Hívjuk és várjuk – that’s the spirit at the VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Center (VOKE Egyetértés Művelődési Központ) in Debrecen, throwing open its doors at 4034 Debrecen, Faraktár St. 67 for a packed 2025–2026 season. One of the region’s longest-standing cultural hubs, the Railway Workers’ Cultural Center (Vasutas Művelődési Központ) leans into openness and quality with exhibitions, concerts, theater, and neighborhood regulars returning in force. Mark your calendar: the hit parade starts in December and rolls into midwinter with comedy, family magic, candlelight classics, a fresh operetta premiere, and a biting new drama.
“Meztelen igazság” Strips Down to Self-Acceptance
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m. A musical comedy about six women from wildly different backgrounds who sign up for a confidence-boosting pole-dance course and discover they didn’t come for the sexy moves alone. Friendships form, secrets surface, bodies are accepted and loved, and a daring charity idea turns into shedding inhibitions—and clothes.
Cast: Trisha – Paula Barbinek; Bev – Piroska Kokas; Faith – Anita Deutsch; Sarah – Ági Gubik; Rita – Évi Sári / Barbara Xantus; Gabby – Linda Fekete. Directed by Rita Tallós.
“Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!” Goes Full Tilt
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, February 8, 2026, 7:00 p.m. Michael Cooney’s manic two-act farce, revamped for 2025 by Bánfalvy Stúdió. Translation and dramaturgy: Albert Benedek; reworked by Albert Benedek, Oliver W. Horvath, HCS. Directed by Csaba Horváth; produced by HCS and Oliver W. Horvath.
The premise is gloriously unhinged: a London-based Hungarian, Róbert Szűcs, is fed up with free money. He’s been cashing everything—unemployment, old-age pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability benefits, even free cow’s milk—plus a nursing-bra side hustle that sparks his wife’s jealousy. Afraid of being caught, he’d rather ditch the illegal benefits than his wife or his freedom. But getting rid of the money is way harder than getting it. Cast: Linda Szűcs-Swan – Iza Varga / Zsófia Kondákor; Róbert Szűcs – Ferenc Hujber; Pawel 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.
Family Joy: “Grincs, aki ellopta a karácsonyt”
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 10:30 a.m. Cynical, grumpy, shaggy, and very green, the Grinch plans to steal Christmas—until a little girl’s unfiltered holiday cheer melts his heart. It’s a funny, warm story about what Christmas really means and why optimism refuses to break. The Grinch broods in his gadget-stuffed cave on Kobak Mountain with his loyal dog Max, popping into Whoville only when he’s out of food. When the Whos announce Christmas is going triple-sized this year, he decides there’s only one way to restore peace: steal the holiday. He disguises himself as Santa, snares a whiny reindeer to pull his sleigh, and heads down just as Cindy-Lou Ki and friends plan to trap Santa to thank him for helping her overworked mom. Good intentions collide with scheming—sparks fly.
Cast: Grincs – Krisztián Bánhidi; Uncle Brikettbaum – András Fogarassy / András Borbíró; Ikk-Mikk-Fikk – Dorina Pintér; Ikk-Mikk-Fikk’s mother – Andrea Dóka; Vendor/Townsman – Milán Decsi / Gergő Fogarassy; Max the dog – Dávid Fogarassy. Creative team: Dramaturg – Balázs Bencze; Lyrics – László Lénárt; Set – G. Péter Halász; Costume – Mária Reidinger.
Vivaldi by Candlelight: The Four Seasons
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 7:00 p.m. A string quartet sweeps the hall through Vivaldi’s everlasting cycle—spring’s freshness, summer’s bliss, autumn’s calm, winter’s icy beauty—under hundreds of candles. It’s not just a concert; it’s an atmosphere where sound and light entwine for an evening that lingers long after the last note.
“Ne most, drágám!” Brings Fur-Coated Chaos
Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:00 p.m. Veres1Színház stages a two-act romp by John Chapman and Ray Cooney where lovers, mink coats, and underdressed women tangle into a dozen who’s-with-whom knots. Inside a fourth-floor fur salon, adulterous husbands and wives pile in, garments fly off and on, and from the window, outfits and household items take flight. It’s a snapshot of testosterone-driven tunnel vision—and the women aren’t exactly overcomplicating things either. Duration: 110 minutes.
Cast: Gilbert Bodley – Nagy Sándor; 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 Csinszka Kiss. Costume – Szilvia Molnár; Set – Anna Varsányi; Director – Sándor Venyige.
National Premiere: “Orfeum hercegnő”
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Orfeum hercegnő – National Premiere III. A musical operetta-comedy in two parts bursting with fizzy humor, Pest-side romance, and timeless tunes. A legendary prima donna, Alfonza, long gone from the limelight, is pulled back into the glitter of the Royal Orfeum (Király Orfeum). Hearts are conquered, affairs upended, young love launched—and Béla Zerkovitz himself arrives in the best way: in song, wit, and genius.
Hear beloved Zerkovitz hits, freshly dressed: Éjjel az omnibusz tetején; Mi muzsikus lelkek, mi bohém fiúk; Asszonykám, adj egy kis kimenőt; Los Angeles (A csókos Pest); Kár itt minden dumáért—and more surprises.
Cast: Ibolya Nagy (Déryné Award), Attila Csengeri (eMeRTon Award), and in triple casting: Dorka Pacskó (Madách Theatre), Vanda Unger, Csenge Békány; plus Szilárd Kovács, dancer-comedian, guest of the Budapest Operetta Theatre (Budapesti Operettszínház) and Madách. Story by Laura Topolcsányi; music by Béla Zerkovitz’s evergreen melodies. The third national premiere by Mosoly Muzsika Produkció aims to write new chapters in Hungarian operetta—because the smile, the music, and easy elegance never go out of style. Slogan: Orfeum hercegnő – the new star of Budapest nights. One evening you’ll never forget.
“Akt hegedűvel” Peels Back the Art World
Friday, January 30, 2026, 7:00 p.m. A towering painter exits this world; his works hang in major museums and sit in every serious collector’s trove. Critics rave, America’s art scene buzzes, and then the bombshell: the masterpiece of his final creative period, Akt hegedűvel (Nude with Violin), is found in the estate. The family arrives for the funeral—then everything that art, money, legacy, and ego can ignite begins to flare. Expect razor-edged dialogue, shifting loyalties, and the question no one wants to ask out loud: what is genius worth, and who gets to cash it in?
Plan Your Visit
Dates are fixed; accommodation and food-and-drink options are available around the venue in Debrecen’s Faraktár Street district. Exhibitions, concerts, stage comedies, family shows, and premieres promise a season of big feelings and bigger laughs at one of the city’s pillar institutions.
