MEDIATHEK

Slovak National Theatre – In recent years the drama department of the Slovak National Theatre has opened up to up-and-coming Slovak guest directors (Gombár, Lančarič, Čičvák, Lavrík, Spišák), searched for new acting talent and focused on contemporary plays by foreign authors (Harrower, Schimmelpffenig, Glowacki, McDonagh, Crimp) and Slovak ones (R. Olekšák, V. Klimáček, Maliti-Fraňová, Uličiansky). The theatre's effort to be an open stage of European importance has led to guest productions by distinguished foreign directors – Enikö Eszényi (Hungary), Patrice Kerbrat (France) and J. A. Pitínský, Vladimír Morávek and Michal Dočekal (Czech Republic). The National Theatre's drama department, from 2011 headed by Emil Horváth, shows eight premieres a year in its historical and new buildings.