My Fringe
The Fringe Zone
Malostranská beseda
Address
Malostranske namesti 21
Mala Strana
Prague
Venue Details
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THIS VENUE DURING THE FRINGE
The origins of the building housing this 'beseda' (gathering place) date back to the late 1480s although the building as it appears today dates from 1660s. It was the seat of the town hall of Malá Strana as well as a a fiscal office, a tax archive and a political prison. it has been a cultural centre since 1868 and a Fringe venue since 2011.
ACCESS: Via stairs or lift from the ground floor.
Café Club Míšenská
Address
Míšenská 71/3
Malá strana
Prague
Venue Details
This newly renovated space is located in the baroque vaulted cellar of the Queen Bee House (U Včelí královny) still owned (now for over 300 years) by the Demartini family. The building was located in the Bishop's apiary hence the name. In the late 1700s Johan Demartini manufactured soaps and perfumes here (when the adjacent two buildings were joined together) and in the early 1800s it was the only building in Malá Strana to have an industrial chimney (still standing today). The Demartini's were exclusive suppliers of perfumes to the imperial court in Vienna till 1918. Café Club Míšeňská has been a Fringe venue since 2017.
ACCESS: Via uneven staircase. No lift.
Charles Bridge Hostel (CB Comedy Club)
Address
Mostecka 4
Malá strana
Prague 1
Venue Details
Charles Bridge Comedy Club is in the basement of Charles Bridge Hostel on the main route from Malá Strana to the Charles Bridge. This is a very atmospheric, thirty seat, venue with brick walls and arched roof - a unique and intimate space.
There is a bar inside the venue during the festival.
ACCESS: Via steep steps. No lift.
Original Glenn's Bar (On the Roc's)
Address
Malostranske namesti 7
Mala Strana
Prague
Venue Details
A gothic cellar converted into a performance space which can seat to to around 50. The space is well equipped and atmospheric.
ACCESS: The bar is one level down from ground level around 15 steps and the performance space is stand alone space a further 12 steps down.
A Studio Rubín
Address
Malostranské nám. 262, 118 00 Praha
Venue Details
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THIS VENUE DURING THE FRINGE
The longest running Prague Fringe space, it has been a Fringe venue since the 2nd year of the Fringe in 2003. Located, in what was for decades a coal cellar, A Studio Rubín has been running as an underground (literally) performance space since 1967 with only a brief break in programming after the Communist regime closed it down. Reopening with red tones to its name, it was allowed to continue. The building 'The House at the Three Crowns' dates from the 1460s and was originally a hospital.
ACCESS: Via a steep steps. No lift.
Divadlo Inspirace
Address
Malostranské nám. 258, 118 00 Malá Strana
Venue Details
Housed in a cellar of the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, the space opened in 2000 as a theatre to host performances of the music students. The stunning Lichtenstein Palace was build in the 1590s, converted from a number of renaissance town houses and aristocratic residences. Its look today dates from the 1790s after a major reconstruction where the buildings were unified by one single facade. There are 27 bollards decorated with heads along the front of the building commemorating the 27 men that the Lichtenstein family had executed in 1621. Divadlo Inspirace has been a Fringe venue since 2007.
ACCESS: Via a staircase. A wheelchair lift is available with prior notice to office@fringe.cz
Museum of Alchemists
Address
Jánský vršek 8, 118 00 Malá Strana
Venue Details
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THIS VENUE DURING THE FRINGE
This small theatre is housed in the building where Edward Kelley set up his alchemy lab for Rudolf II in the 1500s. Shakespeare is rumoured to have stayed here. The Museum of Alchemists has been a Fringe venue since 2014 (with a break in 2016 & 2017 for renovation).
ACCESS: The venue is located at the top of a steep hill, taxi/car drop-off is recommended for audience members with mobility issues. The performance space is on the ground floor, with one small step in.
