Siófok’s stages buzz all year with classic plays, comedies, musicals, and bold contemporary productions. Big-name actors and acclaimed companies roll into the shores of Lake Balaton, serving up culture with a holiday vibe for every generation. The centerpiece is the Imre Kálmán Cultural Center (Kálmán Imre Művelődési Központ) at 2 Fő tér, where the city’s 2026 theatre lineup promises sparkle, mischief, and a dash of Parisian scandal.
Family Magic: Cinderella Reimagined
Cinderella gets a modern Hungarian twist in a charming family musical on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 10:30, at the Imre Kálmán Cultural Center (Kálmán Imre Művelődési Központ). Two contemporary writers breathe fresh life into the beloved story with beautiful songs, youthful singer-actors, and lush sets that feel both classic and new. Like most fairy tales, this one lands on the sunny side: the good are rewarded, the prince finds Cinderella, they throw a grand wedding, and are, of course, happy ever after.
The cast: Melinda Boda as Cinderella; Dorina Pintér as Rozinella and as one of the Mice; Lilla Kecskeméti as Kravália and as one of the Mice; Andrea Dóka as Mrs. Krudélia; András Fogarassy as Mihály Peták and Aunt Kornica; and Kristóf Uwe Berecz as the Young Prince. Music by Imre Harmath; dramaturgy and lyrics by Balázs Bencze; sets by G. Péter Halász; costumes by Mária Reidinger. Directed by Zsuzsa Szabó.
A Parisian Scandal: Rendezvous in Paris, or Happy Easter!
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 19:00, settle in for a two-act comedy set in an upscale Paris neighborhood, unfolding right now, during the Easter school break. Inspired by the 1984 French blockbuster written by Jean Poiret and Georges Lautner, once headlined by Sophie Marceau and Jean-Paul Belmondo, the stage version zeroes in on industrial magnate Stéphane Margelle and his enviable wife, Sophie. Stéphane is a serial charmer who’s never met a temptation he couldn’t rationalize—until fate shuffles the deck.
After he drops Sophie at the airport, he stumbles across an 18-year-old girl. He whisks her to all the usual haunts—restaurant, nightclub, then, of course, home. Cue catastrophe: Sophie’s flight is canceled, and she walks in on Stéphane with the girl. Cornered, he unleashes a whopper: appearances deceive; this young woman is… his daughter. From there, expect a farce of lies on lies, whip-crack repartee, and escalating chaos that keeps everyone dancing just ahead of discovery.
The cast: Géza Egyházi as Stéphane; Bernadett Fogarassy as Sophie; Éva Czető Fritz as Julie; Sándor Várfi as Walter; Roland Czető as Frédéric; and Ottília Borbáth as Marlène. Directed by András Márton; sets by János Katona Koós; translated by József Vinkó; assistant director Erika Dobos.
Ferenc Molnár’s The Devil: Desire Under Glass
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 19:00, the Petőfi Theatre of Veszprém (Veszprémi Petőfi Színház) brings Ferenc Molnár’s The Devil to the Imre Kálmán Cultural Center’s main theatre as part of the Imre Kálmán subscription. Directed by the twice Jászai Mari Award-winning, honored, and excellent artist Péter Benkő, the play is the work that launched Molnár to global fame. It doesn’t shy away from what simmers beneath polite society: Molnár strips bare the man–woman dynamic and, with the Devil himself stepping onstage, gives shape to the subconscious urges that defy logic.
The setup is irresistible. A fashionable painter is about to capture his best friend’s wife on canvas when the Devil appears and voices the unspoken. Feelings denied flare to life. At a glittering soirée, the Devil convinces the painter the woman wears nothing under her floor-length gown, and sparks of jealousy, vanity, and desire ignite a witty, fast-turning carousel of confession and misdirection.
Cast: Viktor Klem as the Devil; Teodóra Szederjesi as Jolán; Bence Vaszkó as János; Attila Csaba Gaál as László; Emília Rubold as Elza; Zita Reiter as Selyem Cinka; and Gábor P. Máté as András/Waiter. Set and costume design by Katalin Libor; assistant director Zsófi Varga; stage manager Ildikó Szentmiklósi; prompter Viktória Taubel. Tickets: Stalls 5,000 Ft (about 13.80 USD), Balcony 4,500 Ft (about 12.40 USD).
Don’t Dress for Dinner? Try Don’t Dress Now, Darling!
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 19:00, the Veres 1 Theatre (Veres 1 Színház) storms into the Imre Kálmán Cultural Center with Not Now, Darling (Ne most, Drágám!) by farce king Ray Cooney—a two-act tornado of mink coats, scanty outfits, flying garments, and total bedlam inside London’s chicest fur salon. Gilbert, the preening co-owner, plans the conquest of his life while his wife’s away. But his grand seduction plan hits snags from scene one: capricious lovers, mink prices slashed to a tenth, a wife who reappears at the worst time, and even a tipsy frigate captain who lurches into the line of fire.
Keeping track is hopeless for Gilbert’s terminally upright partner, Arnold, who’s soon overwhelmed by multiplying affairs, ladies stowed in closets, and husbands on the hunt. Testosterone climbs, the city’s transit system acquires odd pieces of lingerie, Gilbert hatches ever wilder schemes, and the plot thunders to a delirious finale. Cooney aims straight for the belly laugh—and gets it.
Cast: Sándor Nagy as Gilbert Bodley; András Csonka as Arnold Crouch; Enikő Zorgel as Miss Tipdale; Nelly Fésűs or Edina Csáki as Janie McMichael; Kornél Pusztaszeri or Tamás Pál as Harry McMichael; Edina Csáki or Szandra Holczinger as Sue Lawson; Szandra Fejes or Kriszta Miklós as Mrs. Frencham; Sándor Venyige as Captain Frencham; Gyöngyi Molnár as Maude Bodley; László Janik or Tibor Pásztor as Mr. Lawson; Emma Henczi or Olívia Géczi or Csinszka Flóra Kiss as Miss Whittington. Translation by Miklós Vajda; prompter Veronika Páli; set design György Bátonyi; costumes Szilvia Molnár; directed by Sándor Venyige. Running time: 110 minutes plus one intermission. Tickets: Stalls 6,500 Ft (about 17.90 USD), Balcony 6,000 Ft (about 16.50 USD).
Siófok, 2 Fő tér—Imre Kálmán Cultural Center (Kálmán Imre Művelődési Központ)—keeps the lights hot in 2026. From fairytale sparkle to devilish wit and full-throttle farce, the Balaton-side theatre nights are set to be unforgettable.
