classroom theatre performance
Written by: Szivák-Tóth Viktor
Directed by: Gáspár-Barra Szilárd
Dramaturgy: Deák Katalin
Video: Nagy Márton
Cast: Csepei Zsolt, Pazsiczki Margit, Sárosi Áron
Preview – Date and venue: November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM, ZIZ – art and social area
Premiere – Date and venue: November 5, 2026, 8:00 AM, Onisifor Ghibu Theoretical High School
Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Recommended age: 14+
Synopsis:
On an ordinary school day, Tapsi, Popeye, and Goofy, members of an organization called Stockholm, arrive at a school pretending to be drama educators from the Váróterem Projekt Theatre Company. Once inside, they take an entire class of students hostage. Their goal is to ensure that, from now on, only young people aged 14 to 19 have the right to vote. They want the future to finally be decided by those who will have to live in it.
For an hour and a half, Stockholm puts the students in control: it is genuinely up to them how the story unfolds and what solutions they propose to the issues that matter most to them.
The central question of our classroom theatre production is how young people can navigate the world of news and fake news. How can we form our own opinions and express them without resorting to violence? And finally, as the members of the Stockholm group begin to question their own methods, they too are forced to ask: is it possible that, sometimes, the end really does justify the means?
We recommend Stockholm, along with its accompanying educational package designed to be integrated into homeroom classes, for students in grades 9–12.
Funding:
The performance is produced as part of the Ctrl Shift Reality project. The project is co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN). The programme does not necessarily reflect the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the programme or for how its results may be used. These are the sole responsibility of the funding beneficiary.