"If It's Not Censorship, It's Very Much Like It": Mayor RN De Castres Deprogrammes Alexis Michalik's Play "Passport"

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Successful author and director Alexis Michalik reacts to the cancellation of his play "Passport" by the new National Rally (RN) municipal government of Castres. Source link: https://www.nouvelobs.com/culture/20260610.OBS115691/alexis-michalik-voyez-les-methodes-du-rn-au-niveau-local-et-imaginez-ce-qui-nous-attend-au-niveau-national.html Author: Nedjma Van Egmond Publish date: 2026-06-12 11:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the li…

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Has the RN municipality of Castres banned a show by Alexis Michalik, one of the most popular theatre writers? His play "Passeport", which tells the story of an Eritrean refugee, was scheduled next February. It was deprogrammed by the new mayor of the city.

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If the play "promote the clandestines and [proposes] a rather special treatment of the law enforcement forces, obviously, this does not correspond to what I had defended during the campaign" election, the mayor, Florian Azema, reacted on Wednesday.

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The play, dedicated to the journey of an Eritrean refugee, was already integrated into the cultural season before its cancellation by the new municipality RN.