| Divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka | |
 Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre | |
| Address | Dejvická 919 Prague 6 Czech Republic |
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| Coordinates | 50°05′56″N 14°23′56″E / 50.099°N 14.399°E / 50.099; 14.399 |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre (Czech: Divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka) is a puppet theatre located in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1930 by puppeteer Josef Skupa, Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre was the first professional puppet theatre established in Czechoslovakia and the present-day Czech Republic. It was named after the puppets Hurvínek and Spejbl.
Helena Štáchová, a puppeteer who played the well known roles of Manicka and Mrs Katerina in the company, served as the head of Spejbl and Hurvínek from 1996 until her death in 2017, following Miloš Kirschner (1956/1966-1996) and founder Josef Skupa (1930-1956). In 2008, a court awarded Štáchová the right to use the popular Spejbl and Hurvínek puppet characters after an eight-year legal dispute, which allowed the S+H Theatre to continue its programs.
References
- ^ "Spejbl & Hurvínek Prague theatre head, puppeteer Štáchová dies". Prague Daily Monitor. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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