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Mattie the Goose-boy (6+)
Writer Mihály Fazekas Writer Szabolcs Váradi R. Composer Árpád Némedi Composer Ákos Zságer Varga Director Ádám Ottlik Premiére date 16/09/2011 Fri
Musical comedy for children and teenagers based on one of the most popular Hungarian epic poem inspired by a folk tale. The universal topos of the poor boy getting a triple revenge on the squire in return for the grievance against him is turned into a truly Hungarian village story of peasants and their squire. Mattie becomes a real Hungarian folk tale hero...
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The Czardas Queen
Composer Imre Kálmán Director László Méhes Premiére date 07/10/2011 Fri
Come and enjoy the most famous operetta by Imre Kálmán! Listen to the classics written by the genius of this unique Hungarian musical genre of the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. The story is about Prince Edvin falling in love with Silvia Vereczki, the famous Czardas Queen of the Pest Orpheum. Unfortunately he has to meet the family expectations and marry somebody else. Edvin's mother arrives to settle things. However, the surprising events are yet to come...
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Sweet Anna
Adaptation Katalin Thuróczy Writer Dezső Kosztolányi Director Péter Soós Premiére date 08/10/2011 Sat
The play is an adaptation of one of the most respected Hungarian writer-poet of the 20th century, Dezső Kosztolányi. The novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece; it has even become a compulsory reading in Hungarian secondary schools. "Murder has happened. A double murder. The murderer is known: it is the chambermaid, Sweet Anna, who stabbed her employers to death. She confessed her deed, yet she is unable to provide any explanation. How can an innocent-looking fragile young girl become a murderer?"
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The Two-Headed Beast or Pécs in 1686
Writer Sándor Weöres Director János Szikora Premiére date 11/11/2011 Fri
Sándor Weöres, one of the greatest Hungarian poets of the 20th century, lived in Pécs between 1933–1943 when the council asked him to write a play about the history of the town. However, the premiére was cancelled and the play was published only 10 years later. He then decided not to write a play ever again. The Two-Headed Beast depicts nations, religions, social classes and lots of different characters as a historic panopticon.
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Director Tamás Dömötör Premiére date 18/11/2011 Fri
Today's story. There is only one actor on stage. Everybody else is present live but only virtually on a videophone. Today's technical achievements make it possible that all the other characters can play far away from the stage, basically anywhere on the Earth.
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Otello
Composer Giuseppe Verdi Composer Richárd Riederauer Choreographer-director Balázs Vincze Premiére date 25/11/2011 Fri
Dance is a sensual form of art, its instrument is the dancer's body, his physical and mental performance being the transmitters. Creating a dance theatre adaptation of Otello's tragedy is a wonderful opportunity for choreographers and dancers alike. A wide scale of emotions - sometimes at their extremes - are represented in Otello and Desdemona's fatal love story. Irreasonable jealousy can turn the purest feelings of love into deadly passion. Otello's ardent love and faithfulness make him vulnerable. Today we are afraid of these strong emotions. Once Otello finds that all he had been led to believe was lies, he1
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The Double-Faced Witch
Writer Ervin Lázár Writer Attila Szabó Music Tamás Rozs Director Attila Szabó Premiére date 03/12/2011 Sat
The power of Ervin Lázár's tales is the simple presentation of unselfish love. In his stories it is not the inherent evil that is defeated, because it simply does not exist. There is Forgiveness and Hope instead. The Double-Faced Witch talks about love, self-knowledge and self-appreciation to children and adults alike.
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The Hamlet Story
Director József Bodonyi Premiére date 09/12/2011 Fri
A project for secondary schools to educate them on the beauty of the theatre with the aim of attracting a younger audience. The lesson-long performance is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern played by three actors. The short play has been created particularly for teenagers to suit their interest and incorporating the features of their world.
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The Jungle Book
Writer Pál Békés Composer László Dés Lyrics Péter Geszti Director György Böhm Premiére date 13/01/2012 Fri
The Hungarian musical adaptation was composed by László Dés, lyrics by Péter Geszti and Pál Békés. The musical was first performed in 1996 in Budapest and is still running today in many Hungarian theatres. It won the prize of the Hungarian Theatre Critics as the musical of the year in 1996. The Jungle Book will be put on stage in Pécs for the first time. „The Jungle Book is considered a classic now. I hope it will be successful in Pécs, too. To be honest - and a bit cheeky - I'd say: I am sure it will be a1
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The Good Spirit Makes Itself Drunk
Writer Péter Koleszár Bazil Writer Sándor Sultz Director Péter Koleszár Bazil Premiére date 20/01/2012 Fri
The performance was inspired by a debate: could everyday life events be interesting enough for the audience to watch them on stage? The debate was decided by the viewers, so the production has been created. The script is based on secretly recorded real life dialogues.
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Falstaff
Composer Giuseppe Verdi Director Viktor Nagy Premiére date 24/02/2012 Fri
After the huge success of Otello the Scala ordered a new - possibly a comic - opera from Giuseppe Verdi. "I've been looking for a good comic opera libretto for 40 years" - Verdi replied. Boito, Verdi's librettist handed over the draft of Falstaff to the master in the Summer of 1889. Verdi read Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry the 4th and said: "This Falstaff or Merry Wives that was only a dream 2 days ago starts to come to life. But when? How? Have you thought of my age? It would be to risky to undertake1
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Scenes from a Marriage
Writer Ingmar Bergman Translator Cecília Osztovics Director Károly Esztergályos Premiére date 02/03/2012 Fri
Nobody else could give such a punctual and detailed description of human relationships, particularly marriages like script writer - director Ingmar Bergman. Scenes from a Marriage is probably the most famous artistic depiction of a modern marriage breakdown. It is a ruthlessly precise record with familiar moments of our own relationships.
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Mr. Doctor
Writer Ferenc Molnár Director Géza Tordy Premiére date 09/03/2012 Fri
A fantastic comedy written by the world famous Ferenc Molnár, one of the most popular Hungarian playwrights.
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Lisztmania
Choreographer Imre Eck Choreographer Lóránd Zachár Premiére date 23/03/2012 Fri
The Ballad of Loathing Costume designer: Márta Pilinyi Stage designer: Ferenc Katona Composer: Sándor Szokolay Kossuth Award laureate Rehearsal leaders: Dóra Uhrik Kossuth and Liszt Award laureate Merited Artist, Pál Lovas Liszt Award laureate Merited Artist, Tünde Czebe Harangozó Award laureate Choreographer: Imre Eck Kossuth and Liszt Award laureate Merited and Excellent Artist Performed by: The Captive: Eszter Kiss First Pike-Grey: István Dóri Second Pike-Grey: Mónika Kócsy Third Pike-Grey: Márton Szabó Founding choreographer Imre Eck's very first choreography has always played a special, emblematic role in the history of Ballet Pécs. It is the only ballet that has been on repertoire for1
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