Győr’s Richter Hall is back with a stacked 2025/2026 lineup: concerts, operettas, stage comedies, and laugh-out-loud nights for anyone craving quality entertainment. Home to the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra (Győri Filharmonikus Zenekar) and named after world-famous conductor János Richter, the venue also boasts a modern, soundproof, eye-catching rehearsal studio on the second floor, about 1,076 square feet, with gorgeous lighting and air conditioning. You’ll find it at 9021 Győr, Aradi Vértanúk útja 16.
New Year Warm-Up: Retro Cabaret Mayhem
Start the countdown with the Szilveszteri Aradi–Varga Show on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 19:00. Comedy icons Tibor Aradi and Ferenc József Varga—both Karinthy Ring winners—team up with their indispensable partner Erika Steinkohl for a retro cabaret storm that promises unfiltered, joyous laughter live at Richter Hall.
Madcap London: “Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!”
Michael Cooney’s farce Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (two acts of sheer bedlam) plays Friday, January 2, 2026, at 19:00, and Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 15:00. Translator and dramaturg: Albert Benedek. Revamped by Albert Benedek, Oliver W. Horváth, and HCS. Originally staged by Bánfalvy Stúdió in 2018, refreshed for 2025. Director: Csaba Horváth. Producers: HCS and Oliver W. Horváth.
A Hungarian in London has finally had enough of “free money.” Róbert Szűcs is riding high on unemployment benefits, old-age pension, sick pay, child allowance, disability support, plus free cow’s milk—and a side hustle in nursing bras that stirs his wife’s jealousy. Fearing a bust, he decides he’d rather ditch the illegitimate benefits than his wife or his freedom. Turns out, getting rid of benefits is harder than getting them.
Cast highlights: 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).
Two Wives, One Taxi Driver
Ray Cooney’s Run for Your Wife (Páratlan páros) hits Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 19:00. In Wimbledon, Mary anxiously awaits her husband, John Smith, a taxi driver, who’s seriously late—and calls the police. Four and a half minutes away by car in Richmond, Barbara does the exact same thing. The twist: both are married to the same John. After a good deed goes wrong and he gives the hospital the wrong address, two police investigations snowball while John pinballs between wives in full-blown chaos.
Cast: John Smith (Dénes Száraz), Mary Smith (Ramóna Kiss/Anna Bugár), Barbara Smith (Léda Mezei), Stanley Curtis (Endre Beleznay), Inspector Porterhouse (Imre Harmath), Inspector Troughton (Dániel Suhajda), Bobby Franklyn (Zoltán Kiss), Press Photographer (Gábor Pintér). Translator/dramaturg: Albert Benedek. Director: Csaba Horváth. Producers: HCS, Oliver W. Horváth. Set/costume: Gabriella Győri. Assistant director: B. Diána Szikra. Choreography: Gyula Antal Horváth.
Hotel, Affair, and a Body in the Window
Ray Cooney’s Out of Order (A miniszter félrelép) returns Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 19:00—a smash-hit farce from Bánfalvy Stúdió, translated by Tamás Ungvári, dramaturg Albert Benedek, winner of the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy in England. Richard Willey, a rising government minister, plans a discreet rendezvous with the opposition’s secretary, Jane, at a grand hotel—only to find a “corpse” in the window. He drags his jittery parliamentary secretary, George Pigden, into the mess. Cue meddling hotel staff, a suspicious wife, an overbearing nurse, and a jealous husband as the night spirals out of control.
Cast: Richard Willey (Tamás Vastag), The Manager (Imre Harmath), Head Waiter (Gábor Urmai), Jane Worthington (Zsófia Kondákor), The Body (Gábor Pintér/Ádám Gombás), George Pigden (Ferenc Hujber), Ronnie (Ganxsta Zolee), Pamela (Anna Bugár/Réka Léda Mezei), Nurse (Tímea Stelczer). Director: Csaba Horváth. Producers: HCS, Oliver W. Horváth. Choreography: Gyula Antal Horváth. Set/costume: Gabriella Győri.
The “Meztelen igazság” Sisterhood
On Monday, January 5, 2026, at 19:00, Meztelen igazság (The Naked Truth) brings a musical comedy about six wildly different women who sign up for a pole-dancing course to boost confidence—and discover it’s about more than sultry moves. Friendships form, secrets surface, and they learn to embrace their bodies. Then a bold idea: drop the inhibitions—and the clothes—for charity.
Cast: Trisha (Petra Haumann), Bev (Piroska Kokas), Faith (Anita Deutsch), Sarah (Zsuzsa Nyertes), Rita (Évi Sári), Gabby (Linda Fekete). Writer: Dave Simpson. Translator/dramaturg: Paula Barbinek. Set/costume: Éva Gordos. Repetiteur: Adrienn Fehér. Choreographer: Andrea Tallós. Sound: György Csomor. Lighting: András “Szőke” Váradi. Music: international hits in fresh arrangements. Lyrics: Csaba Csik/Dávid Péter Cseh. Pole dance coaching: Bernadett Tóth/Pole Heaven Pole Dance Studio (Pole Heaven Rúdtánc Stúdió). Assistant director: Kriszta Kiss. Director: Rita Tallós. Cast subject to change.
Fur Coats, Flying Lingerie, Total Chaos
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 19:00, strap in for love triangles, mink coats, underdressed ladies, and clothes flying out the window in London’s fanciest fur salon. Co-owner Gilbert plans the seduction of his life while his wife’s away—but prickly lovers, plunging fur prices, a returning wife, and even a drunken frigate captain blow up the scheme. His honorable partner, Arnold, can’t track the multiplying affairs, hidden women in closets, and husbands on the hunt. Testosterone spikes, London Transport gains a stash of lingerie, and Gilbert hatches ever-more absurd plans as we speed toward a riotous finale. From farce master Ray Cooney. Running time: 110 minutes.
Black-and-White Paths: A Piano Night
Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 19:00, the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra (Győri Filharmonikus Zenekar) presents Zoltán Fejérvári in recital: Leoš Janáček’s On an Overgrown Path (Benőtt ösvényeken), 27 minutes; György Kurtág’s Játékok excerpts, 12 minutes; then after the break, Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, 19 minutes, and Johannes Brahms’s Sonata in C major, 27 minutes.
Operetta Glamour: Sybill and New Year’s Cheers
Friday, January 16, 2026, at 19:00 brings Sybill. Then raise a glass with In Wine Is Merriment – New Year’s Operetta Gala 2026 (Borban a vigasság – Újévi Operett Gála 2026) on Saturday, January 17, at 15:00 and 19:00. The Monarchia Operett toasts two standout Hungarian heritage treasures—wine culture and golden-age operetta—in a lavish gala that’s also a time trip. Follow the life and passion of János Mathiász, the world’s most famous Hungarian grape breeder, from breeding battles to international acclaim, wrapped in music and scenes steeped in wine, love, and zest for life.
Expect beloved wine songs and sparkling operetta hits by Emmerich Kálmán (Kálmán Imre), Jenő Huszka, Pál Ábrahám, Johann Strauss, Béla Zerkovitz, Mihály Eisemann, and Szabolcs Fényes—evergreens brought to life by Monarchia Operett stars for one unforgettable evening.
