THEALTER International Festival

The Thealter International Festival has been organized for 28 years in Szeged, inspired by the special atmosphere of the Old Synagogue. The oldest international theatre festival of Hungary mostly concentrates on the representatives and performances of the independent scene.

As festival director József Balog said in 1991, the Thealter only “wanted to be free”. The “amateurs” of the 70’s and 80’s and the classics (István Paál, Tamás Fodor, Péter Halász, József Nagy) helped to set off the event. Since 2003, the concept is to invite guest performances from the territory of historical Hungary (which means Hungarian theatre companies from the neighbouring countries), for example András Urbán and his company and the Chamber Theatre from Arad. In addition to the Thealter’s events, the “Zsina” welcomes audiences through autumn and spring too with its prestigious performances.

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