Árpád Schilling is one of the most well-known and internationally appreciated Hungarian theatre makers. founder of internationally acclaimed theatre group Krétakör. Since 2008 Krétakör has made a determined shift from theatre as a stage-based experience to theatre as a social forum.

Their work in secondary schools enables them to interact with and evoke the voices of young people especially. Krétakör's artistic work exemplifies a dynamic quest for new methods and theatrical forms capable of engaging with the changing landscape and social urgencies in today’s Hungary and Europe. This renowned group of theatre-makers and community developers, won several awards, most recently the Dutch Princess Margriet Award for Culture.

The piece is based on true facts: at the beginning of 2015 an unknown Hungarian nurse became the first to talk in public with ruthless honesty about the unprofessional, inhumane circumstances in Hungarian hospitals. Her story was the inspiration for Schilling, but the characters portrayed are in no way connected to people in the nurse’s real life.

A musical tragi-comedy coproduced by the Onassis Cultural Center and Trafó House of Contemporary Arts is of those in revolt, of infinitely vulnerable people. People who do everything to take control of their destinies, but who always fail, either due to external circumstances (economic or political changes, well-meaning people who do not keep their promises), or personal shortcomings (lack of experience or knowledge).

Date: Tuesday November 2016 -  8pm

Duration: 85 min

Location: Trafó Theatre Hall
Address: 1094 Budapest, Liliom u. 41.,
Tel.: (+36 1) 456 2040

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