Nowak bows out of Wybrzeże Theater

Trade unions representing the artists and actors at the theater are protesting the decision of the regional authorities to nominate Paweł Huelle as the new director general of the theater.

His predecessor, Maciej Nowak, voluntarily resigned his post, after coming under pressure from local authorities, which claim that Nowak had put the theater into debt. The local government was also said to be unhappy with the content of the theater's productions, claiming that they were too controversial, but many claim the real problem is with Nowak's openly homosexual lifestyle. 

Under Nowak's tenure, the theater was granted the status of a National Institution of Higher Culture, which got it a government grant that nearly doubled the theater's operating budget. It also became one of the most active theaters in the country, with more annual premieres than any other theater in Poland, and gained recognition on a European level for the professional and innovative nature of its repertoire.

After resigning his post, Nowak wished Heulle "well in his future role as director general of the Wybrzeże Theater."