Siófok’s theater scene hums all year: classics, comedies, musicals, and bold contemporary pieces take turns under the lights. Big-name actors, renowned companies, and Balaton-side nights that feel like a cultural reset for every generation—2026 has packed programming and plenty of surprises.
Woody Allen’s brand-new comedy lands first in Hungary
The Brooklyn Tale – Orlai Productions (Orlai Produkció)
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 19:00
Comedy, Imre Kálmán season ticket (Kálmán Imre)
Can art make us better? Can perfection steer sinners straight? Woody Allen wrestled with those questions during the lockdowns and wrote a new play at home. A gangster family, a stolen Raphael that Europe is hunting for, and a slick fence set the caper in motion until the masterpiece ends up on the mob boss’s wall. What happens next? How does owning one of the world’s most beautiful works change everyone around it?
With Allen’s razor-sharp insight and humor, the piece parades human smallness and greatness—and this is the world premiere, debuting for Hungarian audiences.
Audience buzz: Comedy in a jazz rhythm, premium performances.
Cast: Máté Mészáros (Sal, mob boss), Zsuzsa Járó (Terry, wife), Milán Schruff (Lippy Resnick, fence), Judit Cseh (Millie), Panna Dominika Bíró (Isabella), Martin Mészáros (Vito Rienzi), Lili László (Angelina), Barnabás Rohonyi (Tony Spalone), Barnabás Dékány (Andrew Chase, painter), Béla Ficzere (Vince). The Brooklyn Trio plays live (Dezső Oláh – bandleader, piano; clarinet: László Kedl/Dániel Mester/Árpád Dennert; double bass: Péter Oláh/József Radics; János Egri Jr – piano).
Creative: Writer Woody Allen, Hungarian translation by Gergely Zöldi, set by Csörsz Khell, costumes by Györgyi Szakács, director’s associate Dorka Dicső, directed by Máté Szabó, producer Tibor Orlai. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes (two parts).
Stand-up night at Hotel Azúr
Dogs (Kutyák) – László Hadházi solo show, host: László Lovász
Sunday, January 11, 2026, 19:00, Siófok – Hotel Azúr
Dumaszínház night. How many dogs does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Why do dogs carry their tails behind them, and who’s wagging whom? Do they really hear grass growing? Would a postman be barked at by his own dog? What’s “dog cold” in Celsius? Does the dog have an owner—or does the owner have a dog? Don’t expect answers—expect to have a good time. Demand-based pricing applies.
Noël Coward’s sparkling backstage circus
Present Laughter (Everybody Wants Me) – Turay Ida Theater (Turay Ida Színház)
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 19:00
Light two-part comedy, Karinthy season ticket
Noël Coward’s audacious hit has held London and New York stages since the 1980s for good reason: tears of laughter layered over high-stakes games between masters of wit. Here, Béla Szerednyey and Enikő Détár lead the madcap world of a star’s life, where friends, lovers, fans, and calculating pseudo-celebs jostle for space and the doors never stop slamming. Szerednyey’s comic timing works wonders.
Cast: Garry Essendine – BÉLA SZEREDNYEY; Liz – ENIKŐ DÉTÁR; Monica – TÍMEA VANYA; Joanna – DENISE RADÓ; Morris – KRISTÓF J. KURKÓ; Henry – LÁSZLÓ CSERE; Roland – PÉTER GYŐRI; Daphne – LAURA SZŐKE; Fred – PÉTER VALÁZSIK; Miss Erikson – BEÁTA NYÍRŐ; Lady Saltburn – ANIKÓ SZABÓ. Hungarian text by Gergely Zöldi, set/costume by Ilona Darvasi, assistant director János Pál Vass, directed by Denise Radó. Running time: 150 minutes with one interval.
Sándor Márai, exile, and the price of freedom
Károly Rékasi – Soul Window – The Price of Freedom
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 18:00
Day of Hungarian Culture. A one-part (60-minute) Sándor Márai evening. Now we must stay strong, whatever comes. Márai’s genre-spanning oeuvre and life, marked by tragic turns, are approached through the post-1948 era that severed him from Hungarian readers, history, culture, and language. In an alien environment, he grapples with whom and why to write, how to sustain a nation-shaping mission while watching bourgeois values unravel.
An uncompromising spirit wrestles with homesickness that never fades. This stage piece mirrors decades of writerly and moral struggle—and doubles as a hymn of love for country, anxiety, and hope for Hungarians’ future. Any resonance with today is purely coincidental. Compiled from Márai’s writings by Gábor Koltay, music editor Zoltán Tóth, performed by actor Károly Rékasi.
A girls’ getaway musical with Republic hits
Bachelorette – musical
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 19:00
Liliom Produkció’s new musical follows four forty-something childhood friends—Alíz, Bella, Petra, Laura—on a Balaton Uplands villa “bachelorette” that goes deliciously off the rails. The actress-mom homeowner and Erzsike, the almost-family housekeeper, know nothing about it. Unexpected guests keep turning up—with their own unexpected guests—popping corks and multiplying muddles as old skeletons tumble out. Laura’s cake doesn’t help either. The four, plus Erzsike, try to untangle misunderstandings—badly—until András arrives to smooth out the mess. The cherry on top: songs by László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic, including “The Whale Flies” (Repül a bálna), “Fly Away, Little Bird” (Szállj el kismadár), and “It Must Be Easy for You” (Neked könnyű lehet).
Cast: Nóra – Andrea Sztárek, Erzsike – Marika Oszvald, Petra – Petra Haumann, Alíz – Andrea Bozó, Bella – Piroska Kokas, Laura – Bernadett Tunyogi, András – Kornél Pusztaszeri. Music: László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic; conceived by Liliom Produkció, written by Andrea Sztárek; dramaturg Paula Barbinek; choreography Gábor Bakó; costumes Anikó Ungár; set Péter Szvatek; arrangement Viktor Maráth; sound György Csomor; lights András “Szőke” Váradi; répétiteur Adrienn Fehér; director Rita Tallós.
Rom-com with heart from Karinthy Theater (Karinthy Színház)
Why Don’t You Stay for Breakfast? – comedy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 19:00
A romantic comedy about empathy, tolerance, fidelity, responsibility, and acceptance as two cultures—or two kinds of non-culture—collide through a middle-aged man and a young woman in an unusual bind. Ray Cooney’s spry wit, self-irony, and warmth keep it buoyant.
Cast: George – Ádám Lux, Louise – Mara Dobra, Davey – Norbert Mohácsi, Girl – Vivien Koltai. Directed by József Kiss, set/costume Ildikó Balla, translation by Tamás Ungvári. Running time: 125 minutes, two acts.
High-seas heroics for kids
Rumini on Ferrit Island – musical fairy play in two parts
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10:30
Recommended from age 4. Pesti Művész Theater (Pesti Művész Színház) brings Rumini back for peril on Ferrit Island, where the island’s cruel lady lays deadly traps. Only cunning, ingenuity, and selfless courage can free the crew.
Cast includes: Rumini – Mátyás Kovács/Kristóf Uwe Berecz; Balikó – Kristóf Vajda/Gergő Fogarassy; Csincsili – Viki Pászthy/Zsófi Gergelyfy; Captain – Roland Öller/Marci Budai; Dundi Bandi – Lilla Kecskeméti/Ádám Lévai; Molyra – Andi Dóka/Erika Gyenis; Peonza – Zsófi Gergelyfy/Nóra Nemcsók; Ferrit King – László Egri/András Fogarassy; plus ensemble. Set designer Péter G. Halász; music Imre Harmath; lyrics László Lénárt; costumes Mária Reidinger; director Csilla Bereczki; written by Judit Berg.
British-style mischief to close January
The Devil Never Sleeps – two-part comedy
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 19:00
Pesti Művész Theater (Pesti Művész Színház). Cast: Lord Archibald Cavendish – Dezső Straub; Jane, granddaughter – Bernadett Fogarassy; Ronald, nephew – Géza Egyházi; Horace, lawyer – Gyula Benedek; Ruth – Éva Fritz; Grace – Dóra Köves; Patsy – Nóra Lengyel; Tom, Ronald’s ba… (further characters to be announced). Expect aristocratic antics, legal tangles, and a cascade of farcical twists.
Siófok’s 2026 program blends premieres, comic fireworks, literary reflections, sing-along nostalgia, and family adventures. Tickets are moving fast—choose your night and settle in for theater right by the lake.
