ABOUT US
ABOUT US
SLOVAK THEATRE LONDON
Portraits of Slovak and Czech Britain
Our multidisciplinary project began with a photography exhibition at Nunnery Gallery in East London, presented from 17 to 22 September 2025. This was followed by a second exhibition at the Peggy Jay Gallery at Burgh House in Hampstead, London, which ran from 20 to 25 January 2026. The project now continues with a theatre production, with a premiere planned for summer/autumn 2026, and a documentary film set to premiere in late autumn 2026.
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Slovak Theatre in London is run by young Slovak and Czech artists living in London. STL has been gradually formed by the Slovak community since 2009, from an amateur group, an official theatre company was established in 2017.
We are a vibrant devised theatre with productions on up-to-date topics performed in Slovak and English, allowing young adults to make theatre in a foreign country quickly and efficiently, without the requirement of previous experience from the UK. Moreover, STL is a platform that allows artists to gain the skillset required for running their own independent artistic projects. The theatre crew usually changes with every new production, and all members are professionals with the required artistic education.
STL is a nonprofit organisation and to fund our projects and tours, we rely on a combination of funding from grants, donations and ticket sales. Apart from various UK locations, we regularly visit native communities in Prague, Brussels and Slovakia. The range of locations, venues and countries where we perform expands year by year.
The characteristics that made STL from the start:
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Compatriotic - our company consists mainly of Slovaks, with some Czech members.
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Young - we are students, current and recently graduated - at times students for life, young at heart.
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Devised - we specialise in original devised work, crafted by ourselves.
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Modern - we reflect current themes and issues.
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Universally Human - we transform our experiences so they can reach any kind of audience.
The logo features the picture of a heart divided into two parts. The metaphor of the heart split into two halves represents the life situation of a migrant who has to split his commitments and duties between two countries. This metaphor was also used in one of the scenes in our first devised production "Migrants' Rhapsody". The heart is cut with a double cross that refers to the Slovak national sign.
