated by his power, the principal then imprudently tells the chairmans wife what he really thinks of her husband, falls into a trap and becomes an unwilling kind of sex slave. The play mocks grotesque systems of power and features performances by Milo Kopeck, Josef Chvalina, Svtla Svozilov, Eva Svobodov, Helena Lehk, Inka ekanov, Hana Smrkov, Jan Peuil and Oldich Vlach, among others. The recording is directed by Vclav Hudeek, with music by Zdenk ikola.