Siófok’s theater scene stays lively all year: classic dramas, comedies, musicals, and contemporary pieces keep the stages buzzing, with big-name actors and celebrated companies serving up cultural recharge for every age. On the Balaton shore, these nights are made to stick in your memory.
Brooklyn Story – Orlai Produkció
January 6, 2026, Tuesday, 19:00
Comedy – Kálmán Imre season ticket
Can art make us better? Can perfection point sinners in the right direction? Woody Allen wrestled with these questions during lockdown when he penned a new play at home. The story centers on a gangster family and a stolen Raphael painting hunted across Europe. A slick fence surfaces, and before long the masterpiece hangs on the mob boss’s wall. Then what? How does owning one of the world’s most beautiful works change each of them?
Allen’s sharp eye and signature humor lay out the full spectrum of human smallness and greatness. This is a world premiere: Hungarian audiences are the first to see it. Audience reaction: “Comedy in jazz rhythm with premium performances.”
Cast: Máté Mészáros (Sal, mob boss), Zsuzsa Járó (Terry, his wife), Milán Schruff (Lippy Resnick, fence), Judit Cseh (Millie, Terry’s friend), Panna Dominika Bíró (Isabella, Sal’s daughter), Martin Mészáros (Vito Rienzi, Isabella’s fiancé), Lili László (Angelina, Sal’s daughter), Barnabás Rohonyi (Tony Spalone, Angelina’s fiancé), Barnabás Dékány (Andrew Chase, painter), Béla Ficzere (Vince, gangster). The Brooklyn Trio plays live: Dezső Oláh (bandleader, piano), clarinet: László Kedl / Dániel Mester / Árpád Dennert, double bass: Péter Oláh / József Radics, piano: János Egri Jr.
Creative team: Writer Woody Allen; translator Gergely Zöldi; set Csörsz Khell; costumes Györgyi Szakács; director’s associate Dorka Dicső; director Máté Szabó; producer Tibor Orlai. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes (two parts).
Dogs – László Hadházi Solo Night
January 11, 2026, Sunday, 19:00 – Siófok, Hotel Azúr
Dumaszínház comedy night, hosted by László Lovász. How many dogs does it take to screw in a light bulb? Why do dogs carry their tails at the back, and who wags whom? Do dogs hear grass grow? Will a postman get barked at by his own dog? What’s “dog-cold” in Celsius? Does a dog have an owner, or does the owner have a dog? Don’t expect answers. Do expect not to feel dog-tired. Dynamic pricing applies.
Everybody Wants Me – Turay Ida Theater (Turay Ida Színház)
January 13, 2026, Tuesday, 19:00
A breezy two-part comedy – Karinthy season ticket
Noël Coward’s daring hit comedy has held major London and New York stages since the 1980s. Behind the tears of laughter, real matches are played by masters. Here, the circus of a star’s life whirls with friends, lovers, fans, and calculating faux-celebrities. Doors fly, characters swap places, and our hero keeps his head above water while Béla Szerednyey works stage magic with impossible humor.
Cast: Garry Essendine – Béla Szerednyey; Liz Essendine – Enikő Détár; Monica Reed – Tímea Vanya; Joanna Lyppiatt – Denise Radó; Morris Dixon – J. Kristóf Kurkó; Henry Lyppiatt – László Csere; Roland Maule – Péter Győri; Daphne Stillington – Laura Szőke; Fred – Péter Valázsik; Miss Erikson – Beáta Nyírő; Lady Saltburn – Anikó Szabó.
Hungarian text: Gergely Zöldi; set/costume: Ilona Darvasi; assistant director: János Pál Vass; director: Denise Radó. Running time: 150 minutes with one intermission.
Károly Rékasi – Soul Window: The Price of Freedom
January 22, 2026, Thursday, 18:00 – Day of Hungarian Culture
A one-part Sándor Márai evening (60 minutes). “Now we must remain strong, whatever comes.” The show probes the post-1948 years that abruptly ended Márai’s interwar success with dramatic force: exile, inner battles, the collapse of bourgeois values, and an unkillable homesickness. It reflects decades of an unbending writer’s conscience, a hymn to love of country and concern for Hungary’s future. Any perceived modern echoes are, of course, pure coincidence.
Compiled from Márai’s writings by Gábor Koltay; music editor Zoltán Tóth; performed by actor Károly Rékasi.
Hen Party – Musical
January 24, 2026, Saturday, 19:00
Liliom Produkció’s new musical follows four childhood friends in their forties—Alíz, Bella, Petra, Laura—on a “hen party” weekend in a Balaton Uplands villa. It doesn’t go to plan: the actress mom who owns the place and Erzsike, the housekeeper and longtime family fixture, know nothing about it. Unexpected guests pile in, bottles pop, secrets tumble from closets, and Laura’s cake only complicates it all. The quartet—plus Erzsike—tries to untie the knots with little success… until András arrives.
Expect a sparkling women-led comedy where the man smooths out the chaos, powered by the songs of László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic. Hits include The Whale Flies (Repül a bálna), Fly Away, Little Bird (Szállj el kismadár), and It Might Be Easy for You (Neked könnyű lehet).
Cast: Andrea Sztárek (Nóra), Marika Oszvald (Erzsike), Petra Haumann (Petra), Andrea Bozó (Alíz), Piroska Kokas (Bella), Bernadett Tunyogi (Laura), Kornél Pusztaszeri (András). Music by László “Cipő” Bódi and Republic; written from a Liliom Produkció idea 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; coach Adrienn Fehér; director Rita Tallós.
Why Don’t You Stay for Breakfast? – Comedy
January 28, 2026, 19:00 – Karinthy Theater (Karinthy Színház)
A romantic comedy about empathy, tolerance, loyalty, responsibility, and acceptance, sparked by a middle-aged man meeting a young woman in an unusual situation. Ray Cooney’s brilliant play mixes humor, self-irony, wisdom, and warmth.
Cast: Ádám Lux (George), Mara Dobra (Louise), Norbert Mohácsi (Davey), Vivien Koltai (Girl). Director József Kiss; set/costume Ildikó Balla; translator Tamás Ungvári. Running time: 125 minutes, two acts.
Rumini on Ferrit Island – Musical Fairy Tale
January 31, 2026, Saturday, 10:30 – from age 4
Pesti Művész Színház brings back sailor hero Rumini and friends, who fall into the deadly trap of Ferrit Island’s wicked mistress. Only cunning, ingenuity, and selfless courage can free them.
Cast includes: Mátyás Kovács / Kristóf Uwe Berecz (Rumini), Kristóf Vajda / Gergő Fogarassy (Balikó), Viki Pászthy / Zsófi Gergelyfy (Csincsili), Roland Öller / Marci Budai (Captain), Lilla Kecskeméti / Ádám Lévai (Dundi Bandi), Andi Dóka / Erika Gyenis (Molyra), Zsófi Gergelyfy / Nóra Nemcsók (Peonza), László Egri / András Fogarassy (King Ferrit), plus a large ensemble. Set G. Péter Halász; music Imre Harmath; lyrics László Lénárt; costumes Mária Reidinger; director Csilla Bereczki; written by Judit Berg.
The Devil Never Sleeps – Two-Part Comedy
January 31, 2026, Saturday, 19:00 – Pesti Művész Színház
Cast: Dezső Straub (Lord Archibald Cavendish), Bernadett Fogarassy (Jane, granddaughter), Géza Egyházi (Ronald, nephew), Gyula Benedek (Horace, lawyer), Éva Fritz (Ruth), Dóra Köves (Grace), Nóra Lengyel (Patsy), Roland Czető (Tom), Péter Straub (Nick), Ádám Boros (Alan). Expect classic farce rhythms, tangled alliances, and devilish timing to close out Siófok’s January with a grin.
