The following is a list of professional and amateur theatres and theatre companies, temporary open-air theatres and stages in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. They are organised in categories.
Classical theatres
Budapest
Rest of the country
City theatres with permanent company
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Bartók Chamber Theatre and House of Arts of Dunaújváros,
Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros (; also known by other alternative names) is an industrial city in Fejér County, Central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. Situated 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Budapest on the Danube, the city is best known for its ...
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Csiky Gergely Theatre of Kaposvár,
Kaposvár
Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvá ...
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Csokonai Theatre,
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
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Gárdonyi Géza Theatre of Eger,
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque build ...
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German Theatre,
Szekszárd
Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; hr, Seksar; german: Sechshard or ; sr, Сексард) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area ...
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Hevesi Sándor Theatre of Zalaegerszeg Hevesi (or Hevesy) is a Hungarian surname. The name derives from Heves, Hungary. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alan Hevesi (born 1940), American politician from New York, brother of Dennis, father of Daniel and Andrew
* Andrew Hevesi (b ...
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Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary.
Location
Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and ...
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Jászai Mari Theatre of Tatabánya,
Tatabánya
Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a City with county rights, city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County.
L ...
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Jókai Theatre of Békéscsaba,
Békéscsaba
Békéscsaba (; sk, Békešská Čaba; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a City with county rights, city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County.
Geography
Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian ...
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Katona József Theatre
Katona is a Hungarian surname meaning "soldier".
People
* Ervin Katona (born 1977), Serbian strongman competitor
* Gábor Katona, retired Hungarian triple jumper
* George Katona, Hungarian-born American psychologist
* Gyula O. H. Katona, Hung ...
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Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...
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Móricz Zsigmond Theatre,
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in t ...
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National Theatre of Győr
The National Theatre of Győr is a theatre in Győr, Hungary. Opened on 2 November 1978, it is the main theatre of the Győr-Moson-Sopron region. Until January 1, 1992, it bore the name Kisfaludy Károly Theatre. In 2008 the number of visitors w ...
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Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
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National Theatre of Miskolc
The National Theatre of Miskolc is the main theatre of Miskolc, and the oldest theatre company of Hungary. Its current Classicist and Neo-baroque building built between 1847 and 1857, is in the city centre, in Széchenyi street and is home to not ...
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Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
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National Theatre of Pécs,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
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National Theatre of Szeged
The National Theatre of Szeged is the main theatre of Szeged, Hungary. It was built in 1883 by the well-known company of Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer in Eclectic and Neo-baroque style.
Theatre in Szeged
The last decades of the 19th cen ...
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Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
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Petőfi Theatre of Veszprém Petőfi may refer to:
* Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849), a Hungarian poet and revolutionary
** Petőfi Bridge
** Petőfi Csarnok
Petőfi Csarnok ("Petőfi Hall"), often called PeCsa, was a leisure center and concert hall in Budapest, Hungary. Place ...
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Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
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Soproni Petőfi Theatre,
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
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Stage of Budaörs,
Budaörs
Budaörs (; german: Wudersch; hr, Jerša, or ; la, Vicus Teuto) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
Location
A suburb of Budapest, the town lies among the Buda and Csiki hills and the Tétény plateau in the Buda ...
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Szigligeti Theatre,
Szolnok
Szolnok (; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, wh ...
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Third Theatre of Pécs,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
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Vörösmarty Theatre,
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...
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Weöres Sándor Theatre,
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
Theatre buildings without permanent company, auditoriums, open-air and summer theatres
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Akropolisz Open-Air Theatre,
Miskolctapolca
Miskolctapolca or ''Miskolc-Tapolca'' (formerly ''Görömböly-Tapolca'', planned to be ''Tapolcafürdő'' after gaining independence from Miskolc, in colloquial speech known as ''Tapolca'') is a suburb of Miskolc, and is one of the most popular t ...
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Balaton Convention Center and Theatre,
Keszthely
Keszthely (; also known by other alternative names) is a Hungarian city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economi ...
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Cave Theatre of Fertőrákos,
Fertőrákos
Fertőrákos (german: Kroisbach) is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182.
It is located at , about from Sopron, near Lake Fertő (German: ''Neusiedler See'') and the Austrian border. In ...
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Court Theatre of Esztergom,
Esztergom
Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danu ...
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Court Theatre of Gyula,
Gyula
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Court Theatre of Kisvárda
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Court Theatre of Kőszeg,
Kőszeg
Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character.
History
The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...
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Hagymaház,
Makó
Makó (, german: Makowa, yi, מאַקאָווע Makowe, ro, Macău or , sk, Makov) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 23,272 people and it has an area ...
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Karnevál Theatre,
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
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Open-air Theatre of Siófok,
Siófok
Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...
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Open-air Theatre of Szeged,
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
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Pannon Court Theatre,
Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
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Summer Court Theatre of Siklós,
Siklós
Siklós ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Šikloš, Шиклош) is the 4th largest town in Baranya county, Hungary. The Malkocs Bey Mosque was built by the order of the Malkoçoğlu family.
Notable people
* George Mikes, British author most famous f ...
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Summer Theatre of Zala,
Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary.
Location
Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and ...
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Summer Theatre of Zsámbék,
Zsámbék
Zsámbék (german: Schambeck) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Location
Zsámbék is located 30 km west of Budapest along the M1 motorway in the Gerecse Mountains. Its neighbouring villages are Tök, Perbál, Páty, Herceghalom, Mány ...
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Theatrum of Szentendre,
Szentendre
Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Open- ...
Alternative theatres
Budapest
* 7 Főszín Company
* Andaxínház
* Aranyszamár Theatre
* Art Plaza
* Arvisura Theatrei Company
* Atlantis Theatre
* Atlasz Gábor Company
* Babszem Jankó GyermekTheatre
* Bácskai Júlia Psycho Theatre
* Baltazár Theatre
* Bálványos Company
* DNS Társulás
* Eleuszisz Theatre
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Gózon Gyula Chamber Theatre
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Hattyú Dal Theatre
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Híd Theatre
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Holdvilág Chamber Theatre
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Homo Ludens Musical Stage, Szombathely
* Hólyagcirkusz
* Junion Theatre
* Kas Theatre
* Kincses Theatre
* Kompánia Theatre Company
* Kókai János Company
* Körmendi Alternatív Theatre Company of Körmend
* Kuckó Művésztanya
* Levendula Theatre
* Maladype Theatre
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Maskarás Céh
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Mándy Ildikó Company
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Merlin Theatre
* Mozgó Ház
* Mu Theatre
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Nevesincs Theatre
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Paál István Studio Theatre
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Pasztell Theatre
* Pintér Béla Company
* Pont Műhely
* R.S.9. Studio Theatre
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Street Theatre of Budapest
* Stúdió K
* Szárnyak Theatrea
* Szív Chamber Theatre
* Szkéné Theatre
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TÁP Theatre
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Theatre of Fogi
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Theatrical Workshop of Szentkirály
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Trambulin Theatre
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Turay Ida Theatre
* Vakrepülés Company
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Várszegi Tibor Company
* Zug Theatre
Rest of the country
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Berzsenyi Szinpad,
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
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Civitas PinceTheatre
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Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
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Croat Theatre of Pécs
The Croat Theatre of Pécs ( hu, Pécsi Horvát Színház, hr, Hrvatsko kazalište Pečuh) is the professional theatre of Croat minority in Pécs, Hungary.
History
The Croat Theatre of Pécs is the first self-initiative institution of Croats ...
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Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
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Éjfél Theatre,
Gödöllő
Gödöllő (; german: Getterle; sk, Jedľovo) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can ...
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Ferrum Társulás,
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
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Homo Ludens Project,
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
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Janus University Theatre,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
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KAS Theatre,
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
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KonzervArtaudrium Theatrei Műhely,
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
* Prospero Company,
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...
* Soltis Lajos Theatre,
Celldömölk
Celldömölk (german: Kleinmariazell) is the fifth largest town in Vas County, Hungary. Parts of the Eragon movie were filmed here. The town with 11,000 inhabitants can be found in the centre of Kemenesalja Hills.
History
Celldömölk has a hi ...
* Teatro Capriccio Tent Theatre,
Vigántpetend
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Tintaló Company,
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...
* Weöres Sándor Regional Theatre,
Szarvas
Szarvas (; sk, Sarvaš; german: Sarwasch) is a town in Békés County, Hungary.
Name
Placename Szarvas originated from the old Hungarian word ''szarvas'', which means deer. Deer also can be found in the coat of arms of the town.
Locati ...
* Youth Actor Company of Pécs,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
Movement and dance theatres
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Balett of Győr (
National Theatre of Győr
The National Theatre of Győr is a theatre in Győr, Hungary. Opened on 2 November 1978, it is the main theatre of the Győr-Moson-Sopron region. Until January 1, 1992, it bore the name Kisfaludy Károly Theatre. In 2008 the number of visitors w ...
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Balett of Pécs (
National Theatre of Pécs)
* Bozsik Yvette Company
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Budapest Balett
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Budapest Dance Theatre
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Dance Theatre of Dunaújváros
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Duna Art Company
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Experidance
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Ékszer Balett Dance Company
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Frenák Pál Company
* Goda Gábor Company
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Honvéd Dance Theatre
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Middle-Europe Dance Theatre
* L1 táncMűvek
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Hungarian Festival Balett
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Hungarian National Balett (Magyar Állami Operaház)
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Hungarian National Folk Ensemble
* Még 1 Mozdulatszínház
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National Dance Theatre
* Sámán Theatre
* Somi Panni és a Sivasakti Kalánanda Dance Theatre
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Szeged Contemporary Dance Company (
National Theatre of Szeged
The National Theatre of Szeged is the main theatre of Szeged, Hungary. It was built in 1883 by the well-known company of Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer in Eclectic and Neo-baroque style.
Theatre in Szeged
The last decades of the 19th cen ...
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* TranzDanz
* Vision Dance Theater
Puppet theatres
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Budapest Puppet Theatre
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Bóbita Puppet Theatre,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
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Ciróka Puppet Theatre,
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...
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Csodamalom Puppet Theatre,
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
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Fabula Puppet Theatre
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Harlekin Puppet Theatre
* Kincses Theatre
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Kövér Béla Puppet Theatre,
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
* Maskara Company
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Mesebolt Puppet Theatre
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Mikropódium Családi Puppet Theatre
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Nefelejcs Puppet Theatre
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Nevesincs Színház
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Óperenciás Puppet Theatre
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Vaskakas Puppet Theatre,
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
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Vojtina Puppet Theatre,
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
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Hungary
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Theatres
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