On September 7, Independent Theater Hungary will host the Hungarian premiere of ABOVE MY HEAD. The production by Romania’s Basca Theatre explores homelessness, vulnerability, and the search for a place to call home through the story of a person searching for a place where they can finally belong.

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ABOVE MY HEAD was developed in 2022 by Basca Theatre and playwright and dramaturge Andrei Ursu. The performance grew out of an extensive research process. Working closely with the Social Assistance Authority Directorate in Timișoara (DAS) as part of the ROOF EU project, Andrei Ursu interviewed people living in uncertain housing and financial situations. Their stories and experiences became the basis for the text and the performance.

The play tells the story of a person born in Romania who wanders from place to place, telling stories while searching for somewhere they can finally call home.

The original production premiered at Basca Theatre in Timișoara in August 2022, directed by Ana-Maria Ursu and performed by Benone Viziteu. Since then, it has been presented several times, including at the Caleido and Traian Neighborhood festivals in Timișoara.

In Budapest, however, audiences will encounter a new version of the performance: this time, the author himself, Andrei Ursu, will take the stage. The updated 2026 version is also directed by Ursu.

Andrei Ursu (1984) is a Romanian playwright and storyteller and one of the co-founders of Basca Theatre in Timișoara. His works have been staged or presented as readings in Paris, Ghent, Berlin, Kraków, Craiova, Iași, Cluj-Napoca and, of course, Timișoara.

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