Debrecen’s VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Center throws open its doors in 2026 with a packed season of exhibitions, concerts, theater, and beloved neighborhood events. One of the region’s longest-standing cultural anchors, the Railway Workers’ Cultural Center (Vasutas Művelődési Ház) leans into openness and quality, promising a year that mixes star-powered comedy, candlelit rock, and classic whodunits.
Akt hegedűvel (Nude with Violin)
January 30, Friday, 7:00 PM
A towering painter dies, leaving behind a legacy hanging in major museums and prized by any serious collector. Critics idolize him, and the American art world buzzes when it emerges that Nude with Violin (Akt hegedűvel) is part of his estate. The family arrives for the funeral, only to discover the Master left no will. But his long-serving valet holds a letter… Soon uninvited visitors pile in, sealed letters surface from bank vaults, and the past grows murkier—or painfully clear. The production runs in two acts, 120 minutes.
Michael Cooney: Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (Who’s Living Here?!)
February 8, Sunday, 7:00 PM; April 11, Saturday, 3:00 PM
A two-part madhouse from Bánfalvy Stúdió, refreshed in 2025. Translator and dramaturg: Benedek Albert; revised by Benedek Albert, Oliver W. Horvath, HCS; directed by Horváth Csaba; producers: HCS and Oliver W. Horvath.
A London-based Hungarian has had it with free money—unthinkable, right? Róbert Szűcs has it all: unemployment benefits, old-age pension, sick pay, child support, disability allowance, and, naturally, free cow’s milk. Add a nursing-bra racket that makes his wife jealous. Fearing exposure, he decides he’d rather ditch the benefits than his wife or his freedom. But quitting state handouts? That’s not so simple. A delirious farce in two parts.
Cast highlights: Linda Szűcs-Swan: Varga Iza/Kondákor Zsófia; Róbert Szűcs: Hujber Ferenc; Pawel Duda: Harmath Imre/Gombás Ádám; Mr. George Jenkins: Gombás Ádám/Kiss Zoli; Gyurka: Ganxsta Zolee; Sally Chessington: Bugár Anna/Kondákor Zsófia; Dr. Chapman: Sándor Péter/Hajdu Levente; Mr. Fortbright: Imre István/Csányi Dávid; Miss Cowper: György Orsolya; Magdalena Szmrczyk: Stelczer Timi.
Rock Ballads by Candlelight
February 13, Friday, 7:00 PM
Bask in hundreds of candles as a string quartet recasts the greatest rock anthems with lush arrangements. Expect Queen, Metallica, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, and more, with orchestration that digs to new emotional depths. A warm, intimate atmosphere for a night you won’t forget. Not recommended for children under 6.
Meztelen igazság (The Naked Truth) – A Musical Comedy
February 16, Monday, 7:00 PM
Witty and liberating, this musical comedy lays it bare—literally and emotionally—about self-acceptance, the power of female solidarity, and how the boldest act can be shedding your armor. Six women from different backgrounds sign up for a confidence-boosting pole dance course. They didn’t come only for sultry moves: friendships form, secrets surface, and they learn to embrace their bodies. A daring idea leads them to drop their inhibitions—and their clothes—for charity.
Cast: Trisha: Barbinek Paula; Bev: Kokas Piroska; Faith: Deutsch Anita; Sarah: Nyertes Zsuzsa; Rita: Sári Évi; Gabby: Fekete Linda. Director: Tallós Rita. Written by Dave Simpson; translator/dramaturg: Barbinek Paula; set/costume: Gordos Éva; répétiteur: Fehér Adrienn; choreography: Tallós Andrea; sound: Csomor György; lights: Váradi András “Szőke”; music: international hits in fresh arrangements; lyrics: Csik Csaba/Cseh Dávid Péter; pole coaching: Tóth Bernadett/Pole Heaven; assistant director: Kiss Kriszta.
Time Travel – Erika Náray and Róbert Alföldi
February 20, Friday, 7:00 PM
From a modest 1929 ceremony with 15 clay statuettes and no media, to live TV broadcasts from 1953 and color from 1966, this show sings and tells the evolving saga of the Academy Awards—who won, who missed out, and what remains after 90 years. Songs, stories, and images from Oscar history, revived in style.
Három a magyar vigasság! (Thrice the Hungarian Merriment!) – A Raucous Musical Cabaret
February 22, Sunday, 4:00 PM
A two-part musical cabaret channeling the golden age of Hungarian stage music and the grand tradition of Pest cabaret. Three beloved comics—Nyertes Zsuzsa and recipients of the Meritorious Artist (Érdemes Művész) honor, Heller Tamás and Beregi Péter—deliver chansons, timeless couplets, standout solos, popular parodies, and TV-famous sketches. Warm up those abdominal muscles—the laughter is promised to linger.
Featuring: Nyertes Zsuzsa, Heller Tamás (Érdemes Művész), Beregi Péter (Érdemes Művész).
Steel Magnolias
February 27, Friday, 7:00 PM
A two-act comedy set in a small-town hair salon without appointment-only rules. They seem delicate and breakable, but these women are relentless and tough. Not heroes, but capable of anything—laughing through the deepest pains and making us laugh too. That’s real strength.
Cast: Truvy: Fésűs Nelly; Emily: Götz Anna; Shelby: Ferenczy Nagy Boglárka; Anelle: Bajor Lili/Csáki Edina; Clairee: Zorgel Enikő; Valery: Molnár Gyöngyi. Translator: Prekop Gabriella; assistant director: Kelemen Zsófia; set: Szakács Ferenc; costumes: Cselényi Nóra; dramaturg: Deés Enikő; director: Dicső Dániel.
A feleség negyvennél kezdődik (Wife Begins at Forty)
March 9, Monday, 7:00 PM
By Arne Sultan, Earl Barrett, Ray Cooney; translated by Beleznay Endre; directed by Németh Kristóf and Beleznay Endre; producer: Németh Kristóf. Linda is bored—17 years married, suburban English life, the looming fourth decade, mostly her husband, George. He’s fine with the status quo. When George falls asleep during sex, Linda’s done. She wants quality intimacy, attention, love, life. Divorce. As their teenage son discovers girls, grandpa relives army tales, and friends give terrible advice, George reaches for the bar cabinet and hatches a risky plan: rejuvenate the marriage. A masterfully built British comedy set in the 1980s with a starry cast. Runtime: 180 minutes with one intermission. Recommended 14+. Cast: George Harper: Beleznay Endre; Linda Harper: Pikali Gerda/Gregor Bernadett; Roger Dixon: Németh Kristóf/Suhajda Dániel; Betty Dixon: Gregor Bernadett/Vanya Tímea; Bernard Harper: Faragó András/Szűcs Sándor; Leonard Harper: Náray-Kovács Zsombor/Kozma Milos/Várhelyi Áron/Kovács Dominik. Set/costumes: Csík György; assistant/prompter: Juhász Andrea.
Agatha Christie: Az Ackroyd-gyilkosság (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd)
March 11, Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan; translated by Galambos Attila; a Veres 1 Színház production. The brilliant Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot, retires to the sleepy English village of King’s Abbot. Two inexplicable deaths jolt the village, and with the Scotland Yard inspector out of his depth, the grieving family turns to Poirot. With local doctor James Sheppard at his side, he hunts the truth with tireless zeal—perhaps his final great case. The revelation is far more surprising than expected.
Cast: Hercule Poirot: Kálid Artúr; Dr. James Sheppard: Szabó P. Szilveszter; Caroline Sheppard: Zorgel Enikő; Ralph Paton: Dósa Mátyás/Oláh Béla/Tarlós Ferenc; Helen Russell: Molnár Gyöngyi/Bacsa Ildikó; Roger Ackroyd: Venyige Sándor; Flora Ackroyd: Gáspárfalvi Dorka/Holczinger Szandra; Major Hector Blunt: Száraz Dénes; Ursula Bourne: Miklós Kriszta; Parker: Janik László; Gertrude Ackroyd: Fésűs Nelly/Molnár Gyöngyi; Inspector Raglan: Pásztor Tibor. Prompter: Paku Éva; assistant director: Páli Veronika; set designer: Bátonyi.
