Krisztina Toth Plays from Contemporary Hungary: 'Difficult Women' & Resistant

A unique collection of five contemporary plays from 21stcentury Hungary, translated into English for the first time. Written by some of Hungarys 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 Orbns values and offer a counterpoint to the commercial Boulevard Theatre scene of Budapest. Translator and theatremaker Szilvi Naray champions these unheard voices through her performable and dramatically engaging translations. The plays are aimed at microbudget 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 statecontrolled press. The five plays are thematically threaded together by their common use of strong leading female protagonists with an overarching theme of the family unit. Through the edited introduction the themes and feminine translation strategy discusses how the plays offer a microcosmic lens for understanding the paradox that todays Hungary exemplifies, making this a necessary study into the world of contemporary Hungary through drama. | Krisztina Toth Plays from Contemporary Hungary: 'Difficult Women' & Resistant