Country’s hard-right culture minister Martina Šimkovičová accused of ‘complete lies’ after removal of respected figures
When Slovakia’s minister for culture fired the director of the country’s oldest and most important theatre last Tuesday, the numerous reasons she cited for her surprise move included “political activism”, an alleged preference for foreign over Slovak opera singers, and, bizarrely, an incident with a crystal chandelier.
One of Šimkovičová’s first actions in her post was to resume cultural links with Moscow, suspended after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In her statement to the press, Šimkovičová said Drlička had “seriously damaged the reputation” of the theatre by not punishing those responsible for a crystal chandelier that fell on to the stage during a performance on a children’s day event in June. Drlička said an employee had been disciplined for the incident, in which no one was hurt.
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