Hívjuk és várjuk: the Debrecen Railway Cultural Center (VOKE Egyetértés Művelődési Központ) opens its doors in 2025–2026 with exhibitions, concerts, theater, and staple neighborhood events at one of the region’s oldest cultural anchors. The program leans into openness and quality, promising big-hearted comedy, candlelit classics, family magic, and a splashy operetta comeback. Venue: 4034 Debrecen, Faraktár u. 67.
“Meztelen igazság” (Naked Truth) – Musical Comedy
2025. December 10, Wednesday, 19:00
Six women from wildly different backgrounds sign up for the same confidence-boosting pole dance course—and quickly reveal they’re there for much more than sultry moves. Friendships spark, secrets surface, bodies are embraced, and a daring idea leads them to shed inhibitions—and clothes—for charity. Smart, liberating, and all about self-acceptance and the power of female solidarity.
Cast: Trisha – Barbinek Paula; Bev – Kokas Piroska; Faith – Deutsch Anita; Sarah – Gubik Ági; Rita – Sári Évi / Xantus Barbara; Gabby – Fekete Linda. Director: Tallós Rita.
Michael Cooney: “Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!” (Who’s Living Here?!)
2025. December 12, Friday, 19:00; 2026. February 8, Sunday, 19:00
A two-part farce, revamped in 2025 by Bánfalvy Stúdió. Translator and dramaturg: Benedek Albert; revised by Benedek Albert, Oliver W. Horvath, HCS. Director: Horváth Csaba. Producers: HCS, Oliver W. Horvath.
In London, Hungarian everyman Róbert Szűcs has it all: unemployment benefit, old-age pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability payment—and of course, free cow’s milk. Plus a sideline selling nursing bras that sparks his wife’s jealousy. Panicking about exposure, he’d rather ditch the illicit benefits than lose his wife or freedom. But shaking off welfare is harder than it looks. Chaos snowballs in this careening comedy.
Cast: 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.
“Grincs, aki ellopta a karácsonyt” (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
2025. December 21, Sunday, 10:30
A grumpy green misanthrope plans to steal Christmas from jubilant Whoville, but a little girl’s honest holiday cheer melts the frost around his heart. Up on Cobak Mountain, the Grinch tinkers among gadgets with loyal dog Max, venturing into town only for supplies. When the Whos announce Christmas will be three times bigger this year, he hatches a Santa disguise and even snares a whiny reindeer to pull the sleigh. Meanwhile below, Cindy-Lou Who plots to catch Santa to thank him for helping her overwhelmed mom—on a collision course with the Grinch’s scheming. Funny, warm, and full of indestructible optimism.
Cast: Grinch – Bánhidi Krisztián; Uncle Brikettbaum – Fogarassy András / Borbíró András; Ikk-Mikk-Fikk – Pintér Dorina; Ikk-Mikk-Fikk’s mom – Dóka Andrea; Vendor / Townsman – Decsi Milán / Fogarassy Gergő; Max the dog – Fogarassy Dávid. Dramaturg: Bencze Balázs; Lyrics: Lénárt László; Set: Halász G. Péter; Costume: Reidinger Mária.
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – Candlelight Concert
2025. December 21, Sunday, 19:00
An intimate string quartet takes flight through Vivaldi’s masterpiece, guiding listeners from spring’s brightness to winter’s crystalline chill. Hundreds of candles transform the hall, syncing glow and sonata into a stirring, memory-etching night.
“Ne most, drágám!” (Not Now, Darling!) – Veres1Színház
2026. January 16, Friday, 19:00
A two-act comedy bursting with lovers, mink coats, and half-dressed mix-ups. In a fourth-floor fur salon, testosterone tangles with quicksilver desire as minks fly from windows, adulterers trip over each other, and a simple triangle mutates into a dozen knotted who’s-with-who puzzles. The men chase a “holy goal,” the women’s desires are no simpler—just differently aimed. Running time: 110 minutes.
Cast: Gilbert Bodley – Nagy Sándor; Arnold Crouch – Csonka András; Sue Lawson – Molnár Szilvia; Miss Tipdale – Steinkohl Erika / Zorgel Enikő; Janie McMichael – Fésűs Nelly; Harry McMichael – Pál Tamás; Mrs. Frencham – Csányi Erika; Capt. Frencham – Venyige Sándor; Maude Bodley – Molnár Gyöngyi; Mr. Lawson – Janik László; Miss Whittington – Kiss Csinszka Flóra. Costume: Molnár Szilvia; Set: Varsányi Anna; Director: Venyige Sándor.
Zerkovitz–Topolcsányi: Orfeum hercegnő (Princess of the Orfeum)
2026. January 17, Saturday, 18:00
National Premiere III. A sparkling two-part operetta-comedy: fizzy humor, Budapest romance, evergreen tunes. A legendary primadonna, Alfonza, long retired to a quiet country estate, storms back into the capital’s nightlife—toppling hearts, tangling affairs, and kindling a fresh young love. Béla Zerkovitz arrives too, in song and wit. Classics resound in fresh dress: 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.
Cast: Nagy Ibolya (Déryné Prize), Csengeri Attila (eMeRTon), plus a triple rotation: Pacskó Dorka (Madách Theatre), Unger Vanda, Békány Csenge; Kovács Szilárd, dancer-comedian (Operetta, Madách). Story: Topolcsányi Laura; Music: evergreen Béla Zerkovitz. From Mosoly Muzsika Produkció, championing new Hungarian operettas—because the smile, the music, and easy elegance never go out of style. Slogan: Princess of the Orfeum – the new star of the Budapest night.
“Akt hegedűvel” (Nude with Violin)
2026. January 30, Friday, 19:00
A towering painter dies, adored by critics, coveted by collectors, his works hanging in major museums worldwide. The American art world buzzes when his final-period jewel, Nude with Violin, turns up among his effects. The family gathers for the funeral… and the reckoning begins.
