The increased difficulty of concentration

ABOUT

One of the best plays of Václav Havel, the world-famous playwright and president. 

I have a wife, a lover and I’m still searching! Happiness is becoming an increasingly difficult task. Eduard Huml

Happiness, what is happiness? The state when a person satisfies a certain need, that’s what we call happiness. Eduard, every inch an intellectual, seeks the fulfillment of life’s happiness in the arms of women. Wife, mistress, secretary… Who will be the next? A play about happiness, which has become a subject of scientific research.

Premiéra anglické verze: 24. června 2025

Performers

Ondřej Novák
Dr. Edward Hummel, a social researcher

Tereza Slámová
Edna Hummel, his wife

Kateřina Zapletalová
Renata, his girlfriend

Johana Koubová
Lilly, his secretary

Barbora Vyskočilová
Dr. Betty Balthazar, a social researcher

Štěpán Coufal
Carl Kriebel, a technician

Kryštof Kotek
Max Mikulski, a surveyor

Petr Halíček
Beck, the boss

Creators

Author: Václav Havel

Director: Šimon Dominik

Translation: Štěpán Šimek

Dramaturgy: Lenka Bočková

Set design: Karel Čapek

Costumes: Anna Hrušková