Gyulai Várszínház
Gyula Castle Theatre / Gyula Burgtheater
Program of the 52nd Season
Arts Festival
26th June - 09 August 2015.
26th June
from 16:00
19:00 o’clock
20.30 o’clock
27th June
from 10:00
20.30 o’clock
28th June
from 10:00
30th June.
20:30 o’clock
(Rain day:
1st July)
Opening ceremony of the 52nd Season XVI. Folk Festival at the Körös-Valley
around the Castle
Folk art festival and crafts market of the South Great Plain – folk music and folk dance.
The 9th Cross-border Artistic Meeting
Opening ceremony of the 52nd season of the Gyula Castle Theatre
Gala program of the 9th National Children’s Dance Festival
square of the multitude
Admission free
XVI. Folk Festival
around the Castle
Folk art festival and crafts market of the South Great Plain – craftsmen’s competitions
folk music and folk dance, children’s programs and farce – all day long
The 9th Cross-border Artistic Meeting
4th Folk Dance Contest of Békés County children's and small ensembles
Meeting of folk dancers from Békés County
19th Békés County Folk Dance Gala
Lake Stage
Admission free
XVI. Folk Festival at the Körös-Valley
around the Castle
Folk art festival and crafts market of the South Great Plain – craftsmen’s competitions
cooking and pogácsa (scone) baking contest, folk music and folk dance, children’s programs
and farce – all day long
The 9th Cross-border Artistic Folk Festival
Admission free
“A hit musical from the beloved book of all of us, once again in Gyula”
Móricz – Kocsák – Miklós: Stay Good Until Death - musical
Directed by: Ilona Várhalmi
Performance of the Csokonai National Theatre - Debrecen
Ticket prices: HUF 2200 – 2800 – 3200
Lake Stage
2nd-12th July
11th Shakespeare Festival Gyula, 2015
Hungarian and foreign theatrical performances, music, film, conference, gastronomy
II. Shakespeare Fringe Festival
Final program: June 2015.
Info: www.shakespearefesztival.hu
2nd July
18.00 o’clock
Shakespeare in the eyes of contemporary fine artists – opening ceremony of the poster exhibition
The exhibition can be visited free of charge until 12th July
Chamber Hall
2nd July
20.30 o’clock
“Spectacular performance about the thousand-year-old Chinese culture, after many international
Festivals, in Gyula”
W. Shakespeare: Richard III.
Lake Stage
Directed by: Wang Xiaoying
Performance of the Chinese National Theatre, Beijing
Ticket price: HUF 2000
3rd July
18.00 o’clock
3. July
20.30 o’clock
First night
(Rain day:
6th July)
4th July
18.00 o’clock
4th-5th July
20.30 o’clock
(Rain day:
6th July)
5th July
18.00 o’clock
6th July
19.00 o’clock
7th July
18.00 o’clock
Professional film screening
Chamber Hall
Twelfth Night or What You Will – Performance of the Katona József Theatre /1980/
Directed by: Gábor Zsámbéki
Admission free
“Another Shakespeare Première by László Bocsárdi, after his Hamlet that was awarded with the best
direction prize”
W. Shakespeare: Twelfth Night or What You Will Castle Stage
In the main roles: László Mátray, Tibor Pálffy, Levente Nemes, László Szakács
Directed by: László Bocsárdi
Joint production of the Gyula Castle Theatre and the Tamási Áron Theatre from
Sepsiszentgyörgy
Ticket price: HUF 1800 – 2200 – 2500
Shakespeare Fringe
Club of Hamlets 2.0
In the roles: László Kövesdi, Béla Stubnya
Directed by: Ildikó Mándy
Performance of the Ildikó Mándy Troupe
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“Another Shakespeare Performance by László Bocsárdi, after his Hamlet that was awarded with the best
direction prize”
W. Shakespeare: Twelfth Night or What You Will Castle Stage
In the main roles: László Mátray, Tibor Pálffy, Levente Nemes, László Szakács
Directed by: László Bocsárdi
Joint production of the Gyula Castle Theatre and the Tamási Áron Theatre from
Sepsiszentgyörgy
Ticket price: HUF 1800 – 2200 – 2500
Professional film screening
Shakespeare in Love – American comedy /1998/
Directed by: John Madden
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“A well-known play set in modern times, directed by Zsótér Sándor”
W. S. OTHELLO - the Black Moor
Chamber Hall
Cast: Gergő Kaszás, Nóra Földeáki, Krisztián Kovács, Roland Rába,
Gábor Nagypál, György Sípos, Lajos Spilák, Júlia Nyakó, Katalin Homonnai, Erika Molnár
Directed by: Sándor Zsótér
Performance of Studio K Theatre, Budapest
Ticket price: HUF 1800
Professional film screening
Richard III. – movie of the MTV with stars in the cast /1973/
Directed by: György Fehér
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“A unique direction on the eternal matter of faith - personality - power, with Transylvanian and
7th July
20.30 o’clock
8th July
18.00 o’clock
8th July
20.30 o’clock
9th July
18.00 o’clock
9th July
20:30 o’clock
10th-11th July
11.00 o’clock
10th July
18.00 o’clock
Hungarian actors”
W. Shakespeare: Richard III.
Around the Castle
Cast: Áron Dávid, Benedek Botond Farkas, György Vass, Erika Szabó
Directed by: Ádám Burák
Performance of the Theatre Base of Zsámbék and the Manna Production
Ticket price: HUF 1500
Professional film screening
The Merchant of Venice – American movie /2004/
Directed by: Michael Radford
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“Renaissance music by the internationally renowned ensemble”
Shakespeare’s contemporary music
Chamber Hall
Concert of the Hungarian Renaissance Resemble
Musicians: Róbert Mandel, Gábor Kállay, Judit Andrejszki, Zsolt Szabó
Ticket price: HUF 1500
Professional film screening
Romeo and Juliet – performance of the Miskolc National Theatre /1984/
Directed by: János Szikora
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“Shakespeare’s most popular play with the wonderful music of Tchaikovsky, in a modern dance
performance.”
Shakespeare -Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet
- ballet
Lake Stage
Choreographer: Noémi Kulcsár
Performance of the Miskolc Ballet
Ticket price: HUF 1500
Who was Shakespeare?
International conference
Admission free
“The world famous Portuguese jazz singer encounters Shakespeare”
Songs for Shakespeare
Maria Joao’s Jazz Concert
Ticket price: HUF 2500
Public Library
Museum courtyard
10th July
20.30 o’clock
“Classical play about love in a special adaptation with lots of music”
W. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Performance of The Flanagan Collective, York /GB/
Ticket price: HUF 2000
11th July
18.00 o’clock
“Shakespeare famous theatrical character in English perform by the well-known Polish actor”
Shylock
Chamber Hall
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, written by: Andrzej Zurowski and Piotr
Kondrat
Performed by: Piotr Kondrat /PL/
Ticket price: HUF 2000
11th July
“A staggeringly beautiful performance, with excellent actors”
W. Shakespeare: King Lear
Chamber Hall
Lake Stage
20.30
(Rain day:
12th July)
In the main roles: György Cserhalmi, Csilla Radnay, Sándor Gáspár, Csaba Krisztik,
Földes Eszter
Directed by: Bagó Bertalan
Performance of the Vörösmarthy Theatre from Székesfehérvár
Ticket price: HUF 1500 – 2000 – 2600
12th July
Shakespeare and András Ferenc Kovács– a conversation with the author, dramatist and
literary translator
Moderator: Elek Tibor - literary historian
Chamber Hall
Ticket price: HUF 800
18.00 o’clock
12th July
20.30 o’clock
13th July
20.30 o’clock
14th July
20.30 o’clock
15th July
16.00 o’clock
15th July
20.30
(Rain day:
16th July)
17th July
18.00 o’clock
17th July
20.30 o’clock
“Energetic performance about the spectacle civilization of our age”
W. Shakespeare: Timon of Athens
Performance of the graduate students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts
In the main role: Géza D. Hegedűs
Directed by: Attila Vidnyánszky Jr.
Ticket price: HUF 1500
Chamber Hall
“Humour, satire, slam-poetry from contemporary Hungarian writers and jazz music”
7th Literary Humour Festival
Castle Stage
The writings are read by: Csaba Hartay, Zsolt Győrei - Csaba Schlachtovszky,
András Ferenc Kovács, Endre Kukorelly, László Márton, István Pion, Márton Simon,
Krisztina Tóth, Csaba Székely, Balázs Szálinger, István Vörös
Host: Tarján Tamás
Rozsnyói Péter plays on the piano
Editor and director of the evening: Elek Tibor
Ticket price: HUF 2000
“New production of the L’art pour L’art Company”
The Postman who eats the letters - comedy
Performance of the L’art pour L’art Company
Ticket price: HUF 2500 – 3000 – 3500
Fade-outs - opening ceremony of the exhibition
Exhibition of István Orosz, Kossuth Prize award-winning Graphic Artist
The exhibition can be visited free of charge until 9th August.
Lake Stage
Chamber Hall
“The historical play about King Stephan I. and the eternal question: Where to go, where to stand?”
Ratkó József: Help the King - historical drama
Castle Stage
Cast: Tamás Szalma, Anna Kubik, István Bicskei, Imre Szélyes, Árpád Bakota,
István Papp, Tamás Garay Nagy, Róbert Kardos M., Olasz Soma Szabó
Directed by: Sándor Csikos
The joint production of the National Theatre Budapest and the Csokonai Theatre Debrecen
Ticket price: HUF 1800 – 2200 – 2500
The ugri-bugri princess – puppet show for children
Performed by: Beáta Barkóczi, László Danilás, Nina Vadilku
Admission free
Around the Castle
“A joyful, beautiful story about love performed by artists from Beregszász”
Ernő Szép: Purple wisteria - a love story
Castle Stage
Cast: Attila Ferenczi, Júlia Domerackaja, Imre Szabó, Magdolna Vass,
András Kacsur, Ibolya Orosz, Ildikó Béres, Melinda Orosz, Viktória Tarpai,
Andrea Kacsur, István Sőtér
Directed by: Ferenc Katkó
Performance of the Illyés Gyula Hungarian National Theatre from Beregszász
Ticket price: HUF 1800 – 2200 – 2500
18th July
19.00 o’clock
19th July
19.00 o’clock
20th July
18.00 o’clock
21st July
20:30 o’clock
First
night
22nd-23rd July
20:30 o’clock
27th July
20.30 o’clock
28th-29th July
20.30 o’clock
(Rain day:
30th July)
30th-31th July
1st-2nd August
18.00 o’clock
1st-2nd August
“King of the Hammond Organ, a singer with wonderful voice and Hungarian stars.”
the 24th Gyula Castle Jazz Festival
Castle Stage
Cast: Joey De Francesco Trio /USA/, Joan Faulkner / USA/ - Gusztáv Csík /H/ Duó,
Tóth Viktor Arura Trio, Gyulai Big Band
Ticket price: HUF 4800
Jazz-Blues Season Ticket: HUF 7000
“The British Janis Joplin with his legendary English blues Mohicans and the best blues musicians of
Hungary”
10th Castle Blues Festival
Castle Stage
Cast: Maggie Bell & Norman Beaker Blues Trio /GB/, Hobo and His Band,
Mojo Workings, Jack Cannon Blues Band
Ticket price: HUF 3800
Jazz-Blues Season Ticket: HUF 7000
Rhythms – film screening
Festival award-winning short-films of Árpád Sopsits
Admission free
Chamber Hall
“Social criticism with harsh humour, satire and utopia from the novel of the Hungarian Orwell”
Sándor Szathmári: Kazohinia
Lake Stage – Castle servants’ wing
Cast: Ákos Orosz, Gábor Jászberényi, Zoltán Lendváczky, Emőke Zsigmond, Zsuzsa
Gyöngy, Vanda Kovács, Blanka Mészáros, Balázs Szarvas
Directed by: Árpád Sopsits
Performance of the Gyula Castle Theatre
Ticket price: HUF 2000
“Social criticism with harsh humour, satire and utopia from the novel of the Hungarian Orwell”
Sándor Szathmári: Kazohinia
Lake Stage – Castle servants’ wing
Cast: Ákos Orosz, Gábor Jászberényi, Zoltán Lendváczky, Emőke Zsigmond, Zsuzsa
Gyöngy, Vanda Kovács, Blanka Mészáros, Balázs Szarvas
Directed by: Árpád Sopsits
First performance of the Gyula Castle Theatre
Ticket price: HUF 2000
“The concert of the world famous conductor and the World Orchestra in Gyula”
The concert of Tamás Vásáry and the Zoltán Kodály World Youth Orchestra
Castle Stage
On the repertoire: Ferenc Erkel: László Hunyadi - Overture, Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta,
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Tamás Vásáry
Ticket price: HUF 2500
“The popular musical in a new adaptation”
Dés – Geszti - Békés: The Jungle Book - musical
Lake Stage
In the main roles: Attila Gulyás, Norbert Nagy, György Szomor, Gyula Bartus,
Gábor Vadász, Erika Nagy, Tünde Kara
Directed by: Ádám Horgas
Performed by the Weöres Sándor Theatre in Szombathely and the Jókai Theatre
in Békéscsaba
Ticket prices: HUF 2500 – 3000 – 3500
Gastronomic theatre – gastronomy in theatre
In front of the Castle
Conversation with famous actors, cooking by actors, tasting first class dishes and wine
Host: József Vinkó – editor in chief of Hungarian Kitchen and Ghost from the Pot
Admission free
“The latest stage adaptation of one of the most entertaining novels with excellent actors”
Sándor Rideg: The Watchman's House Is AboutTo Take Off - comedy adapted Lake Stage
20.30 o’clock
Rain day:
3rd August)
4th August
20.30 o’clock
(Rain day:
6th August)
First night
5th August
20:30 o’clock
(Rain day:
6th August)
6th August
20.30 o’clock
7th August
18.00 o’clock
7th-8th August
20.30 o’clock
(Rain day:
9th august)
by Géza Bereményi
Cast: Ádám Árdelán, Sándor Gáspár, Anna Kubik, Tamás Sághy, Noémi Závodszky,
Kamil Kricsár, János Derzsi, István Kelemen, Sándor Tűzkő, Illés Juhász
Directed by: Bertalan Bagó
Performance of the Vörösmarthy Theatre from Székesfehérvár
Ticket price: HUF 2500 – 3000 – 3500
“A lyrical bravura of our literature about the poetess with a stormy life - only for adults”
Sándor Weöres: Psyché
behind the Castle
Performed by the actor students of the University of Kaposvár
Directed by: Attila Vidnyánszky
Joint production of the Gyula Castle Theatre and the University of Kaposvár
Ticket prices: HUF 2000
“A lyrical bravura of our literature about the poetess with a stormy life - only for adults”
Weöres Sándor: Psyché
behind the Castle
Performed by the actor students of the University of Kaposvár
Directed by: Attila Vidnyánszky
Joint production of the Gyula Castle Theatre and the University of Kaposvár
Ticket price: HUF 2000
“The comedy of the renowned playwright on the encounter of two weird women”
Károly Szakonyi: Two women - comedy, reading theatre
Museum courtyard
Cast: Anna Ráckevei, Katalin Takács
Dramaturge: Ildikó Lőkös
Ticket price: HUF 1800
Little Rooster and his diamond – puppet show for children
Performed by Fabatka Puppet-show
Admission free
Beside the Castle
“It has been a hit for more than 20 years, now with a new cast - reprise première”
My Fair Lady - musical
Lake Stage
Based on G.B. Shaw’s Pygmalion, written by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by: Frederick Loewe
In the main roles: Andrea Mahó, István Hirtling, László Szacsvay, Vali Dániel,
Csaba Jegercsik, Nóra Benkő, Dezső Rancsó, Sándor Szűcs, Attila Szatmári, András Simon
Directed by: Ferenc Sík, Mária Harangi
Performance of the Budapest Hungarian Theatre
Ticket price: HUF 3900 – 4700 – 5500
The management of the theatre reserves the right of changing the programme, cast or venues!
We wish all our visitors to enjoy the performances!
Tickets for the performances may be booked from March on:
At the management of the Gyula Castle Theatre
Address: 5700 Gyula, Kossuth u. 13. Tel: +36-66/463-148, +36-30/639-9062; Fax: +36-66/362-860
E-mail: gyulaivarszinhaz@t-online.hu Website: www.gyulaivarszinhaz.hu, www.shakespearefesztival.hu
Tickets for the performances may be purchased from May on:
- from May 2015 on, at the management of the Gyula Castle Theatre 5700 Gyula, Kossuth u. 13. Tel: +36-66/463-148, +36-30/639-9062
Tickets may only be purchased by card
Széchenyi Leisure Card - Leisure-time sub-account (OTP, MKB, K&H), Gyula Castle Theatre Culture voucher, Leisure time Erzsébet voucher, Posta
Paletta Sports and Culture voucher, OTP Cafeteria (Sports and culture), Ticket Culture & Sport voucher and Sodexo Culture voucher are accepted.
From May 2015 on, on-line ticket sale through the homepage of the Gyula Castle Theatre (www.gyulaivarszinhaz.hu) and through the www.jegy.hu
website). Interticket charges a fee of administration for the tickets.
From 1 June 2015 on, at the box-office of the Gyula Castle Theatre: Address: Gyula, Castle Garden (Doorman’s house)
Tel.: +36-66/362-501
Széchenyi Leisure Card - Leisure-time sub-account (OTP, MKB, K&H), Gyula Castle Theatre Culture voucher, Leisure time Erzsébet voucher, Posta
Paletta Sports and Culture voucher, OTP Cafeteria (Sports and culture), Ticket Culture & Sport voucher and Sodexo Culture voucher are accepted.
Season tickets for the 52th season of the Gyula Castle Theatre
- SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL SEASON TICKET: a season ticket for five optional Shakespeare performances, it provides a discount of 25% off the ticket
price: between 2nd-12th July.
- JAZZ-BLUES SEASON TICKET: a season ticket for two festivals, which costs 7000 Ft (18th-19th July)
From May 2015 on, available at the following ticket offices:
In Gyula:
- Gyulatourist, Eszperantó tér 1. kozonsegert@gmail.com
T: +36/66/463-026, +36/66/463-425
In Békéscsaba:
- Bábika Bt. – Organising Office, Gábor köz 6. T: +36/66/743-198, T:+36/30/9383-729
-Tourinform Office, Kossuth u. 7. T/F: +36/66/561-680
- Ibusz Utazási Irodák Kft., Szt. István tér. 9. T: +36/66/328-428
- Tourinform Office, Békéscsaba, Széchenyi u. 4. T: +36/66/441-261
In Orosháza:
- OrosTravel, Rákóczi u. 16. T/F: +36/68/512-880
Budapest:
- Szabad Tér Ticket Office, 1065 Budapest, Nagymező u. 68. T: +36/1/301 0147
- Rózsavölgyi Ticket Office, 1052 Budapest, Szervita tér 5. Tel: +36/1/266-8337
- Kodály Music Store, 1053 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 21. T: +36/1/317-3347
Interticket Ticket Office: on-line ticket purchase www.jegy.hu or by card Telephone: +36-1/266-0000
Gyula Castle Theatre - Culture Voucher
From 2015 on, tickets for cultural services or vouchers to buy these can be given by the employer tax-free, in the amount of maximum HUF 50.000 a year per person
In the Gyula Castle Theatre, Castle Theatre Vouchers can be purchased again in 2015, in denominations of HUF 1000.
The vouchers may exclusively be redeemed at our theatre until 31st December 2015, either for Chamber Hall or for open air performances.
The festival’s restaurant is the PATRIÓTA RESTAURANT
SHAKESPEARE’S KITCHEN (2-12. JULY)
During the period of the festival, between 26th June and 9th August, each guest with a valid theatre ticket can get an up to 15% discount.
5700 Gyula, Kossuth utca 3.
Tel: +36-20/221-7477
The Theatre Lover Group of the Gyula Castle Theatre
If you want to get information on the programmes of the Gyula Castle Theatre, join our Theatre Lover Group.
Information: 5700 Gyula, Kossuth u. 13. tel: +36/66/ 463-148,
E-mail: gyulaivarszinhaz@t-online.hu
Website: www.gyulaivarszinhaz.hu, www.shakespearefesztival.hu
The Main sponsors of the 52nd season of the Gyula Castle Theatre:
Self-government of Town Gyula
Ministry of Human Resources
National Cultural Fund
OTP Bank