The decades revue, with dinner if you want it
About two hours of dancers, singers, stunt acts and video projections moving through the twentieth century. Add four courses served during the show, or come for the show alone. Over-18s only.
Our verdict on the revue
Is the Prague cabaret show worth it, and should you add the dinner?
The answer first
Yes, if you want a glossy, fast-moving night out with music you half know. For about two hours a company of dancers, singers and stunt performers works through the twentieth century decade by decade, with video projections behind them. Add the dinner and four courses arrive while the show runs. Skip it and you watch with drinks ordered from the bar. It is for over-18s only, the sound is loud, and wheelchair users should pick another night out.
What it is
A variety revue in the old sense: separate numbers linked by a theme, here the passing decades, rather than a play with a plot. Expect costume changes, choreography old and new, big vocals and acrobatic turns, all in one evening seat.
What it isn't
Not a satirical cabaret of sketches and political jokes, the kind Prague knew between the wars. Not a concert, and not a restaurant with a floor show tacked on. The meal, if you choose it, fits around the performance, not the other way round.
Add the dinner?
Choose it if you'd like the entire evening under one roof and enjoy eating at a table while you watch. Leave it if you would rather dine earlier in the Old Town, or if you want your eyes on the stage. Vegetarian and gluten-free menus come with the dinner option; pick it when you book.
Four facts about the revue
- Length
- About two hours
- Format
- A revue through the decades of the twentieth century
- Dinner
- Optional: starter, soup, main and dessert, served during the show
- Entry
- Over-18s only, smart casual dress
Show night, step by step
From the street door to the final bow
The night in five steps. Your ticket shows the date and time, and the organiser confirms the entrance.
- Arrive
Find the right door
The show is in central Prague, and the exact entrance appears on your GetYourGuide ticket. If it is unclear, message the organiser through the app before you set out.
- Seated
Take your category
Seats are sold in three categories by distance from the stage. Category 1 sits closest, Category 2 in the middle of the room, Category 3 at the back.
- Curtain
The decades begin
Dancers, singers and stunt performers move through the twentieth century era by era, with video projections setting each scene.
- At table
Four courses, if booked
With the dinner option, a starter, soup, main course and dessert are served during the performance. Without it, drinks come from the bar.
- Finale
About two hours later
The revue runs for about two hours in all. The centre's streets and trams are close by for the way home.
On the dance floor of the century
The dance crazes a decades revue draws on
A century of popular dance in six steps, so you can place each number as it arrives. History from Wikipedia's articles on each style; the order and choice of numbers on the night are the show's own.
A map of the century, not the show's running order.
- 1920s
The charleston
Named after the harbour city in South Carolina, it went mainstream with James P. Johnson's 1923 tune 'The Charleston', written for the Broadway show Runnin' Wild. The kicking step peaked in popularity in 1926 and 1927.
- 1930s
Swing and the Lindy Hop
Swing dances grew up with the swing style of jazz. The Lindy Hop, born in Harlem in 1928, became the best known of them, built around a partnered move called the swingout.
- 1950s
Rock and roll
The music took its name in 1954. Teenagers found its backbeat ideal for reviving the jitterbug of the big-band years, and new dance crazes followed.
- 1960s
The twist
A worldwide craze from 1959 into the early sixties. Hips, torso and legs turn together on the balls of the feet while the arms stay out, and partners barely touch.
- 1970s
Disco
Four-on-the-floor beats from the American club scene, mirror balls overhead, and dances such as the Hustle, which ruled the floor by 1975. Saturday Night Fever carried it to the mainstream in 1977.
- 1980s on
Pop
Repeated choruses, hooks and tempos built for dancing. Pop in its modern form dates from the mid-1950s and borrows freely from rock, dance and Latin styles.
Where cabaret comes from
Cabaret and revue, in five dates
The two words get used loosely. Here is where each began, and Prague's part in the story.
- 1881, Paris
- Le Chat Noir opens in Montmartre and is thought to be the first modern cabaret: patrons at tables with drinks, a variety show on stage, a master of ceremonies in charge.
- 1901, Berlin
- The Überbrettl opens and German Kabarett begins. By the Weimar years it was known for political satire and gallows humour.
- 1916–1932, the revue's golden years
- Shows of many acts mixing music, dance and comic scenes, held together by a theme instead of a plot. Visual spectacle made the form famous.
- 1926, Prague
- Osvobozené divadlo, the Liberated Theatre, is founded. Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich arrive in 1927 with their Vest Pocket Revue, and Jaroslav Ježek's jazz-influenced songs follow.
- 1959, Prague
- Jiří Suchý and Ferdinand Havlík found the Semafor theatre, whose name stands for 'seven small forms'. It launched singers including Karel Gott and Hana Hegerová.
Seats and the dinner
Three seat categories, with or without dinner
Option
Where you sit or what you add
Who it suits
Category 1
As close to the stage as seating allows
Anyone who wants the dancers and stunts at close range
Category 2
The central part of the auditorium
A balanced view of the whole stage and the projections
Category 3
The rear of the auditorium
Watching the full picture, a little further from the sound
Dinner option
Starter, soup, main and dessert during the show, with vegetarian and gluten-free menus
Couples and groups wanting the meal and the show in a single booking
Inside the revue ticket
The ticket, line by line
Eight things to check before you choose a date.
- The show
- About two hours of contemporary and vintage choreography, with singers, dancers, stunt performers and video projections.
- Dinner
- Only with the dinner option: four courses served during the show, with vegetarian and gluten-free menus.
- Drinks
- Ordered from the bar.
- Seats
- Three categories by distance from the stage; the higher the price, the closer you sit.
- Age
- Entry is for over-18s only.
- Dress
- Smart casual.
- Access
- Not suitable for wheelchair users.
- Where
- Central Prague. The exact entrance is on your GetYourGuide ticket, and the organiser answers questions through the app.
Feathers, fringe and lamplit streets
Costumes, dance floors and the streets outside
Feathered capes from a revue stage, couples mid-swing on a dance floor, and central Prague after dark.
Plan your Prague evening
The revue, a night on the river, a castle afternoon and the Old Town below ground
The revue sits first. Then the evening on the river it is most often weighed against, a castle afternoon that leaves the night free, and a short walk under the Old Town's streets.
Dinner on a glass-roofed boat on the Vltava
About three hours on a heated glass boat: a welcome drink, a buffet cooked on board, live music and the lit-up riverbanks. Wheelchair accessible, with vegetarian and vegan dishes.
A guided castle afternoon with entry
Roughly two and a half hours inside the castle complex with a local guide and headphones, taking in the cathedral, the royal palace, the basilica and the Golden Lane. Small-group or private.
Under the Old Town: cellars and a dungeon
Eighty-five minutes with a guide through Romanesque and Gothic rooms up to two floors below street level, including a dungeon display. Not suitable for children under 8 or anyone with limited mobility.
Other evenings and afternoons in Prague
Door, tram and dress code
Getting there and getting home
The entrance
The show takes place in central Prague. Your GetYourGuide ticket gives the exact entrance; read it before you set out, and message the organiser through the app if anything is unclear.
On foot
The Old Town is compact, and most central hotels are a walk away from its streets. Cobbles are uneven, so wear shoes you can walk in as well as dress up in.
By tram
Trams run through the city centre and the network has night routes as well as day ones. Plan the return trip with the city transport operator's route planner.
Timing
The start time is on your booking. Arrive early enough to find the door and settle into your seat before the first number.
What to wear
Smart casual: tidy, but no suit or gown required. Leave beachwear and sports kit at the hotel.
Noise
The sound is loud; one traveller called it deafening. If you are sensitive to volume, bring earplugs or choose a seat further back.
Read ahead
Six guides for a cabaret night in Prague
Start here
Prague cabaret show: worth it?
Two hours of song, dance and stunts through the twentieth century. What you get with and without dinner, how to choose a seat, and who should pass. Read before the revue → CompareCabaret dinner or Vltava cruise?
Two ways to spend a Prague evening with dinner: a decades revue on stage, or a buffet on a glass-roofed boat. How they differ and who each suits. Read before the revue → The dancesTwentieth-century dance crazes
From the charleston to disco: the popular dances a decades revue borrows from, where each came from and how to spot it on stage. Read before the revue → The formCabaret and revue, explained
What the words cabaret and revue mean, where each form began in Paris and Berlin, and why a decades show in Prague is closer to a revue. Read before the revue → Prague's stagePrague's cabaret tradition
From the Liberated Theatre of the 1920s to the small stages of the 1950s and 60s: the Czech cabaret and revue history behind a night out in Prague. Read before the revue → PracticalCentral Prague on a show night
How to find the entrance, get there on foot or by tram, what smart casual means, and how to plan dinner around a two-hour cabaret in Prague. Read before the revue →FAQ
Before you book the revue
Is the Prague cabaret show worth it?
Yes, for adults who want an energetic, polished night out. You get about two hours of dance, song, stunts and projections moving through the twentieth century, and four courses if you add dinner. It is loud, it is for over-18s only, and it does not suit wheelchair users.
Should I add the dinner?
Add it if you want one booking for the whole evening. A starter, soup, main and dessert are served during the show, with vegetarian and gluten-free menus. Without it, you watch the show and order drinks at the bar, which leaves you free to eat elsewhere first.
What do the seat categories mean?
They are about distance from the stage. Category 1 seats are as close as possible, Category 2 are in the central part of the room and Category 3 are at the rear. The higher the category price, the closer you sit.
Can children come?
No. Entry is for guests over 18 only, so families with younger children need a different evening.
Is there a dress code?
Yes, smart casual. A collared shirt or a neat top, worn with trousers, a skirt or a dress, is right; a suit or evening wear is not needed.
Is the venue accessible?
Wheelchair users cannot be accommodated at this show. For any other access question, message the organiser through the GetYourGuide app before booking.
How do I find the entrance?
The show is in central Prague and the exact entrance is on your GetYourGuide ticket. One traveller found the door hard to spot, so check it before you leave; the organiser answers messages through the app.
Is this website run by the show?
No. This guide is written independently. It is not the show's site, the producer's or a venue's, and it has no link with any of them. Your booking is made with GetYourGuide.
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