The Expulsion of Gerta Schnirch ?️ English friendly

The Expulsion of Gerta Schnirch ?️ English friendly

Date: December 1, 2025 from 7:30 PM
With English subtitles

English friendly show introduction: from 7 PM (free entry)

Tickets: Not on sale yet! Make a reservation via turzikova@hadivadlo.cz.

We’ve closed that chapter. History is done with it, so why on earth go back to it?

This story is about human destiny broken by history, about the guilt of Czechs and Germans, about whether it is possible to forgive and understand. The play is a dramatisation of the successful novel by contemporary Czech novelist Kateřina Tučková, based on historical events that are inextricably linked to the past of the city of Brno. In particular, it depicts the Brno Death March and the fate of one of its victims, Gerta Schnirch, from a German-Czech family.

The production contributes to the discussion on the hitherto insufficiently addressed topic of the expulsion of Czech Germans. The fate of Gerta Schnirch is illustrative of events of the second half of the 20th century from the perspective of a person who, due to historical events and political decisions, lost citizenship status of the country of their birth, but stayed and died without being able to forgive.

The production won the 2015 Divadelní noviny Award in the theatre drama category. Sara Venclovská was also nominated for the 2015 Divadelní noviny Award for her performance in the role.

Premiere: October 28, 2014
Ticket prices: CZK 520/340
Length: 170 min. with an intermission

Authors: Kateřina Tučková and Martin Amsler
Director: Martin Amsler
Dramaturgy: Marie Špalová
Music: Ivan Acher

Cast

• Gerta Schnirch: Sara Venclovská
• Barbora Schnirchová, mother / Theresa Bauer, friend: Gabriela Štefanová (guest)
• Friedrich Schnirch, father / Mr. Novák, spy: Jan Lepka (guest)
• Fridrek, brother / Schmidt, commissioner: Jáchym Sára
• Barbora, daughter: Marie Ludvíková
• Karel Němec: Jan Grundman (guest) / Jiří Svoboda (guest)
• Caretaker / Peek, comrade: Cyril Drozda / Miloslav Maršálek
• Anna Marie Judexová / Ida Zipfelová: Magdalena Kuntová
• Hermína Herzigová / Janinka Hornová: Kamila Válková (guest)
• Hubert Šenk / Oscar Judex / Rudolf Spacier / Eduard Beneš / Jíra: Jiří Miroslav Valek
• Zipfelová, widow: Simona Peková
• Neighbour, Greek: Miroslav Kumhala (guest)
• Neighbour, Greek: Kateřina Kumhalová (guest)