Scamming is art.
They have been with us since the beginning of mankind. They are all around us. And they are more and more of them. There´s no place you won´t run into them. And all they care about is your credit card. You think you wouldn´t fall for them? Do you want to bet?
A theatre encyclopedia of authentic fraud scenarios they use every day to drain our bank account, our wallet or our self-esteem.
Scammers steal tens of billions of dollars every year worldwide.
One in ten people in the world, including infants and people living outside civilisation, fall victim to fraud every year.
One in ten dating site and apps profiles turn out to be a scam.
There are 83 millions fake Facebook profiles.
Around 1,5 million new fraudulent websites are created every month. Only a very small percentage of all frauds are reported by their victims.
The only reliable method for how to defend oneself against such scenarios is to get to know them.
NoD theatre presents its seventh production as a compilation from authentic transcripts of the scenarios and methods employed by scammers and fraudsters.
It is dedicated to director Silvia Dymáková for her documentary Šmejdi (Crooks, Czech Republic, 2013) which practically eliminated an entire generation of crooks.
Performers: Nela Cikánová Štefanová, Martin Cikán, Aleš Hrdlička, Láďa Karda a Jan Strýček
Direction: Janek Lesák
Dramaturgy: Natálie Strýčková Preslová
Screenplay: Janek & Natálka
Music: Ivo Sedláček
Light design: Daniel Kozlík
Sound design: Vojtěch Drobek Krátký
Costumes: Kapitán Pepé
Technical team: Judita Mejstříková, Matěj Procházka, Matěj Písek, Eduard Baroch, Kristýna Hauptová, Dominik Doležel
PR: Jan Urban
Production: Helena Plicková
Visual design: Dominik Miklušák
Inspection: Josef Ťupa
Research: Janek Lesák, Natálie Strýčková Preslová, Nela Cikánová Štefanová, Láďa Karda, Jan Strýček, Martin Cikán, Aleš Hrdlička
Dramaturgical cooperation: Jan Strýček
Professional consultation: plk. Mgr. Zuzana Pidrmanová, Roman Maca, Šárka Maixnerová, Jirka Burýšek (Jirka vysvětluje věci), Ondřej Pšenička, Michal Nesveda, Dílna Botovna a Hannah Lennox.
Production: Tuchler, s.r.o. a Janek Entertainment
More info: HERE
Photo by: Michaela Škvrňáková
Supported by: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, Capital City of Prague