Siófok’s theater scene hums all year: classics, comedy, musicals, and bold contemporary pieces roll across its stages, with acclaimed actors and respected troupes delivering a true cultural recharge for every generation. On the Balaton shore, these evenings stay with you long after the curtain falls.
Károly Rékasi: Soul Window – The Price of Freedom
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 18:00
Hungarian Culture Day brings a one-act (60-minute) Sándor Márai evening. The piece dives into the period after 1948, which brutally sealed the decade of Márai’s professional and public success between the world wars. Torn from Hungarian readers—and from the nation’s history, culture, and language—Márai wrestles with exile’s inner storms in an alien environment. For whom and why should he write? How can he carry on a mission to cultivate and save a nation while watching the collapse of a bourgeois way of life and the devaluation, even annihilation, of its values?
The stubborn, unbending individual battles the indelible ache of homesickness, a struggle that can never truly be won. This stage piece mirrors a towering writer’s decades-long, conscience-fueled fight—and sings, painfully and beautifully, of love for one’s homeland and of hope and worry for Hungarians’ future. Any resonances with the present are purely coincidental.
Compiled from Márai’s writings by: Gábor Koltay
Music editor: Zoltán Tóth
Performed by: actor Károly Rékasi
Bachelorette (Lánybúcsú) – Musical
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 19:00
Liliom Produkció’s new musical follows four childhood friends in their forties—Alíz, Bella, Petra, and Laura—on a chaotic hen do in a villa in the Balaton Uplands. The owner, a famous actress mom, and Erzsike, the housekeeper who’s practically family, know nothing about the plan. Guests and surprise plus-ones keep storming in, champagne and other drinks pop open, complications multiply, and long-buried secrets tumble out. Laura’s cake doesn’t help. The four women—plus Erzsike—try to untangle the mess with little success, until András arrives and, for once, the guy smooths things over.
The vibe hits harder thanks to the cake and the songs of László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic. Expect hits like Repül a bálna, Szállj el kismadár, and Neked könnyű lehet, among many others.
Cast: Nóra – Andrea Sztárek; Erzsike – Marika Oszvald; Petra – Petra Haumann; Alíz – Andrea Bozó; Bella – Piroska Kokas; Laura – Bernadett Tunyogi; András – Kornél Pusztaszeri.
Creators: Music by László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic; Written from a Liliom Produkció idea by Andrea Sztárek; Dramaturg: Paula Barbinek; Choreography: Gábor Bakó; Costumes: Anikó Ungár; Set: Péter Szvatek; Orchestration: Viktor Maráth; Sound: György Csomor; Lights: András “Szőke” Váradi; Repetiteur: Adrienn Fehér; Director: Rita Tallós.
Loveshake – With Győző Szabó and Judit Rezes
Monday, January 26, 2026, 19:00
Kálmán Imre Cultural Center, Theater Hall
A Delta Produkció show that shakes and dusts off a real relationship: Judit Rezes and Győző Szabó chart their life together with music and dance, kids, marriage, even a matchstick Olympics. It’s a fresh, form-breaking relationship story that blends reality and fiction in a bittersweet mix. Personal, honest, unvarnished—funny and gut-punching at once—its ironies and pains feel uniquely theirs yet eerily universal.
Performers: Judit Rezes (Jászai Mari Award-winning actress, ballet dancer; member of Katona József Theatre), Győző Szabó (Jászai Mari Award-winning actor). The exclusive version features special musical inserts.
Quotes: “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” (Mark Twain)
“Woman”: Judit Rezes; “Man”: Győző Szabó.
Dramaturg: Éva Enyedi; Lyrics: Zsolt Máthé; Music director: Péter Wagner-Puskás; Choreography: Sándor Kurucz, György Lehoczky; Table music: László Sáry; Band: Péter Wagner-Puskás, Norbert Kovács, Márk Miskolczi. Producers: Delta Produkció, Judit Rezes, Győző Szabó. Co-producer: NUBU.
“Sometimes I court and dazzle.” (Győző) “He felt very distant to me. I danced with someone else… with others too.” (Judit)
Why Don’t You Stay for Breakfast? – Comedy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 19:00
Karinthy Theatre (Karinthy Színház) presents a romantic comedy about empathy, tolerance, fidelity, responsibility, and accepting each other. Two cultures—or two kinds of lack thereof—collide when a middle-aged man meets a young woman in an unusual situation. Ray Cooney’s sharp comedy sparkles with humor, self-irony, wisdom, and warmth.
Cast: George – Ádám Lux; Louise – Mara Dobra; Davey – Norbert Mohácsi; Girl – Vivien Koltai.
Creators: Director – József Kiss; Set/Costume – Ildikó Balla; Translator – Tamás Ungvári. Duration: 125 minutes, 2 acts.
Rumini on Ferrit Island – Musical Fairytale in Two Parts
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10:30
Recommended from age 4. Pesti Művész Színház brings the beloved sailor hero Rumini back into danger. The evil mistress of Ferrit Island sets a deadly trap; only cunning, ingenuity, and selfless bravery can free the crew.
Cast highlights: Rumini – Mátyás Kovács/Kristóf Uwe Berecz; Balikó – Kristóf Vajda/Gergő Fogarassy; Csincsili – Viki Pászthy/Zsófi Gergelyfy; Captain – Roland Öller/Marci Budai; Dundi Bandi – Lilla Kecskeméti/Ádám Lévai; Molyra – Andi Dóka/Erika Gyenis; Peonza – Zsófi Gergelyfy/Nóra Nemcsók; Ferrit King – László Egri/András Fogarassy; plus ensemble members.
Creators: Set – Péter G. Halász; Music – Imre Harmath; Lyrics – László Lénárt; Costumes – Mária Reidinger; Director – Csilla Bereczki; Written by Judit Berg.
The Devil Never Sleeps – Two-Act Comedy
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 19:00
Pesti Művész Színház serves up a lively lineup: Lord Archibald Cavendish – Dezső Straub; Jane, his granddaughter – Bernadett Fogarassy; Ronald, his nephew – Géza Egyházi; Horace, his lawyer – Gyula Benedek; Ruth – Éva Fritz; Grace – Dóra Köves; Patsy – Nóra Lengyel; Tom – Roland Czető; Nick – Péter Straub; Alan – Ádám Boros; Willibald – András Fogarassy/Sándor Várfi; Timothy, the butler – Attila Bodrogi. Choreography: Kriszta Ullman; Director: Dezső Straub.
In Time – Stand-up by András Péter Kovács, Opener: Viktor Fülöp
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 19:00
Siófok – Hotel Azúr. Dumaszínház night. One life—unless you haven’t really lived yet. If life is an 80-year roller coaster, why do some just watch from the rails? How many different lives do we live in one? How many times do we declutter our things, knowledge, friends, loves? Forty years of marriage—how many marriages is that? If life’s short, why don’t we dare to rejoice? If we don’t rejoice, why live long? Do we even matter? What remains of us? Maybe just this show—and maybe not, so see it while it’s here. Now. Dynamic pricing applies.
Impact – Loupe Theatre Company
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 19:00
Kálmán Imre Cultural Center. Two married couples, sisters and spouses, keep a decade-old lunch ritual that’s become as burdensome as it is routine. Today feels different. Phones ping: the head of state will speak in minutes. A video message rolls before the tricolor. A rocket hit a border town. Four dead. The country cannot stand idle. Conscription of military-age men begins immediately; borders close in 12 hours. The four must decide fast, with lifelong consequences. Can they live with their choices? Is life without a homeland worth living? Is dying for a homeland that won’t be ours worth it? In the end, they may not escape the room—let alone the country.
