Független Színpad

At the end of the eighties, József Ruszt, the renowned director, left the Szeged National Theatre during the season. A significant part of the prose department followed him. Since the city was still called Komócsin County at the time, the unprecedented rebellion caused a great storm there and in other theater circles in the country. The recalcitrant actors founded the Független Színpad without a penny of income, but with great enthusiasm. Their performances had no scenery, lighting, or costumes, but with unparalleled ideas and acting energy they created nationally renowned performances, for which the payment was usually a bowl of food. From the 90s onwards, there were no official obstacles to the company's operation, but the company fell apart due to the systemic problems that plagued the alternative theater sphere and have not been resolved since then.