Information on the situation caused by coronavirus epidemic
The National Theater informs its audience that, due to the coronavirus epidemic affecting our country, the Operative administration body and the Government of Hungary, according to the decree effective as of today, will not hold its plays and performances from today onwards until this decision is revoked. The Madách International Theater Festival is postponed by the National Theater on the recommendation of the Ministry of Human Resources.
A documentary was made of this year's MITEM festival.
MITEM 2019
The English language April issue of the professional journal of the National Theatre in Budapest
The English language April issue of the professional journal of the National Theatre in Budapest, Szcenárium, has again been composed for the guests of MITEM (Madách International Theatre Meeting) this year. We think it is timely on this, the sixth occasion of the meeting that more space be devoted to the hosts, to ourselves. So we present you the masterpiece of Hungarian dramatic literature, translated into 33 languages, the author of which, Imre Madách, is the eponym of the event and a new production of which by director Attila Vidnyánszky is to be featured in the festival as well.
The concert of Parvathy Baul and Béla Wittek - 27 April, Saturday, 18:30, Kaszás Attila Stage
MITEM professional programmes
April 25-27. MASTER CLASS – ballet hall
MITEM professional programmes
29 April, Monday, 16:00-18:30, Panorama Room
MITEM professional programmes
27 April, Saturday, 16:00, Kaszás Attila Stage
27 April, Saturday, 14:00, Kaszás Attila Stage
Elsa Kvamme’s documentary L’Art de l’impossible deals with the unique story of Eugenio Barba, who came to Norway as an immigrant before anyone had heard the word ”pizza”.
MITEM professional programmes
26 April, Friday,16:00-18:00, Kaszás Attila Stage
MITEM professional programmes
12 April, Friday,16:00-18:00, Kaszás Attila Stage
His Snowshow is rated as a classic of the 20th century. When asked how difficult it is to carry on one's shoulders the burden of world-wide fame, Slava usually answers that the difficult part is not so much to carry it, as to keep it there.