End of the 2024/2025 Theatre Season
End of the 2024/2025 Theatre Season
The "Csiky Gergely" Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara concluded its 71st theatrical year on July 3, 2025, marking a season full of success, challenges and transformations. The theatre team brought 7 new shows to the stage, launched projects, and showed openness to innovation and inclusion.
Premieres – the Season's Highlights
Adult theater
"Deep Flight" - poetic monologue to the music of Cseh Tamás, directed by Balázs Attila.
"Dead Season" – social operetta, directed by: Kedves Emőke.
"Birdy" – adaptation of the novel of the same name written by William Wharton, directed by Gyulay Eszter.
Children's / Puppet Theater
"The Swan Fairy" – a funny and playful adaptation of a classic fairy tale, directed by: Zoltán Dió.
"The Light Christmas" – traditional Christmas show, directed by: Rumi László.
"Little Red Riding Hood" – puppet show with a contemporary message, directed by: Bartal Kiss Rita.
"The Adventures of Plüm Plüm" – interactive show for the whole family, directed by Varga Ibolya.
Events and Impact
- Development of the puppet theater department under the leadership of András Szőke Kavinszki
- Making three shows accessible for people with hearing impairments and neurodivergent children and organizing three inclusive performances
- "Caravaggio Paraphrases" exhibition in collaboration with the Timișoara Art Museum
- Making of PARALLEL CITY - screening of the film about the rehearsal process of the Parallel City trilogy (co-produced with the Diogene Association, the German State Theater and the Merlin Theater)
- Organizing theaterGAMES – a sporting event for amateurs
- Visits and guided tours organized behind the scenes of the theater on World Theatre Day
- Exhibition of alternative posters for World Theatre Day
- Literature lesson for World Puppet Theatre Day
Festivals
MAFESZT - Oradea
BUKFESZT - Bucharest
IFESZT - Satu Mare
SHOWCASE - Timisoara
Ars Hungarica - Sibiu
Hungarian Cultural Days - Timisoara
International Classical Theatre Festival - Arad
National Theatre Festival - Bucharest
Hogy hívják a kapitányt? - Szeged
International Openness & European Projects
- The FemminiCity project: cultural collaboration on the topic of women's rights.
- Participation with the show "1978" (directed by Tomi Janežiči) in Nova Gorica as part of the European Capital of Culture 2025, with support from the Romanian Cultural Institute through the Cantemir Program and from Uniter
In Other Words
48 Kultcard subscribers
7 premieres
17 older performances resumed
11 guest performances
24 trips to Romania, Hungary and Slovenia
41 performances in the Great Hall
54 performances in the Studio Hall
23 outdoor performances
Altogether 200 performances
A New Beginning
The interim manager of the Hungarian Theatre, director Hunor Horváth, presents his artistic and managerial vision for the coming years, based on solid professional experience and a relevant artistic path.
Under the sign of empathy, diversity and accessibility, the new artistic strategy proposes a living, poetic theatre, anchored in the present, but attentive to the past. The focus will be on new technologies, modern aesthetics, multimedia and a close relationship with the younger generation.
Shows Scheduled for the End of 2025:
- "Chicago" (show postponed from the 2024/2025 season), directed by László Béres, Great Hall
- "Casimir and Caroline" by Ödön von Horváth, directed by Ármin Ricz, Studio Hall
- "The Tót Family" by István Örkény, directed by Hunor Horvath, Great Hall
- "Hurka-Barka", directed by Rumi László – show for children 3+, object theater, Studio Hall
