Csaba Székely - about the author
Csaba Székely was born in 1981 in Târgu Mureș, Romania. He’s a playwright who also writes for television.
His first play („Do You Like Banana, Comrades?“) won the regional prize for Europe at the BBC“s International Radio Playwriting Competition in 2009. It has also been chosen Play of the Week by the BBC. A few years later, in 2013, it won the Society of Authors“ Richard Imison Award.
He has since written a trilogy about country life in Transylvania - their titles are Bányavirág (Mineflowers), Bányavakság (Mineblindness) and Bányavíz (Minewater) -, examining issues such as unemployment, alcoholism, nationalism, corruption and high rates of suicide among Hungarian population in Transylvania. The trilogy has been published in a volume by the Hungarian publishing house Magvető under the title Bányavidék (Minelands). These three plays have been produced in Hungarian, Romanian and Slovakian theatres.
He has written a historical comedy called Vitéz Mihály (Michael the Brave) about the rise and fall of a medieval Romanian national hero. This play won the 1st prize at Hungary“s Weöres Sándor Theatre“s playwriting competition and it has been produced by the same theatre. He has also written a musical called Hogyne, drágám! (Sure, honey!, produced by the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș, Romania) and a contemporary take on Euripides“ tragedy Alcestis (also produced by the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș, Romania).
He is one of the scriptwriters for the 3rd season of HBO Hungary“s show „Terápia“ („In Treatment“).