Tragedy: Influential Hungarian theatre to close its doors for good

“We regret to announce that our theatre activities at the Átrium will end at the end of the current season, in the summer of 2024,” the Átrium theatre’s Facebook page says. The institution has been struggling with funding problems and has been making up for the lack of resources with community funding. Unfortunately, now it has decided to close permanently.

Átrium forced to close at the end of the season

“Last summer’s community stand for the Átrium gave the whole theatre team an incredible boost and strength, and we have been living off this energy ever since, but we have to admit that there is no hope of continuing our work in a decent and predictable environment. Our supporters have been given an accurate account of how their donations have been used, they have seen how important their contribution has been to our current survival – but you can’t just survive every year,” Átrium wrote in its post.

“We maintain an institution where one person works instead of three, where you can’t give less than 120 percent, where everything hangs by a thread. We want to finish before it starts to affect our artistic work, the mental and physical health of our colleagues. The current situation is unsustainable both humanly and professionally,” the post reads.