Theatre in the Garden
12. 7. 2025, 10:00 – 18:00
The second year of the theatre festival in the garden, which children and adults alike will enjoy. Various theatre performances and a range of accompanying activities are prepared: a library in the garden, a ceramic workshop, sensory play, an afternoon with a gardener, and a scavenger hunt with garden gnomes. Of course, the Kraffer Garden florist and the Kraffer Café with specialty coffee and homemade desserts will be open.
Tickets can be purchased for the entire main program together or separately for selected performances only. Admission is the same for children and adults.
Tickets can also be purchased on-site in cash.
Program
Puppets Without Borders: The Half-Baked Cookie
Puppets Without Borders: Sweet Treat Workshop
DIP Theatre: Tree-motions
Buřt Theatre: About the Fisherman and His Wife
Accompanying activities
- Open-air Municipal Library
- Sensory play with Hračky Toč
- Ceramic workshop – mug painting
- Scavenger hunt with garden gnomes
- Afternoon with a gardener
- Kraffer Café
- Flowers from the Kraffer Garden
Puppets Without Borders: The Half-Baked Cookie
12.7. 10:00 AM, 10:45 AM follow-up workshop
Once upon a time, there was an oven and a pastry chef. The pastry chef baked vanilla cookies in the oven. But one cookie was impatient and ran away into the world sooner than he should have. Where did he roll? Who did he meet? What happened to him in the world that made him cry all alone at the end of the world? And how did it all turn out for him? You will find out in this puppet “fully-baked” vanilla fairy tale based on the book of the same name by Dora Bouzková with illustrations by Anička Duchaňová (published in 2013 by Letadýlko, Prague).
A sweet treat pastry workshop will take place after the performance (approx. 45–60 minutes).
Awards:
Dora Bouzková was nominated for her performance in the show for the 2020 THÁLIE AWARD in the PUPPET THEATRE category.
The performance won the second year of the international puppet theatre festival AMPLION 2021.
For children 3+ and their adults
DIP Theatre: Tree-motions
12.7. 14:00
Trees hear, trees see, trees want to tell stories. And we can teach you how to listen to them.
An interactive storytelling performance consisting of four short stories.
- About a willow that kept nothing to itself.
- About an oak love that defeated death.
- About a tall poplar that saw the furthest of all.
- And the last story, which the audience will “hear” and invent themselves.
A performance inspired by the philosophy of Peter Wohlleben. His facts about nature and trees create a comprehensive structure for understanding the world around us. And that is something DIP Theatre wants to pass on to the youngest generation. The interconnectedness of trees, their structure, and their ability to cooperate sparked the desire to create stories that metaphorically describe and further develop these principles.
For children 3+ and their adults
Buřt Theatre: About the Fisherman and His Wife
12.7. 16:00
“Fishy, fishy in the sea! Grant this one wish to me! My wife is scolding, she won’t let me through the door! Fishy!”
A fisherman and his wife live in a tattered shack. One day, the fisherman catches a goldfish at the edge of the sea and that’s when things really start to happen! A fairy tale based on the famous story, which shows that those who want more end up with nothing.
The fairy tale is a one-man show and was created gradually based on improvisation with the audience and their reactions. The performance is based on communication with the viewer and is rooted in puppet theatre.
For children 3+ and their adults
Ceramic workshop - mug painting
12.7. from 10 AM to 5 PM
Create your own mug in the magical Kraffer Garden! A unique open-air ceramic mug painting course – in a romantic setting where the scent of flowers meets the scent of creativity. Under the guidance of an experienced instructor, you will decorate a mug according to your own style – whether with delicate flowers, cheerful motifs, or a minimalist design. All tools and materials are included in the price. At the end, you will take home not only a hand-painted mug but also a pleasant experience. Pre-registration is not required. The activity is suitable for both children and adults.
Open-air Municipal Library
12.7. from 10:00 AM
The Jindřichův Hradec Municipal Library is heading out into the greenery again. As part of the Theatre in the Garden festival, you can find it in the Kraffer Garden on Saturday, July 12. The mobile library in the heart of the blooming garden will offer new releases from the world of adult fiction and children’s literature. In addition to existing library users, fans of quality literature who are not yet registered can also take a book from the Kraffer Garden – the library is offering free annual registration for readers young and old all day long.
Sensory play with Hračky Toč
12.7. from 9 AM to 4 PM
During the festival, we will be able to use the permanent station for this sensory play on the upper terrace of the garden.
Scavenger hunt with garden gnomes
12.7. from 10:00 AM and also anytime else
Afternoon with a gardener
12.7. from 1 PM to 5 PM
