Sklep Theatre (Czech: Divadlo Sklep) is a theatre in the Czech capital of Prague, founded in 1971 by Milan à  teindler and David Vávra. It is currently based at the Divadlo Dobeà ¡ka building in BranÃÂk.
Sklep Theatre was originally founded in 1971 by two fourteen-year-olds, Milan à  teindler and David Vávra, in the cellar of Vávra's grandmother's house, under the name Kobil klub. They performed only for friends during the first few years, but in the latter part of the 1970s, their audience began to grow. The ensemble expanded from the initial duo, adding a number of actors, including TomÃ¡à ¡ Vorel, Eva Holubová, TomÃ¡à ¡ Hanák, Jià ÂàBurda, and Frantià ¡ek VÃ¡à ¡a.
Since 1980, the ensemble has been based at the Dobeà ¡ka cultural building. During this decade, Sklep developed working relationships with other performing groups, including Recitation Group Vpà Âed (Czech: RecitaÃÂnàskupina Vpà Âed), Pantomime Group Mimóza (Czech: Pantomimická skupina Mimóza), Art Theatre Kolotoà(Czech: Výtvarné divadlo KolotoÃÂ), and Ballet Unit Kà Âeà(Czech: Baletnàjednotka Kà ÂeÃÂ). These became known as the Prague Five (Czech: Praà ¾ská pÃÂtka), and in 1988, they jointly created a film of the same name, directed by TomÃ¡à ¡ Vorel.
After the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in November 1989, Sklep put together two productions, with which it toured the entire nation: Tajà ¯ plný ostrov and Mlýny. The latter is based on à ½ivot pà Âed sebou, a play by Václav Havel and Karel Brynda.