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Dorottya Udvaros learned in March 2024 that Attila Vidnyánszky would not renew his contract at the National Theatre, thus leaving the institution after 22 years. In this interview, she recounts the circumstances of his departure, gives an insight into Vidnyánszky's work as a director and director, and also provides important background information regarding the accident last November, in which Lajos Ottó Horváth and Júlia Szász were seriously injured. She also talks about the internment of her mother, Camilla Dévay, the breakdown of Hungarian film during the change of regime, as well as about power, its forms of abuse, and hopeless struggles in the Hungarian theatre profession. 0:00:00 - The primal experience of the theater company and the story of its mother, Camilla Dévay 0:24:05 - National Theater: Jordán, Alföldi, and Vidnyánszky eras 0:35:35 - Vidnyánszky's perception of theater 0:54:54 - Vidnyánszky's resentment and the cause of the accident 1:01:37 - Did Vidnyánszky or the institution take responsibility? 1:14:27 - Breaking points and leaving the National Theater 1:31:27 - Forms of abuse of power Support the work of Partizán too! https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/fundr... Watch, read, listen - every Friday morning: https://pentekreggel.hu Subscribe to the Partizán newsletter: https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms... Facebook: / partizanpolitika Facebook Chat group: / partizantarsalgo Instagram: / partizanpolitika TikTok: / partizan_media Partizan RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/partizan-pod... Partizan self-produced podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/partizanpodc... More about other support options: https://www.partizanmedia.hu/tamogatas Source used: Arcanum database (adt.arcanum.hu)