Tata Theater Nights brings Nick Hornby’s CiciKrisztus and a bold Sex Ed Cabaret to Malom és Kacsa—site-specific art debate meets hilarious adult education. Dates subject to change.
when: 2025.12.10., Wednesday
where: 2890 Tata, Tópart u. 19.
2025.12.10 — Nick Hornby’s “CiciKrisztus” — a cultural, cross-arts caper — lands at Malom és Kacsa (Mill and Duck) in Tata. Our comedy’s hero, Dave, knows nothing about art. Yet the former bouncer is hired by a contemporary gallery to guard a controversial piece: a 118-inch-tall, 63-inch-wide painting made with, well, an unusual technique. People hate it, debate it, and project onto it. Dave’s take on art — and on this specific work — slowly flips, and he starts defending it with growing zeal against his wife, the media, and a swarm of outraged religious fanatics. The twisty, crackling character tale escalates until lightning strikes and problems blindside Dave from an unexpected direction. The world-famous Nick Hornby short story is turned into a site-specific museum-theater show by director Géza Bodor, starring Béla Ficzere as Dave.
Sex Ed Cabaret for Adults
2026.01.14 — SzexEd: Kabaré felnőtteknek (SexEd: Cabaret for Adults) returns to Tata with blush-worthy questions: How do you finish? How often is normal? Daily — is that bad? Is pain normal? How much body hair is acceptable? Zero tolerance? When do you break out the condom? Through fails and pleasures, the show tackles adult sex ed with the Hair Demon, Hormone Creature, Body-Fluid Spirit, Cringe Sprite, Virgin Ghost, Size Squad, and leads Vasz and Bina.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
2025, adrienne
Pros
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Family-friendly if you stick to “CiciKrisztus,” a humorous art-themed play with mild adult debate rather than explicit content
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Nick Hornby’s name is internationally known, making the art-guard story easy to latch onto for U.S. visitors
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Tata is a cute lakeside town near Budapest, moderately known to foreign travelers doing day trips, so it won’t feel too obscure
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No Hungarian needed for the gist if there are English supertitles or a program—plus the Hornby plot is simple enough to follow visually
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Easy access from Budapest by train or car in 1–1.5 hours; parking around the lake area is usually manageable off-peak
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Site-specific staging at Malom és Kacsa adds novelty you don’t get at standard theaters, great for photos and a unique night out
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Compared with similar fringe or site-specific shows in the U.S./UK, tickets are typically cheaper and the setting more intimate
- SexEd Cabaret is clearly adult-only and can be explicit, so not kid-friendly and potentially awkward for mixed-age groups
Cons
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Outside Budapest, English supertitles aren’t guaranteed—if none are provided, non-Hungarian speakers may miss wordplay and jokes
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Tata isn’t a headliner city for U.S. tourists, so you’ll need a bit of planning for trains, last-mile walking, and return times
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Compared with big international festivals, this is smaller-scale; if you crave star-studded production values, you might find it modest
