Literary Works and Plays
Plays
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1960 - An Evening with the Family
- premiere: Theatre Na Vinohradech, February 3, 2000
- directed by Jan Burian
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1963 - The Garden Party
four-acts theatre play- premiere: December 3, 1963, Theatre On The Balustrade, Prague, directed by O. Krejca
- premiere abroad: October 2, 1964, Schiller-Theater Berlin
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1965 - The Memorandum
twelve-acts theatre play- premiere: July 25, 1965, Theatre On The Balustrade, Prague, directed by J. Grossman
- premiere abroad: December 13, 1965, Schiller-Theater Berlin
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1968 - The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
two-acts theatre play- premiere: April 11, 1968, Theatre On The Balustrade, Prague, directed by V. Hudecek
- premiere abroad: November 14, 1968, Schiller-Theater Berlin
- 1968 - Guardian Angel
Radio play - 1968 - A Butterfly on the Aerial
TV play -
1971 - The Conspirators
theatre play- premiere: February 8, 1974, Theater der Stadt Baden-Baden
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1972 - The Beggar's Opera
theatre play, adaptation of John Gay's work- premiere: November 1, 1975, Theatre "Na tahu", Horní Pocernice, directed by A. Krob
- premiere abroad: March 4, 1976, Teatro Stabile, Terst
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1975 - Audience
one-act theatre play- premiere: October 9, 1976, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: November 10, 1990, Cinoherni klub, Prague, directed by J. Menzel
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1975 - Private View
one-act theatre play- premiere: October 9, 1976, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: December 29, 1989, Vaha, Brno, directed by R. Racek
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1976 -A Hotel In The Hills
five-act theatre play- premiere: May 23, 1981, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: August 10, 1991, Theatre "Na tahu", directed by A. Krob
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1978 - Protest
one-act theatre play- premiere: November 17, 1979, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: December 15, 1989, Prague's Municipal Theatres, Prague, directed by H. Kofrankova
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1983 -Mistake
one-act theatre play- premiere: November 29, 1983, Stadstheater, Stockholm
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1984 - Largo Desolato
seven-acts theatre play- premiere: April 13, 1985, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: April 9, 1990, Theatre On The Balustrade, Prague, directed by J. Grossman
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1985 - Temptation
ten-acts theatre play- premiere: May 23, 1986, Burgtheater, Vienna
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: October 27, 1990, J.K. Tyl Theatre, Plzen, directed by J. Burian
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1987 - Redevelopment
five-acts theatre play- premiere: November 24, 1989, Schauspielhaus-Kleineshaus, Zurich
- premiere in Czechoslovakia: March 30, 1990, Realistic Theatre, Prague, directed by K. Kriz
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1988 - We Shall Start it Tomorrow
five-acts historical meditation for scenic magazine "Rozrazil"- premiere: October 21, 1988, Theatre "Na provazku", HaDivadlo, Brno
Fundamental Political Essays
Czech Book Editions After 1989
- 1975 - Letter to Dr. Husak
Published as a book: On Human Identity, Prague, Talks 1990; Documents/4, Essays and other texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1978 - The Power of the Powerless
Published as a book: Power of the Powerless, Prague, Lidove noviny 1990; On Human Identity, Prague Talks 1990; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1984 - Politics and Conscience
Published as a book: To Various Parties, Prague, Lidove noviny in cooperation with Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature 1990; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1985 - Anatomy of a Reticence
Published as a book: To Various Parties, Prague, Lidove noviny in cooperation with Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature 1990; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1986 - The Erasmus Prize
Published as a book: To Various Parties, Prague, Lidove noviny in cooperation with Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature 1990; Words. Four essays from the years 1986-1990, Prague, National Literature Monument 1993; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1986 - On the Meaning of Charter 77
Published as a book: To Various Parties, Prague, Lidove noviny in cooperation with Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature 1990; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1987 - Stories and Totalitarism
Published as a book: To Various Parties, Prague, Lidove noviny in cooperation with Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature 1990; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999. - 1989 - A Word About Words
Published as a book: A Word About Words, Brno, Atlantis 1990; Words. Four essays from the years 1986-1990. Prague, National Literature Monument 1993; Documents/4, Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989; Disturbing the Peace, Prague, Torst 1999.
Books
- 1964 - Anticodes
Collection of poetry, Prague, Odeon 1993 - 1966 - Protocols
Collection of texts, Prague, Mlada fronta 1966 - 1983 - Letters to Olga
From June 1979 to September 1982 /Samizdat/, Brno, Atlantis 1990 - 1984 - On Human Identity
Thoughts, feuilletons, protests, polemics, proclamations and interviews from the years 1969-1979 London, Talks 1984 a 1989, Prague, Talks 1990 - 1986 - Disturbing the Peace
Interview with Karel Hvizdala /Samizdat/, Prague, Melantrich 1989 - 1989 - To Various Parties
Essays and articles from the years 1983-1989: compiled by Vilem Precan: Czechoslovak documentary centre of independent literature, Scheinfeld-Schwarzenberg, Austria; Prague, Lidove noviny 1990 - 1990 - Speeches
From January to June 1990, Prague, Vysehrad 1990 - 1990 - Largo Desolato, Temptation, Redevelopment
Prague, Artforum 1990 - 1990 - Power of the Powerless
Prague, Lidove noviny 1990 - 1991 - Summer Reflections
Prague, Odeon 1991 - 1991 - Plays
Collection of plays from the years 1963-1988, Prague, Lidove noviny 1991 - 1992 - Dear Citizens,
Speeches from July 1990 to July 1992, Prague, Lidove noviny 1992 - 1994 - Vaclav Havel 1992&1993
Speeches, Prague - Litomysl, Paseka 1994 - 1995 - Vaclav Havel '94
Speeches 1994, Prague - Litomysl, Paseka 1995 - 1996 - Vaclav Havel '95
Speeches 1995, Prague - Litomysl, Paseka 1996 - 1997 - Vaclav Havel '96
Speeches 1996, Prague - Litomysl, Paseka 1997 - 1998 - Vaclav Havel '97
Speeches 1997, Prague - Litomysl, Paseka 1998 - 1999 - Vaclav Havel: Documents
Prague, Torst 1999
1. Poems / Anticodes
2. Plays
3. Essays and Other Texts from the years 1953-1969
4. Essays and Other Texts from the years 1970-1989 / Disturbing the Peace
5. Letters to Olga
6. Speeches from the years 1990-1992 / Summer Reflections
7. Speeches and Other Texts from the years 1993-1999
