PŘES PŘÍSNÝ ZÁKAZ DOTÝKÁ SE SNĚHU / DESPITE THE BAN HE TOUCHES

Antonín Procházka

Genre: comedy
Cast: 5 men, 4 women

The plot of the comedy is not revolving around everyday problems this time. A luckless accountant Eda returns from the prison where he served an unjust sentence for an accounting swindle. He was tricked by a Russian mafia and got involved in money-laundering. He even pleaded guilty to protect his wife Nina. Five years passed and Eda is conditionally released for good behaviour. The prison took its due; he´s unable to move in large space, he keeps introducing himself by his prison number, his sexual orientation had also changed: he feels attracted to men. But the world he was used to also changed: Nina found a lover; a married man called Erik, and does not rely on her former relationship. The social worker Ester attempts to change his life, including finding again his one time attraction to women. The relationship between Nina and Eda ends in crisis: Erik is determined to fight for her, and there are more characters entering the storyline. The rough comedy of transformations, qui pro quos and misunderstandings is mixed with humour showing the author´s understanding for human helplessness and loneliness. The author shows an enviable originality in plotting the comic scenes combinations, without succumbing to the routine and unfeeling indifference so characteristic of many present day comedies.

  The play is available in Czech original.