The study deals with Emil František Burian’s production of Frank Wedekind’s play Spring Awakening in Theatre D 36. Burian combined the principle of lyrical subjectivisation with the methods of epic theatre and used the so-called theatregraph for the first time. Using school and family as examples, Wedekind’s play criticises social pressure, prudery, and sexual taboos. Burian’s lyrical atmosphere supported the positive characterisation of youth in the production. He transformed potentially naturalistic scenes into visual metaphors by projecting oversized symbols. At the same time, he reinforced the criticism of the society through epic staging elements, such as the projection of statistics on the abortion law. Reviewers noted the ambivalence of the production: they were enchanted by the scenic poetry, but\nsome criticised the direction for being too tendentious and schematic.