Těžká Barbora (English: Heavy Barbora) is a Czech satirical play directed against the rising power of the Nazi régime.
It was premiered on 5 November, 1937 at Osvobozené divadlo in Prague.
The comedians Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec appeared in the main roles, Jaroslav Ježek created the music.
[1] The story depicts a conflict between two fictional noble houses, Eidamští ("Eidams") and Yberlandští ("Yberlands"), the later attacking the former, the former then employing two soldiers (Werich and Voskovec), that build a cheese cannon (Těžká Barbora).