Dramaturgy of the Czech National Theatre During the "Normalization" Era. Czechoslovak Plays During Seasons 1969/1970 - 1980/1981

Presented Bachelor thesis Dramaturgy of the Czech National Theatre During the ?Normalization? Era. Czechoslovak Plays During Seasons 1969/1970 ? 1980/1981 focuses on the topic of Communist propaganda motifs in 11 Czechoslovak plays written after 1945, which were presented at the National Theatre during the specified period. The thesis analyses elements, which function as means of ideological effect, and searches both for their meaning and significance. It does not omit plays which had only been planned and had not reached the stage and suggests, that the administration of the theatre had wished to present more propaganda plays; however, low attendance of some of the staged plays and fear of inappropriate reactions of the audience left their plans unrealised. The chosen period is defined by the years, which the two main exponents of the Communist Party in the National Theatre spent in office, the first being its Director Přemysl Kočí (1969 ? 1978), the second the Artistic Director of the National Theatre Drama Václav Švorc (1973 ? 1981)