Theatres hungary

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Hungarian theatre History and main theatres

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Hungarian theatreHistory and main theatres

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

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Famous actresses of the past

Laborfalvi RózaBlaha Lujza

Bajor Gizi

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

in other cities

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Hungarian National Theatre

1837- Hungarian Theatre of Pest

1908-1963

1968-2001

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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

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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

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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

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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/