“Culture is neither left nor right”: deprogrammed in Castres by the RN, the play Passeport finds refuge in another town in Tarn

Alexis MichalikÂ’s show finds a refuge. The department of Tarn (Occitanie) reveals Figaro that the play by the Franco-British director, winner of five Molières, could be performed in another town in Tarn, after its cancellation in Castres. Tuesday June 9, the RN municipality withdrew the representation of the cultural calendar from the municipal theater, citing« une décision prise par l’ex-majorité ». Mayor Florian Azéma denounced in particular the political orientation of the play which, according to him, made the“promotion of clandestines” by narrating the journey of Issa, a young Eritrean migrant left for dead in the“jungle”Of Calais.

Responding Tuesday to questions from Figaro, the PS president of the Tarn departmental council, Christophe Ramond, announced the programming of a single date in front of 600 spectators at the Cap’Découvertes du Garric leisure center, near Albi, on January 23, 2027. Neither the prices nor the opening date of the ticket office have yet…