Hungarian theatre

1. Hungarian theatre
History and main theatres

2. The beginning of theatres
• No theatres before the 18th century
• György Bessenyei and The National Theatre
• Lujza Blaha
• During the wars, censorship

3. Famous actresses of the past
Laborfalvi Róza
Blaha Lujza
Bajor Gizi

4. After 1990
• No censorship, alternative theatres in 2000
• Currently over 100 theatres in Budapest + 24
in other cities

5. Hungarian National Theatre
1837- Hungarian Theatre of Pest
1908-1963
1968-2001

6. The new building of the
theatre
• Political quarrels (1996-2000)
• New building opened on 15 March 2002
The new building The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách

7. Some information about the
theatre
• Surrounded by parks, 20.844 square meters
• Main stage + two smaller ones and open-air stage
• Number of permanent actors/actresses: 28
• Various plays, for example by Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw.
Director:
Vidnyánszky AttilaThe interior of the building

8. Vígszínház – Theatre of
Comedy
• Founded in 1896, located on the Grand Boulevard in Budapest
• One of the most prestigious dramatic theatres in Hungary
• Exciting repertoire – for all age groups
• 1100 seating capacity
The original building
The building today

9. Our visit

10. Thank you for your attention!
Sources of information and pictures:
• http://vigszinhaz.hu/short-history/
• https://hu.wikipedia.org
• http://hirmagazin.sulinet.hu/hu/muveszetek/magyar_szinhaztortenet
• https://nemzetiszinhaz.hu/