The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, which premiered Of the American playwright Tony Kushner, Angels Issues, Jászay said, was a production on the main stage of the National Theatre Talk about it, and of course, one of my motivations.” Said in an interview with ArtsCulture Beat.“This is the time when you need to “Since 2010, these issues are being pushed aside,” Székely Even gay directors don’tfeel inclined to make work representing their reality, he said.Īccording to Székely, 32, Hungarywas more open to queer representation in the early post-Soviet period.Hungary’sįirst 20 years of democratic politics were more amenable to gay, Gypsy, and other In front of this background, it’s notvery easy to present a show like this,” said the vice president of theHungarian Theatre Critics Association, Tamás Jászay, referring to Petra von Kant. “In the Constitution, whatwe call the ‘fundamental law,’ the term ‘family’ means the marriage of a man awoman who must have their own children. Directed by Kriszta Székely, it follows the blooming then decaying love affair between two women – a rare topic on the stages of Hungary, where 30 percent of citizens support same-sex marriage, according to a 2013 online poll conducted by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP).Īctresses Réka Pelsöczy and Anna Pálmai share the stage in Petra von Kant. Lust, love, and emotional transformation are central to Petra von Kant, the theatrical adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1972 film that opened dunaPart3 – Hungarian Showcase of Contemporary Performing Arts, which takes place in Budapest until March 8.