Hungarian Strongman Uses Virus Emergency To Seize Control Of Museums, Theatres
(ArtsJournal Theatre)

As the undemocratic features of the Orbán regime became increasingly obvious, the cunning liberal directors would choose productions that, with even minimum sensibility, could be interpreted as critical of Viktor Orbán´s illiberal regime. Thus, these theaters became irritants to the Fidesz officeholders. And, after `Budapest fell` in October 2019, the government wanted to rein in […]