Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the Hoppart company. Two exciting names in
dance
are Réka Szabó, who runs the Tünet
(Symptom) group, and Krisztián Gergye. And finally, Hungary has a strong puppet tradition
and the shows in the two
puppet theatres
will appeal to adults and children alike.
Atrium
II, Margít körút 55 1 317 9338,
atriumfilmszinhaz.hu
.
Fabulous Art Deco
cinemathatisnowavenuefortheatre-includingsomeperformancesinEnglish-anddance.
The café in the foyer is a great place to people-watch.
Box office daily 10am-8pm.
Budapest Bábszínház
VI, Andrássy út 69 1 342 2702,
budapest-babszinhaz.hu
.
Budapest Puppet Theatre has a lot of shows for adults - masked grotesqueries or renditions
of Bartók's
The Wooden Prince
and
The Miraculous Mandarin
and Mozart's
Magic Flute
.
Open all year. Box office daily 9am-6pm.
Katona József Theatre
V, Petőfi Sándor utca 6 1 266 5200,
katonajozsefszinhaz.hu
.
The best of the established theatres, with a talented company and good productions.
Box of-
fice Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat-Sun 4-7pm, open till 9pm when shows are running.
Kolibri Pince
VI, Andrássy út 77 1 353 4633,
kolibriszinhaz.hu
.
Puppet shows and
live performances for adults as well as children at three venues (see
Dance, theatre and cre-
ative fun
for the other two); this is the best one for grown-up performances.
Closed early
June-Aug.
MU Színház
XI, Körösy József utca 17 1 209 4014,
mu.hu
.
Alternative theatre venue
that is particularly strong on dance, and also hosts the odd jazz concert.
National Dance Theatre (Nemzeti Táncszínház)
I, Színház utca 1-3 1 201 4407,
nemzetitancszinhaz.hu
.
Housed in the old Castle Theatre in Buda - until it has to find a new
home in about 2016 when the government requisitions the building - the national company
performs everything from classical ballet to contemporary dance.
Box office Mon-Thurs
10am-6pm, Fri 10am-5pm.
National Theatre (Nemzeti Színház)
IX, Bajor Gizi park 1 1 476 6868,
nemzetiszin-
troupes.
Box office Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 2-6pm.
housed in the main building of the Technical University near the
Gellért Hotel
, this has been
an alternative venue for many years, dating back to the bad old days of Communism.
Box
office opens one hour before performances.
