Discover Siófok’s 2026 Theater Nights: comedies, musicals, classics, and star performances at Kálmán Imre Cultural Center—premieres, revivals, family shows, and celebrity evenings by Lake Balaton.
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Siófok’s theater scene runs hot all year. Classic dramas, sharp comedies, musicals, and bold contemporary pieces rotate across the city’s stages, with celebrated actors and acclaimed companies bringing the buzz to the Balaton shore. The Kálmán Imre Cultural Center (Kálmán Imre Művelődési Központ), at 8600 Siófok, Fő tér 2, anchors a season packed with premieres, revivals, star turns, and one-of-a-kind evenings that promise culture for every age.
Sunday, 7:00 PM. Bánfalvy Stúdió’s newest farce, a wild two-act frenzy, returns freshly revamped in 2025 and is directed by Csaba Horváth. Translator-dramaturg Albert Benedek reworks the hit with Oliver W. Horvath and HCS. The cast is stacked: Izabella Varga, Ferenc Hujber, Ganxsta Zolee, Péter Sándor, Anna Bugár, and more.
Here’s the hook: a London-based Hungarian, Róbert Szűcs, has had it with free money. He’s somehow on unemployment, old-age pension, sick pay, family benefits, disability allowances—and, naturally, free cow’s milk—plus a cheeky nursing-bra side hustle that drives his wife nuts. Fearing exposure, he decides to ditch the illicit benefits rather than lose his wife or his freedom. Only, escaping the state’s generosity is chaos itself. Cast highlights include Linda Szűcs-Swan (Varga Iza/Zsófia Kondákor), Róbert Szűcs (Ferenc Hujber), Gyurka (Ganxsta Zolee), Sally Chessington (Anna Bugár/Zsófia Kondákor), Dr. Chapman (Péter Sándor/Levente Hajdu).
Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Pannon Várszínház brings Karinthy season pass holders a stage musical version of Róbert Koltai’s unforgettable film, powered by László Dés’s standout score. Uncle Gyuszi, the legendary hanger-seller, guides his teenage nephew—and all of us—through early-1960s Hungary, rubbing shoulders with emblematic characters and places that echo heroes from The Corporal and the Others (A tizedes meg a többiek) and Football of the Old Days (A régi idők focija), with Koltai’s film persona lovingly looming behind every scene.
The production uses live-theater grammar to capture filmic momentum—no gadgets, just stagecraft. Cast: Gyula (András Koscsisák), Imi (Dávid Szelle), Mother (Edit Oravecz), Father (László Keresztesi), Boldi (Ervin Molnár/Zoltán Dániel Pintér), Nusi (Juci Lovas), with a large ensemble. Creative: sets by Yvette Alida Kovács, costumes by Júlia Justin, choreography by György Krámer, directed by László Vándorfi. Run time: 2 hours 30 minutes with intermission.
Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Step into a performer’s workshop where the tools are stories, doubts, memories, and poems. Pál Mácsai opens up the craft: how he connects to a text and why he says it that way. Expect Arany, Petőfi, Ady, Attila József, Kosztolányi, Babits, Pilinszky, Ottó Orbán, Petri, Parti Nagy, Villon–Faludy, Krisztina Tóth—as seen and spoken by Mácsai.
Thursday, 7:00 PM. One act, 90 minutes. “Kapa”—his nationwide nickname—takes the stage and lays his life bare, but with that signature Kapás tone. He trained as a locksmith, dreamed of football, then veered into acting at the Szigligeti Theatre in Szolnok, where the stage devoured him for 15 years. From single-line roles to leads, from Szolnok to Budapest, from theater to film, and into the legendary Kapa–Pepe duo with Péter Scherer—his career is a nonstop sprint.
On this night he tells the key stories: from childhood in Abony to newspaper delivery in Szolnok, from heavy drama to that infamous electrician bit, from Jancsó’s films to Tóth János. He shares family and private life too. Warning: dangerously funny. Featuring Zoltán Mucsi; director-producer Balázs Lévai; dramaturg Eszter Gyulay; visuals by Dani Kőváry and Milán Mucsi; lighting by István Ács; production manager Nikolett Fantoly.
Saturday, 7:00 PM. Orlai Produkció lands Simon’s beloved comedy in the Kálmán Imre Cultural Center theater. Newlyweds Paul (a buttoned-up, ambitious lawyer) and Corie (a free spirit) chase bliss in a top-floor walk-up Corie snags, where no one will disturb them—or will they? Home turns into a battlefield of hilarious, high-stakes games as they fight to feel at home together. Cast: Corie (Lili László), Paul (Barnabás Rohonyi), Mrs. Banks (Éva Kerekes), Victor Velasco (Attila Epres), Telephone Repairman (Béla Ficzere). Tickets: orchestra $9.50, balcony $10.90.
Monday, 7:00 PM. Forum Színház presents a British-style romp by Arne Sultan, Earl Barrett, and Ray Cooney, translated by Endre Beleznay. Cast includes George Harper (Endre Beleznay), Linda Harper (Gerda Pikali/Bernadett Gregor), Roger Dixon (Kristóf Németh/Dániel Suhajda), and more; directed by Kristóf Németh and Endre Beleznay, sets and costumes by György Csík, produced by Kristóf Németh.
Linda is over her 17-year marriage, suburban England, the looming big 4-0, and, most of all, George. He’s fine with the status quo—until he falls asleep during sex. She wants quality affection and life; she wants a divorce. Their teenage son’s love life spikes, the senile grandpa rattles off war stories, friends give jaw-dropping advice, and poor George—fortified by the bar cabinet—chooses a risky path: rejuvenate the marriage. A razor-sharp 1980s British comedy with star wattage. Length: 180 minutes with one intermission. Recommended 14+.
Monday, 6:00 PM. Art-Színtér’s production, directed by Gergely Csiby. Up, down—like a seesaw. Gittel and Jerry think they know the man–woman game, but life flips the board. They’re at a crossroads, unsure of their own intentions, let alone each other’s. Can love steady the plank? Cast: Woman (Aisha Kardffy), Man (Máté Kerényi Miklós). Tickets: orchestra $12.20, balcony $10.90.
Tuesday, 7:00 PM. A solo piece honoring the love between Mexican titans Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera—told with humor, humanity, and music. A vivid slice: He’s still asleep. He snores terribly, but he looks so beautiful with his double chin melting across the pillow. Awake, he’s like an overweight tree frog. Frida Kahlo is played by Melinda Lukács, recipient of the Katalin Karády Award.
Saturday, 10:30 AM. The Kálmán Imre Cultural Center hosts a sparkling, song-filled retelling by two contemporary Hungarian authors, performed by talented young musical theater actors—perfect for families ready to believe in magic before lunch.
