A puppeteer Jana Vyšohlídová, graduate from the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre Prague DAMU, started creating her plays under the umbrella of the Old Actress’s Theatre, Hradec Králové in 2014. This theatre was founded by Jarmila Vlčková, a long-time member of the DRAK theatre, in 1998 as a theatre group without a permanent  stage.  Within Jana Vyšohlídová’s repertoire there is a wide range of plays for children based on classic fairy tales, as well as author plays that are appreciated not only by the youngest audience. Her plays are staged in theatres (Divadlo v Celetné, Dejvické Divadlo, Nová scéna ND, Naivní divadlo Liberec atd.), other cultural institutions or in the open air and also in kindergartens. Thanks to the high artistic quality and impeccable performance she’s frequently invited to national theatre festivals (Divadlo evropských regionů, Hradec Králové, Mateřinka, Liberec, Přelet nad loutkářským hnízdem, Praha atd.) and within last few years she’s been regularly performing abroad (Finland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway etc.).

The Mysterious Garden

A performance in which action replaces words. Mowgli – it’s an Indian jungle, wild predators, insidious reptiles, a lost child and a caterpillar…

Mowgli is found in the jungle by a wolf. He gets to understand that someone has to look after Mowgli. Is he hungry? Would he like a bone? No, honey will be better. A bear gets involved and becomes Mowgli’s guardian. Still, Mowgli has to learn to survive alone so he sets out on exploration trips around the jungle. Gradually he starts to understand that a life in the wilderness requires wisdom and shrewdness even though at first he is rescued from any tricky situation by the bear who secretly watches every single Mowgli’s move. It would look like a paradise if it weren’t for a bad tiger circling around…  A story about courage and friendship cannot do without a bit of thrill and danger but it certainly can without useless words.

Festivals: Theatre European Regions 2018 in Hradec Králové, Loutky v Celetné 2018, Loutkářská Chrudim 2018 (inspirativní představení), Sampo 2018 Helsinky - Finland, Letní Letná 2018, Kefír 2018, Vyšehrádky 2018, Loutky dětem 2018 Český Těšín, 40. Puppen Tage Mistelbach 2018 - Austria, Přelet nad loutkářských hnízdem 2018, Praha, Mateřinka 2019 Liberec, Hippalot 2019 Hämeelinna - Finland, Nadosah 2019, Mladá Boleslav, Divadlo jednoho herce 2019, Cheb.