Hétköznapi emberek
Common People

Summary/Abstract: Gianina Cărbunariu’s play, which premiered with the author’s direction in May 2016 at the Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu, appears in our issue in Éva Patkó’s translation. The two parts of the plot happening in different countries are connected by the same phenomenon: corruption. Or more precisely, by what happens when an employee discovers a case of corruption and reveals it to the public. The main characters of Cărbunariu’s drama are the so-called whistle-blowers who are usually common people. The drama deals with real-life events, made famous by the press as well, from the spheres of health-care, public administration and international business. The scripts of these cases are similar in different countries: the fight with employers, superiors and colleagues, with different entanglements of interest, with the general resistance of the environment are followed by long trial procedures which represent heavy emotional, physical and financial burden. Is it worthwhile to fight for the truth? – This is the question posed by Cărbunariu’s drama, which gives different answers through its different characters. In the meantime, it gives an accurate description of the contemporary context of this issue: the functional system of bureaucracy that permeates private and public institutions, personal and common property, as well as the public and private spheres.

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