Theatre entertainment in Hungary
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Pesti Vigadó
This Romantic-style hall, built in 1865 and facing the Danube to the west of Vörösmarty tér, is a popular venue for concerts, dance performances and other cultural events. It was badly damaged during WWII and, though the original style of the exterior was retained, the interior is all new and has been recently renovated.
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Merlin Theatre
This international theatre stages numerous plays in English, often performed by such local troupes as Scallabouche, Budapest’s only alternative British theatre company, and its own Atlantisz troupe. It’s usually pretty serious stuff, with little scenery and few props.
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Szigliget Theatre
Across from the Tisza hotel, it is one of the most attractive theatres in provincial Hungary. At the forefront of drama in Hungary in the 1970s and '80s, the Szigliget was the first theatre in Eastern Europe to stage Dr Zhivago (1988) - pretty daring stuff at the time.
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For tickets to most events head to the ticket office just south of the old Savaria Hotel. Enter from Mártírok tere. An excellent source of information is the free biweekly entertainment guide Szombathelyi Est.
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Miskolc National Theatre
Stages plays and other performances in a new purpose-built theatre behind the original theatre (built 1857), where the beloved 19th-century actress Róza Széppataki Déryné once walked the floorboards.
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National Theatre
This rather eclectic venue is the place to go if you want to brave a play in Hungarian or just check out the bizarre and very controversial architecture built in 2002 according to the designs of Mária Siklós.
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Géza Gárdonyi Theatre
One of the city's concert venues of choice is the Géza Gárdonyi Theatre, where there are half-hour organ concerts at 11:30 Monday to Saturday and at 12:45 Sunday from mid-May to mid-October.
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József Katona Theatre
The József Katona Theatre is the best known in Hungary and is a public theatre supported mainly by the city of Budapest. Its studio theatre, Kamra, hosts some of the best troupes in the country.
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József Katona Theatre
A 19th-century theatre that stages dramatic works, as well as operettas and concerts by the Kecskemét Symphony Orchestra; check with the ticket office for details.
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International Buda Stage
Farther afield on the way to the Buda Hills, the IBS is a more recent arrival than the Merlin, with occasional performances – often comedies – in English.
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Petőfi Theatre
This beautiful theatre with National Romantic-style mosaics on the front façade is just around the corner from the Ferenc Liszt Conference and Cultural Centre.
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Central Ticket Office
Central Ticket Office is the busiest theatrical ticket agency, with tickets to plays and other events at theatres around Budapest.
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Croatian Theatre
Croatian Theatre. For tickets and information visit the Pécs Cultural Centre (72 336 622, Széchenyi tér 1).
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Balaton Theatre
The latest in theatre performances can be seen at this new theatre on the main square.
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Bóbita Puppet Theatre
Now this is somewhere John Malkovich would be proud to perform.
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