...power, morality, and compromise.

Václav Havel — playwright, dissident, and former President of the Czech Republic — leaves us with Temptation, one of his most provocative parables about power, morality, and compromise.

Under the direction of Michal Dočekal, the play becomes a visual and psychological exploration of the tension between idealism and reality, between truth and temptation.

Havel’s characters are not merely figures on a stage, but reflections of each of us — people caught between the desire to remain whole and the need to survive within a system that corrupts slowly, yet surely.

Today, in a world where the seduction of comfort and conformity is stronger than ever, Temptation becomes an uncomfortable mirror.
It asks us, without mercy:

How much of our soul are we willing to sell for peace, success, or validation?

An intense, profoundly contemporary performance — blending philosophy, politics, and human introspection — reminding us that inner freedom remains the most difficult form of courage.

TEMPTATION – Václav Havel

Directed by: Michal Dočekal

📅 Wednesday, December 3 – 19:00
📅 Monday, January 12 – 19:00
📅 Thursday, January 15 – 19:00

📍 Sala Studio, Hungarian State Theater Cluj Napoca, Romania
⏱️ Duration: 2h 15min, without intermission
💬 Supertitles in Romanian and English
🔞 Recommended for ages 14+