[1] Krejča was born in Skrýšov (now part of Pelhřimov), Czechoslovakia, on 23 November 1921.

[1] Krejča and his work was banned following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, which ended a period of political liberalization known as the Prague Spring.

[1] He went on to direct more than 40 theatre productions, including in Austria, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and Sweden.

[1] Krejča returned to work in his homeland following the fall of the Czechoslovakian Communist government in 1989.

He received numerous Czech and foreign awards for his work.