A cultural heavyweight with deep roots, the VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Center in Debrecen is packing 2026 with punchy theater, music, and neighborhood staples. The Vasutas Cultural Center’s curators lean into openness and quality: expect exhibitions, concerts, plays, and community events across a full calendar at 4034 Debrecen, Faraktár u. 67.
“Meztelen igazság” (Naked Truth) — Musical Comedy
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 19:00
Monday, February 16, 2026, 19:00
A playful, liberating musical comedy about self-acceptance, female solidarity, and the hard work of shedding layers — emotionally and literally. Six women from wildly different backgrounds sign up for the same confidence-boosting pole-dance course. They think they came for sexy moves, but friendships form, secrets spill, and each woman starts to love her body. Then comes the bold plan: dropping inhibitions for charity — and the clothes go with them.
Cast: Trisha – Paula Barbinek; Bev – Piroska Kokas; Faith – Anita Deutsch; Sarah – Zsuzsa Nyertes; Rita – Évi Sári; Gabby – Linda Fekete. Director: Rita Tallós. Written by Dave Simpson; translation/dramaturgy by Paula Barbinek. Sets/costumes: Éva Gordos. Rehearsal pianist: Adrienn Fehér. Choreography: Andrea Tallós. Sound: György Csomor. Lights: András Váradi “Szőke.” Music: international hits in fresh arrangements. Lyrics: Csaba Csik/Dávid Péter Cseh. Pole coaching: Bernadett Tóth/Pole Heaven Pole Dance Studio. Assistant director: Kriszta Kiss.
Fur Salon Farce — Two-Act Comedy
Friday, January 16, 2026, 19:00
Lovers, mink coats, and half-dressed women collide in a turbo farce by John Chapman and Ray Cooney. The mink becomes a totem of desire — wherever a fur turns up, someone really wants something (usually the same thing). What starts as a love triangle mushrooms into nearly a dozen tangled who-with-whom knots, flinging the fast-talking owners of a fourth-floor fur salon into escalating absurdity. Adulterous spouses drop in at tighter intervals, garments fly on and off, and the window becomes a launchpad for coats and household props. It’s a roast of testosterone’s short-circuiting effects — and the women aren’t thinking much more complicatedly, just chasing desires that are often more tangible.
Cast: Gilbert Bodley – Sándor Nagy; Arnold Crouch – András Csonka; Sue Lawson – Szilvia Molnár; Miss Tipdale – Erika Steinkohl/Enikő Zorgel; Janie McMichael – Nelly Fésűs; Harry McMichael – Tamás Pál; Mrs. Frencham – Erika Csányi; Captain Frencham – Sándor Venyige; Maude Bodley – Gyöngyi Molnár; Mr. Lawson – László Janik; Miss Whittington – Flóra Kiss Csinszka. Costumes: Szilvia Molnár. Set: Anna Varsányi. Director: Sándor Venyige. Running time: 110 minutes.
Zerkovitz–Topolcsányi: Princess of the Orpheum (Orfeum hercegnő)
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 18:00 — National Premiere III
A sparkling two-part operetta-comedy where fizzy humor, Budapest romance, and timeless melodies collide. A legendary Pest primadonna, Alfonza, long retired to a quiet country manor, is swept back into the city’s glittering nightlife. Cue conquered hearts, scrambled affairs, and a charming young love sparked into motion. Composer Béla Zerkovitz strides in the only way he knows: with songs, wit, and genius.
Classic Zerkovitz hits sound fresh again: Éjjel az omnibusz tetején; Mi muzsikus lelkek, mi bohém fiúk; Asszonykám, adj egy kis kimenőt; Los Angeles (A csókos Pest); Kár itt minden dumáért — plus surprises.
Cast: Ibolya Nagy — Déryné Award-winning operetta primadonna, founding host of Dankó Rádió; Attila Csengeri — eMeRTon Award winner, title role in The Phantom of the Opera. Triple-cast soubrettes: Dorka Pacskó (Madách Theatre), Vanda Unger, Csenge Békány. Szilárd Kovács — dancer-comedian, guest at the Budapest Operetta Theatre and Madách Theatre. Story: Laura Topolcsányi. Music: Béla Zerkovitz’s evergreen tunes. The third national premiere by Mosoly Muzsika Produkció, carrying the torch of Lehár, Kálmán, and Zerkovitz. Slogan: Princess of the Orpheum — the new star of the Pest night. One evening you won’t forget.
Nude with Violin (Akt hegedűvel)
Friday, January 30, 2026, 19:00
A towering painter dies, leaving masterpieces in major museums and must-have canvases for serious collectors. Critics swoon; America’s art world buzzes when his final-period gem, “Nude with Violin,” turns up in the estate. The family arrives for the funeral, only to discover there’s no will. But the longtime valet holds a letter… Uninvited guests pile in, bank vault letters surface, and the past grows murkier — or clearer. Two acts, 120 minutes.
Michael Cooney: Guess Who Lives Here?! (Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!)
Sunday, February 8, 2026, 19:00
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 15:00
Madness in two parts. Translation/dramaturgy by Albert Benedek; revised for the revival by Benedek, Oliver W. Horvath, HCS. Bánfalvy Stúdió’s 2018 hit returns in 2025, directed by Csaba Horváth. Producers: HCS, Oliver W. Horvath.
A London-based Hungarian, Róbert Szűcs, somehow has it all: unemployment benefit, pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability, and of course free cow’s milk — plus a nursing bra side hustle that sparks his wife’s jealousy. Fearing exposure, he aims to ditch the illicit benefits rather than his wife or his freedom. Turns out, getting rid of handouts is harder than cashing them in.
Cast: Linda Szűcs-Swan — Iza Varga/Zsófia Kondákor; Róbert Szűcs — Ferenc Hujber; Paweł Duda — Imre Harmath/Ádám Gombás; Mr. George Jenkins — Ádám Gombás/Zoli Kiss; Gyurka — Ganxsta Zolee; Sally Chessington — Anna Bugár/Zsófia Kondákor; Dr. Chapman — Péter Sándor/Levente Hajdu; Mr. Fortbright — István Imre/Dávid Csányi; Miss Cowper — Orsolya György; Magdalena Szmrczyk — Timi Stelczer.
Rock Ballads by Candlelight
Friday, February 13, 2026, 19:00
The biggest rock anthems reimagined for string quartet, bathed in the glow of hundreds of candles. Queen, Metallica, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, and more. The orchestration digs new emotional depths, the warm flicker sets an intimate mood. Not recommended for children under 6.
Time Travel — Erika Náray and Róbert Alföldi
Friday, February 20, 2026, 19:00
In 1929, 15 trophies were handed out. No one knew the name, they were clay, and winners were told in advance. The press didn’t even show. Since 1931, it’s had a name — Oscar. TV coverage since 1953; color from 1966. Who remembers the beginnings, the hundreds of winners, the near-misses? Ninety years of cinema, revisited in songs, stories, and images from the Academy Awards’ history.
Három a magyar vigasság! — A Riotous Musical Cabaret
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 16:00
A two-part musical cabaret mining the golden age of Hungarian musical theater and the grand tradition of Pest cabaret. Three beloved laugh-makers lead the charge: Zsuzsa Nyertes, a former leading comic of Vidám Színpad, plus Mikroszkóp Színpad titans and Merited Artist (Érdemes Művész) honorees Tamás Heller and Péter Beregi. Expect everything from charm-laced chansons to immortal couplets — veteran entertainers bringing relentless joy on both sides of the border.
