Buchty a loutky (Cakes and Puppets) is an alternative puppet theatre troupe which produces and performs plays for both children and adults.
Buchty a loutky was founded in a students' hall of residence in Cheb, Western Bohemia, in 1991 by fresh graduates of DAMU's puppetry department. Since then the troupe has written and performed 55 productions, including several animated films for both children and adults, and many one-off projects in the areas of alternative theatre, music and film, often combining all these genres.
At present
Buchty a loutky regularly perform at the Švandovo Theatre Studio in the Smichov district of Prague, where they also have a small base. For much of the time the troupe is on tour and gives around 250 performance a year all around the Czech Republic and also abroad.
With their innovative approach to their productions,
Buchty a loutky create a unique theatrical poetry. The group interpret classical plays and infuse their own productions with a certain detachment and unique humour. They place an emphasis on creative aspects with live soundtracks / combining old and new marionettes / bric-a-brac props / toys and modern technology.
Buchty a loutky are Marek, Vítek, Zuzka, Radek, Lukáš, Kateřina and 2 D
1991
Císařovy nové šaty, Potopa
1992
Jankovi noví dědečci, Tajemný cizinec
1993
Dřevěný nožíček, Kolovečský mlýn
1993 / 1994
Byl jednou jeden král, Malý pan Friedman
1996
Příběh ??? člověka, Loutkový automat, Růža a prasík
1997 / 1998
Neviditelná Praha, Urbild, Mazurka smrti
1999
Tři malá prasátka, Dante,
2000
Žabák Valentýn, Koncert Josef K.
2002 / 2003
Pomsta, Tři medvědi a babka Chňapka, Čarodějnice,
2004
Rocky IX, Souhrnné dílo W. Shakespeara aneb loutkový automat pro 1 diváka
2004
Pes Baskervillesský, Andělíček Toníček
2006
Tibet – tajemství červené krabičky, Neposlušná kůzlátka, Chcípáci (film)
2007
Automat na filmy, Artuš neboli Artuš, Bouda bondy, Kabaret KaKa
2008
Baryk – Dog on the Road, Anča a Pepík
2009
Lynch, Popeláři jedou
2010
Zlatá husa, Anička a Beránek, Sedmnáct (dokument)
2011
Psycho Reloaded, Barbarella Reloaded, Čelisti Reloaded, Moucha Reloaded
2011
České Vánoce (spolupráce se souborem Collegium Marianum), Václav Havel: Horský hotel
2012
Cesta na Sibiř, Zchudivý loutkář, Perníková chaloupka
2013
Calisto (spolupráce se souborem Collegium Marianum), Skřítek
2013
Normalizační loutka (ve spolupráci s Člověkem v tísni)
2014
Pět ran do čepice aneb písně Krysáků a jejich přátel (spolupráce se skupinou UJD)
2014
Posvícení v Hudivicích
2015
Don Šajn, Norská pohádka
2016
Arnošt Golflam: Hrůza v Brně, Sůl nad zlato
2017
G. F. Händel: Acis a Galatea (spolupráce se souborem Collegium Marianum), Kocour v botách
2018
Vítězné svině, Vánoční raketa, O Doktrou Johannesi Faustovi
2019
Bludný Holanďan, Benjamín a vlk
They wrote about us
"Who are these people with traditional and non-traditional puppets? Are they crazy? They are definitely complete fools, but that's also good."
"The kids are laughing and chasing props around the hall after the show, helping them clean up, playing the xylophone, talking to the actors. In short, a party. That's the point.."
"Their productions also have secrets and their work a dimension that you will not find in other theaters, because they are not only an ensemble, but also a community that holds firmly in a circle."
