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after opening but was completely rebuilt, following a public outcry, just two years
later.
Drama flourished in the early years of independent Czechoslovakia, but suffered
under the Nazi occupation, when many Czech-language theatres were closed or con-
verted into German theatres. Under communism, classical performances were of a
high quality, but the modern scene was largely stifled. Many fine plays during this
period, including those by Havel, were not performed locally because of their anti-
government tone, but appeared in the West.
The centrality of theatre to Czech life was confirmed in 1989 during the Velvet Re-
volution, when Havel and his Civic Forum movement chose to base themselves at the
Laterna Magika ( CLICK HERE ) for their epic negotiations to push the communists
from power.
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