On the spare stage of J. Svoboda, director M. Macháček focuses on exploring the relationships between the characters and their motivations. In this version, the story is gradually revealed like a detective story, from the ghost’s message through the play-within-a-play to the murderous finale. Though not originally received well, the production became a Prague theatre hit before closing in 1988.

• František Němec
• Jana Hlaváčová
• Boris Rösner
• Zora Jandová
• Vladimír Brabec
• Petr Kostka
• Jiří Štěpnička
• František Filipovský