Siófok’s theater scene runs hot all year: classics, comedies, musicals, and bold contemporary work trade places on local stages, with star casts and acclaimed companies delivering nights that feel like a recharge by Lake Balaton. 2026 lines up intimate confessionals, riotous farce, family adventures, and sharp-edged new writing—something for every age and mood.
Loveshake — A Relationship Laid Bare
January 26, Monday, 7:00 PM — Kálmán Imre Cultural Center, Theater Hall. Delta Produkció brings an inventive music-and-dance narrative spun directly from the real relationship of its leads, Judit Rezes and Győző Szabó—kids, marriage, even a “matchstick Olympics” in the mix—presented as part of the Teátrumi Esték series. The pair trace the arc of a relationship with popular songs, punchy choreography, and a bittersweet blend of reality and fiction. It’s playful, ironic, often painful, and disarmingly honest: their stories are uniquely theirs yet instantly recognizable to anyone who’s ever tried to love well.
On stage: Judit Rezes (Jászai Mari Prize-winning actor and ballet dancer, Katona József Theater, Budapest) and Győző Szabó (Jászai Mari Prize-winning actor). The exclusive version features musical inserts. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” (Mark Twain) Creative team: dramaturg Éva Enyedi; lyrics Zsolt Máthé; music director Péter Wagner-Puskás; choreography Sándor Kurucz, György Lehoczky; table music László Sáry; band: Péter Wagner-Puskás, Norbert Kovács, Márk Miskolczi. Producers: Delta Produkció, Judit Rezes, Győző Szabó. Co-producer: NUBU. Rezes: “He felt very distant to me. I danced with others… with others.” Szabó: “Sometimes I court and dazzle.”
Why Don’t You Stay for Breakfast? — Comedy with Bite
January 28, 7:00 PM — Karinthy Theater (Karinthy Színház). Ray Cooney’s sparkling romantic comedy tackles empathy, tolerance, fidelity, responsibility, and acceptance as two cultures—or two flavors of the lack of it—collide through the meeting of a middle-aged man and a young woman in an extraordinary bind. Expect humor, self-irony, warmth, and wisdom. Cast: Ádám Lux (George), Mara Dobra (Louise), Norbert Mohácsi (Davey), Vivien Koltai (Girl). Directed by József Kiss; set and costumes by Ildikó Balla; translation by Tamás Ungvári. Running time: 125 minutes, 2 acts.
Rumini on Ferrit Island — Musical Adventure for Kids
January 31, Saturday, 10:30 AM — Pesti Művész Theater (Pesti Művész Színház). Recommended from age four. Rumini, the beloved sailor from children’s adventures, sails into peril once more: Ferrit Island’s ruthless mistress lays a deadly trap, and only cunning, ingenuity, and selfless courage can spring it. Double-cast roles include 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 a full ensemble. Creative team: set Halász G. Péter; music Imre Harmath; lyrics László Lénárt; costumes Mária Reidinger; director Csilla Bereczki; written by Judit Berg.
The Devil Never Sleeps — Two-Act Comedy
January 31, Saturday, 7:00 PM — Pesti Művész Theater (Pesti Művész Színház). A high-spirited ensemble piece anchored by Dezső Straub as Lord Archibald Cavendish, with Bernadett Fogarassy (Jane), Géza Egyházi (Ronald), Gyula Benedek (Horace), Éva Fritz (Ruth), Dóra Köves (Grace), Nóra Lengyel (Patsy), Roland Czető (Tom), Péter Straub (Nick), Ádám Boros (Alan), András Fogarassy/Sándor Várfi (Willibald), and Attila Bodrogi (Timothy the butler). Choreography by Kriszta Ullman; directed by Dezső Straub.
In Time — Stand-Up That Stares Life Down
February 7, Saturday, 7:00 PM — Siófok, Hotel Azúr. Dumaszínház presents Kovács András Péter’s solo night, with opener Viktor Fülöp. One life—yet how many lives inside it? How many clear-outs of stuff, knowledge, friends, and loves? If life’s so short, why are we afraid to rejoice? If we won’t rejoice, why do we want so many years? What remains of us? Maybe this night—so see it while it exists. Dynamic pricing in effect.
Impact — A Dinner, a Decree, a Deadline
February 12, 7:00 PM — Kálmán Imre Cultural Center. Loupe Theatre Company. Two couples, long locked into a biweekly lunch tradition, gather again—just as a tense nation holds its breath. Phones ping: the head of state will address the country. A rocket has struck a border town; four dead. Mandatory conscription for military-age men begins immediately; borders close in 12 hours. Four lives snap into decision mode: stay, flee, resist, comply? Is life worth living without a homeland? Is dying for one that’s no longer yours any better? Perhaps they won’t escape the country—or even the room. Cast: Eszter Földes, Tamás Lengyel, Áron Molnár, Mónika Ullmann. Set Nelli Pallós; costumes Ádám Kisprumik; dramaturg Eszter Balassa; music Máté Hunyadi; video Gábor Karcis; AD Luca Perényi. Written by János Antal Horváth from and against the actors’ improvisations; directed by János Antal Horváth. Recommended 16+.
Michael Cooney: Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (Guess Who’s Living Here?!) — Farce Unleashed
March 1, Sunday, 7:00 PM — Bánfalvy Stúdió’s two-act madhouse, revamped in 2025. Translation and dramaturgy by Albert Benedek; revival adapted by Benedek, Oliver W. Horvath, HCS; directed by Csaba Horváth; producers HCS, Oliver W. Horvath. Headliners: Izabella Varga, Ferenc Hujber, Ganxsta Zolee, Péter Sándor, Anna Bugár. A London-based Hungarian, Róbert Szűcs, has had it with free money: unemployment benefits, old-age pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability payments, and even free cow’s milk—not to mention a nursing-bra side hustle that riles his wife. He’d rather ditch the illicit benefits than his wife or his freedom. But shedding aid is harder than you think. Cast includes Iza Varga/Zsófia Kondákor (Linda Szűcs-Swan), Ferenc Hujber (Róbert Szűcs), Imre Harmath/Ádám Gombás (Pawel Duda), Ádám Gombás/Zoli Kiss (Mr. George Jenkins), Ganxsta Zolee (Gyurka), Anna Bugár/Zsófia Kondákor (Sally Chessington), Péter Sándor/Levente Hajdu (Dr. Chapman), István Imre/Dávid Csányi (Mr. Fortbright), Orsolya György (Miss Cowper), Timi Stelczer (Magdalena Szmrczyk).
Ferenc Molnár: The Devil — Desire, Revealed
March 18, Wednesday, 7:00 PM — Kálmán Imre Cultural Center, Theater Hall. Veszprém Petőfi Theater (Veszprémi Petőfi Színház). Subscription: Kálmán Imre. Directed by Péter Benkő, twice Jászai Mari Prize-winning, honored and distinguished artist. The play that made Molnár world-famous sets a fashionable painter against his best friend’s wife—then drops the Devil into the room to surface their most forbidden thoughts. A dazzling, twisty comedy of temptation and denial, with a famous soirée where the Devil convinces the painter the woman wears nothing beneath her sweeping gown. Cast: Viktor Klem (The Devil), Teodóra Szederjesi (Jolán), Bence Vaszkó (János), Attila Csaba Gaál (László), Emília Rubold (Elza), Zita Reiter (Selyem Cinka), P. Gábor Máté (András/Waiter). Creative team: set and costumes Katalin Libor; assistant director Zsófi Varga; stage manager Ildikó Szentmiklósi; prompter Viktória Taubel. Directed by Péter Benkő.
