Siófok keeps theater buzzing all year: classic plays, comedies, music-driven shows, and bold contemporary pieces swap the spotlight across the city’s stages. Big-name actors and celebrated troupes pack the calendar, promising a cultural recharge for all ages. On the Balaton shore, these nights stick in the memory long after the curtain falls.
Woody Allen’s Brooklyn Tale Gets World Premiere
Brooklyn Tale (Brooklyni mese) – Orlai Produkció
January 6, 2026, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Comedy – Orlai Produkció – Kálmán Imre season
Can art make us better? Can perfection steer sinners straight? Woody Allen chased those questions when, stuck at home during the pandemic, he wrote a new play about a gangster family and a stolen Raphael painting Europe is hunting for. A slick fence slides in, and soon the masterpiece is hanging in the mob boss’s room. Then what? How does owning one of the world’s greatest works change everyone in its orbit?
Allen’s signature humor and keen eye for human weakness and grandeur set the tone. A point of pride: this production is a world premiere—the first audience anywhere is in Hungary.
Audience reactions: Comedy in a jazz rhythm, with standout performances.
Cast: Mészáros Máté (Sal, mob boss), Járó Zsuzsa (Terry, wife), Schruff Milán (Lippy Resnick, fence), Cseh Judit (Millie, Terry’s friend), Bíró Panna Dominika (Isabella, Sal’s daughter), Mészáros Martin (Vito Rienzi, Isabella’s fiancé), László Lili (Angelina, Sal’s daughter), Rohonyi Barnabás (Tony Spalone, Angelina’s fiancé), Dékány Barnabás (Andrew Chase, painter), Ficzere Béla (Vince, gangster). The Brooklyn Trio performs live: Oláh Dezső (bandleader, piano), Kedl László / Mester Dániel / Dennert Árpád (clarinet), Oláh Péter / Radics József (double bass), Egri János Jr. (piano).
Creative team: Writer Woody Allen; translator Zöldi Gergely; set Khell Csörsz; costumes Szakács Györgyi; director’s associate Dicső Dorka; director Szabó Máté; producer Orlai Tibor. Running time: 2h 30m (two parts).
Dog Logic, Dumaszínház-Style
Kutyák (Dogs) – Hadházi László solo night, host: Lovász László
January 11, 2026, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Siófok, Hotel Azúr
A Dumaszínház evening that asks the hard questions: How many dogs does it take to screw in a light bulb? Why do dogs carry their tails in the back, and who’s wagging whom? Can they hear grass grow? Does even the mailman’s own dog bark at him? What’s dog-cold in Celsius? Does the dog own the human or the other way around? Spoiler: no answers, but no one will feel dog-tired. Dynamic pricing applies.
Noël Coward’s Star Maze of Love and Ego
Present Laughter (Mindenki engem akar) – Turay Ida Theatre (Turay Ida Színház)
January 13, 2026, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
A breezy two-part comedy – Karinthy season
Noël Coward’s audacious crowd-pleaser has held major London and New York stages since the 1980s. Behind the teary laughter: real chess matches between masters. Here, Szerednyey Béla and Détár Enikő lead the fun. A celebrity’s life is a circus: friends, lovers, fans, scheming pseudo-celebs swarming, each claiming a piece of him. Doors fly open and slam shut as characters trade places by the minute. Our hero scrambles to stay afloat, while Szerednyey’s comic timing electrifies the stage.
Cast: Garry Essendine, star actor – Szerednyey Béla (Jászai Mari Award, Distinguished and Excellent Artist); Liz Essendine, ex-wife, writer – Détár Enikő; Monica Reed, Garry’s secretary – Vanya Tímea; Joanna Lyppiatt, glamorous socialite – Radó Denise (Jászai Mari Award, Distinguished Artist); Morris Dixon, director – Kurkó J. Kristóf; Henry Lyppiatt, producer, Joanna’s husband – Csere László (Jászai Mari Award, Distinguished Artist); Roland Maule, self-styled writer – Győri Péter; Daphne Stillington, young fan – Szőke Laura; Fred, Scottish valet – Valázsik Péter; Miss Erikson, Russian housekeeper – Nyírő Beáta; Lady Saltburn, Daphne’s aunt – Szabó Anikó.
Hungarian text: Zöldi Gergely; set and costumes: Darvasi Ilona; assistant director: Vass János Pál; director: Radó Denise (Jászai Mari Award, Distinguished Artist). Running time: 150 minutes, one interval.
Márai’s Exile, Conscience, and Homeland
Rékasi Károly – Lélekablak – The Price of Freedom
January 22, 2026, Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – Day of Hungarian Culture
A one-part Sándor Márai evening (60 minutes). “Now we must remain strong, whatever comes.” Sándor Márai (1900–1989) wrote across genres and endured tragic turns. This staged reading dives into his post-1948 exile, after a decade of triumph between the wars, charting the artist torn from Hungarian readers, history, culture, and language. Who is he writing for, and why? How can he keep a nation-shaping mission alive as the bourgeois world disintegrates? An uncompromising conscience wrestles with homesickness that never fades entirely. A portrait of a towering figure’s decades-long struggle—and a hymn to love of country, worry, and hope. Any echoes to today are purely coincidental. Compiled from Márai’s writings by Koltay Gábor; music editor Tóth Zoltán; performed by actor Rékasi Károly.
Girls’ Night Gone Wild—With Republic’s Songs
Lánybúcsú (Bachelorette Party) – musical
January 24, 2026, Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
Liliom Produkció’s new musical follows four forty-something childhood friends—Alíz, Bella, Petra, and Laura—on a girls’ getaway in a Balaton Uplands (Balaton-felvidék) villa. Plans unravel fast: the actress-mother homeowner and the housekeeper Erzsike (practically family) have no idea the party’s on. Unexpected guests cascade in, plus guests of guests, and those no one expected—or some had long awaited. Out comes the bubbly and everything else, and the secrets start tumbling from closets. Laura’s “special” cake only complicates things. The women, plus Erzsike, try to untangle the mess—not very successfully—until András arrives to set it right. The show lands with extra punch thanks to the songs of Bódi László, “Cipő,” and Republic: The Whale Flies (Repül a bálna), Fly Away, Little Bird (Szállj el kismadár), It Might Be Easy for You (Neked könnyű lehet), and more.
Cast: Nóra – Sztárek Andrea; Erzsike – Oszvald Marika; Petra – Haumann Petra; Alíz – Bozó Andrea; Bella – Kokas Piroska; Laura – Tunyogi Bernadett; András – Pusztaszeri Kornél.
Creators: Music by Bódi László “Cipő” and Republic; concept by Sztárek Andrea; dramaturg Barbinek Paula; choreography Bakó Gábor; costumes Ungár Anikó; set Szvatek Péter; arrangements Maráth Viktor; sound Csomor György; lights Váradi András “Szőke”; coach Fehér Adrienn; director Tallós Rita.
Cooney’s Warm-Hearted Rom-Com
Why Not Stay for Breakfast? (Miért nem marad reggelire?) – comedy
January 28, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – Karinthy Theatre (Karinthy Színház)
A romantic comedy brimming with humor, self-irony, wisdom, and love, exploring empathy, tolerance, fidelity, responsibility, and acceptance. Two cultures—or lack thereof—collide as a middle-aged man meets a young woman in an unusual situation. Ray Cooney’s brilliance shines through.
Cast: George – Lux Ádám; Louise – Dobra Mara; Davey – Mohácsi Norbert; Girl – Koltai Vivien. Director: Kiss József; set and costumes: Balla Ildikó; translator: Tamás Ungvári (Ungvári Tamás). Running time: 125 minutes, two acts.
Family Adventure on the High Seas
Rumini on Ferrit Island (Rumini Ferrit-szigeten) / Musical tale in two parts
January 31, 2026, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – recommended from age 4
Pesti Művész Theatre (Pesti Művész Színház) brings the beloved sailor Rumini and his crew back into danger. Onstage, the wicked lady of Ferrit Island sets a deadly trap. Only cunning, ingenuity, and selfless courage can free them.
Cast includes: Rumini – Kovács Mátyás/Berecz Kristóf Uwe; Balikó – Vajda Kristóf/Fogarassy Gergő; Csincsili – Pászthy Viki/Gergelyfy Zsófi; Captain – Öller Roland/Budai Marci; Dundi Bandi – Kecskeméti Lilla/Lévai Ádám; Molyra – Dóka Andi/Gyenis Erika; Peonza – Gergelyfy Zsófi/Nemcsók Nóra; Ferrit King – Egri László/Fogarassy András; Ajtony – Fogarassy András; Rinya, Hernyóca – Pintér Dorina; plus Molnár Angéla, Herbert Laura, Gyurik Málna, Győri Dániel, Heim Vivien, Decsi Milán, Hodosi Csanád. Set: Halász G. Péter; music: Harmath Imre; lyrics: Lénárt László; costumes: Reidinger Mária; director: Bereczki Csilla; based on Judit Berg (Berg Judit).
Vintage Mischief, Double the Laughter
The Devil Never Sleeps (Az ördög nem alszik) – two-part comedy
January 31, 2026, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – Pesti Művész Theatre (Pesti Művész Színház)
Cast: Lord Archibald Cavendish – Straub Dezső; Jane, granddaughter – Fogarassy Bernadett; Ronald, nephew – Egyházi Géza; Horace, lawyer – Benedek Gyula; Ruth, Jane’s friend – Fritz Éva; Grace, Jane’s friend – Köves Dóra; Patsy, Jane’s friend – Lengyel Nóra; Tom, Ronald’s friend – Czető Roland; Nick, Ronald’s friend – Straub Péter; Alan, Ronald’s friend – Boros Ádám.
