The first Alfréd Radok Awards were made in
1992. Their original guarantor was from May 1992
the Alfréd Radok Foundation, founded on the initiative of the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont.
In 2002 the Foundation Fund of the Alfréd Radok Awards came into existence. Its founders were, in addition to Aura-Pont, the Czech Literary Fund Foundation, the Writers' Community, the Czech Centre of PEN Klub and the journal World and Theatre.
Foundation Fund of the Alfréd Radok Awards
All the activity of the Foundation Fund is managed by the committee of trustees:
Jiří Stránský (Chairman)
Anna Freimanová
Dr. Ondřej Černý (Theatre Institute, Vice-Chairman)
Jakub Fabel (Aura-Pont)
Dr. Pavel Janoušek (Institute for Czech Literature)
Karel Král (World and Theatre)
Ing. Michal Novotný (Czech Literary Fund Foundation)
Honorary members of the board of trustees:
Václav Havel (patron of the foundation)
Jiřina Jirásková
Ladislav Chudík
Martin Porubjak
Josef Topol
Zdeněk Urbánek
Past members include: Rudolf Hrušínský, Luboš Pistorius and Marie Radoková.
The Foundation Fund of the Alfréd Radok Awards traditionally award annual prizes for dramas and for staging: for the best original plays by Czech and Slovak authors and for the best productions, male and female performances, staging of a Czech play, theatre, stage design, music and talent.
The complete production of 2006 Awards is assured by Aura-Pont. More details about the Alfréd Radok Awards can be found on their web pages www.cenyalfredaradoka.cz