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A unique collection of five contemporary plays from 21st-century Hungary, translated into English for the first time.

Written by some of Hungary's most highly prolific and commercially successful dramatic voices, these plays are being produced in their native Hungary by theatres that do not adhere to Viktor Orbán''s values and offer a counterpoint to the commercial Boulevard Theatre scene of Budapest.

Translator and theatre-maker Szilvi Naray champions these unheard voices through her performable and dramatically engaging translations. The plays are aimed at micro-budget productions and offer a special opportunity for students and small theatre companies alike to engage with these witty, politically irreverent plays, finally in English.

Each of the selected playwrights has been in direct conflict with the Hungarian government and has been demonised by the state-controlled press. The five plays are thematically threaded together by their common use of s

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Introduction: 'Difficult Women’ and Resistance Playwright’s Biographies The Plays Prah by György Spiró Prime Location by György Spiró Sunday Lunch by János Háy The Dead Man by János Háy The Bat by Krisztina Tóth

Plays from Contemporary Hungary Difficult Women

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    A Paperback / softback by Szilvi Naray, Krisztina Tóth, Janos Hay

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/02/2024
      ISBN13: 9781350370722, 978-1350370722
      ISBN10: 135037072X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A unique collection of five contemporary plays from 21st-century Hungary, translated into English for the first time.

      Written by some of Hungary's most highly prolific and commercially successful dramatic voices, these plays are being produced in their native Hungary by theatres that do not adhere to Viktor Orbán''s values and offer a counterpoint to the commercial Boulevard Theatre scene of Budapest.

      Translator and theatre-maker Szilvi Naray champions these unheard voices through her performable and dramatically engaging translations. The plays are aimed at micro-budget productions and offer a special opportunity for students and small theatre companies alike to engage with these witty, politically irreverent plays, finally in English.

      Each of the selected playwrights has been in direct conflict with the Hungarian government and has been demonised by the state-controlled press. The five plays are thematically threaded together by their common use of s

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: 'Difficult Women’ and Resistance Playwright’s Biographies The Plays Prah by György Spiró Prime Location by György Spiró Sunday Lunch by János Háy The Dead Man by János Háy The Bat by Krisztina Tóth

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