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The Castle with English surtitles at Vígszínház
Viktor Bodó stages Kafka's novel with his usual absurdist imagination and grotesque humor.
The Great Dictator with English surtitles at Vígszínház
The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin’s most influential work, is a deeply humanistic piece of cinematic art.
The Seagull with English surtitles at Vígszínház
The Seagull is a play where you can find all the pain of unrequited love, the unconditional love for theatre, the eternal seeking for happiness, the solitude and the fight against mediocrity.
The Great Gatsby with English surtitles at Vígszínház
The characters of the cult novel come to life on the stage of Vígszínház. Gatsby, a dandy boy with a mysterious past, creates a luxurious world around himself to win back the great love of his life, Daisy.
Cabaret with English surtitles at Vígszínház
Berlin. The beginning of the 1930’s. A real metropolis, where everything can happen, and so everything happens too.
Performances with English surtitles at Vígszínház
Performances of The Great Dictator, The Great Gatsby, The Castle and The Seagull can be seen with English surtitles at the Vígszínház!
Closer with Anna Juhász
The newest theme of our series with Anna Juhász Closer is: love.
Rehearsals for the performance Miracle on the Studio Stage have started
Directed by Benjamin Dino the show will be premiered on the 22 March 2024
In memoriam Vera Venczel
Charity screening of the performance The Red Lion in memoriam Vera Venczel
Our New Year's Eve performances
We are pleased to inform you that our New Year's Eve performances are now available!
Heart Blade - participatory theatre at the Studio Stage
A playful introduction to the world of contemporary Hungarian poetry with Éva Igó and Áron Zoltán
Rehearsals for our Amadeus performance have started
Peter Shaffer's play staged by Géza Hegedűs D. will be premiered at the Pesti Theatre on 25 November 2023.
The rehearsals of Pinocchio have started
Opening night on 9 December staged by Tamás Keresztes at Vígszínház.
The Hungarian premiere of Krum at the Pesti Theatre
Krum's Hungarian premiere is staged by Péter Valló at Pesti Theatre
The Glass Slipper returns to Vígszínház
The comedy of Ferenc Molnár staged by János Mohácsi will be premiered on 23 September at Vígszínház.
The 2023/24 season of the Vígszínház has started
Eight premieres at three stages in this season of Vígszínház.
András Kern is a winner of the VIDOR Festival
Móricz Zsigmond Theatre has announced the winners of the 22nd VIDOR Festival.
Rehearsals for our Krum performance have started
On 7 October, we will be presenting the play directed by Péter Valló at Pesti Theatre.
VÍGDay 2023
The all-day programme will give you an insight into the theatre's unique location and the world of theatre and stage.
Kispál and the Lovasi concert at the Vígszínház
The special group will conclude its 2023 concert series at the Vígszínház on 22 October.
The first premiere of the Pesti Theatre in the 2023/24 season
We would like to inform you that the first performance of the Pesti Theatre in the 2023/24 season will be the play Krum by Levin Hanoch, directed by Péter Valló.
Vígszínház closed an extremely successful season in an extraordinary period
Csenge Szilágyi, Attila Vidnyánszky Jr., Csilla Radnay, Gábor Presser, Fruzsina Nagy, Dorottya Antóci and Péter Geszti were also awarded prizes at the seasonal meeting of the Vígszínház.
Literature Night with the artists of Vígszínház
Between 7 and 9 June, an extraordinary world literature walk will take place in the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden.
Erika Szegedi passed away
The company of the Vígszínház is deeply saddened to announce the death of Erika Szegedi at the age of 82 this morning.
Éva Igó received the István Iglódi Memorial Ring
The award is presented each May to an actor who has had a close relationship with the legendary actor, theatre director or director.
Zsolt Makai received the Zoltán Várkonyi Memorial Prize this year
Every year, the Várkonyi Prize is awarded by the company of the Vígszínház in recognition of the work of those who, although invisible to the audience, are indispensable and inevitable in the life of the theatre.
GARDENIA - Guest performance by Odeon Theatre, Bucharest
The performance is part of the 10th Theatre Olympics.
Rehearsals for our Adventure Film production have started
Another Hungarian history film is in the pipeline. One of the greatest adventure films of all time.
The Glass Slipper reading rehearsal
We held a reading rehearsal for the first show of our next season The Glass Slipper
From The Glass Slipper to Amadeus to Intrigue and Love
Anniversary of the 127th birthday of the VígTheatre
Hungarian Poetry Day
As is our tradition, this year we commemorated Attila József's birthday and paid tribute to Hungarian poetry with a festive programme.
The concert of Géza D. Hegedűs at the Vígszínház
Géza D. Hegedűs will give a concert on 8 May 2023, his 70th birthday, on the stage of the Vígszínház.
World Theatre Day
The message of Samiha Ayoub, Egyptian actress, interpreted by Judit Halász, will be heard by the audience of the Vígszínház.
Víg-Budapest concert
Let's celebrate together the 150th birthday of Budapest and the 127th birthday of Vígszínház!
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tennessee Williams will be staged by Péter Valló on 11 March at the Pesti Theatre.
Víg-Presser-50
On the afternoon and evening of 25 March, Gábor Presser will perform a concert of his songs from the Víg-Presser-50 with the company's artists.
Guest performance by the Hungarian State Theatre of Cluj
The performance is part of the 10th Theatre Olympics.
Launch of the Víg Playhouse
Our theatre's VígTheatre programme is launched, welcoming all children aged 6-10 who want to play