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SOPRO – Whispering in the Dark received four nominations, while The Master and Margarita earned one nomination.

The travelling festival of MASZÍN – the Hungarian Theatre Association, MaFeszt, is returning to Satu Mare. The 7th edition of MaFeszt begins on February 28 and will continue for ten days, bringing the finest productions of the past theatrical season of Hungarian theatre in Transylvania to audiences in Satu Mare.

The Harag György Company and the Mihai Raicu Company of the Northern Theatre Satu Mare will organize a joint mini-season between January 29 and February 2, 2026. Both companies will present some of their most outstanding productions from the recent period.

The Harag György Company of the Northern Theatre Satu Mare presented its newest main-stage production, Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, directed by Lendvai Zoltán, on December 5, at 7:00 p.m

Bocsárdi László, four-time UNITER Award-winning director, brings to the stage the play of Portuguese theatre creator Tiago Rodrigues – for the first time in Hungarian.

The Harag György Company has embarked on a tour with its two-time UNITER Award-winning production of Richard III. The performance will be featured at the Shakespeare Festival and the National Theatre Festival (FNT), while audiences in Miercurea Ciuc will also have the opportunity to experience the production.

The fourth edition of BukFeszt – The Bucharest Festival of Hungarian Theatres, held between September 29 and October 7, once again confirmed the event’s status as a major highlight and point of reference in the Romanian capital’s autumn cultural calendar.

As part of the BukFeszt programme, the Harag György Company presented two performances in Bucharest: at the Bulandra Theatre stage, the capital audience saw The Master and Margarita, while at the Metropolis Theatre the festival featured the production Kohlhaas.

Stilt Walkers, Puppet Performances, and Competitions – the Brighella Puppet Theatre’s all-day family festival was packed with excitement and entertainment for visitors of all ages.

The member theatres of MASZÍN held a press conference in Bucharest. During the event, organized at the headquarters of UNITER, the participating theatre directors informed representatives of the press about the programme of the fourth edition of BukFeszt, which will take place between September 29 and October 7, 2025.

The first premiere of the season will take place on September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ács Alajos Studio.

On August 30, starting at 8:00 p.m., one of the Harag György Company’s UNITER Award-winning productions will be presented at the House of Trade Unions in Constanța.This weekend, the Harag György Company of the Northern Theatre of Satu Mare will participate in the prestigious Constanța Performing Arts Summer Season (SEAS). The company will perform Richard III_clone, the critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning production directed by István Albu. The performance has already attracted significant interest from local audiences, with almost all tickets sold in advance despite the venue’s large seating capacity. “In the decades before the political changes of 1989, the Hungarian section of the Satu Mare Northern Theatre took part in many adventurous tours along the Romanian seaside. However, since adopting the name of György Harag, the company has not performed in Constanța. In this sense, it can truly be said that the Harag György Company—at least under this name—is appearing for the first time in the capital of Romania’s Black Sea coast. The Constanța Performing Arts Summer Season is a highly prestigious international festival that showcases outstanding productions from various artistic disciplines. Following our two UNITER Awards, the invitation arrived on the very evening of the gala ceremony. On behalf of the company, I gladly accepted it,” said István Bessenyei Gedő, Artistic Director of the Harag György Company. Richard III_clone is the latest installment in an ongoing multi-production directorial project. The integration of live music into the dramatic action creates a unique theatrical experience, transforming the performance into a genuine concert-show. This production features iconic American rock hits from the 1970s, with the band’s frontman becoming the singing alter ego of the ruthless Richard III. In 2025, the production received the UNITER Award for Best Performance of the Year, while director István Albu was honored with the UNITER Award for Best Direction. The lead actor, Zsolt Csongor Nagy, also received the Best Leading Actor Award at the Atelier International Theatre Festival in Baia Mare. Following its performance in Constanța, Richard III_clone will be included in the program of the National Theatre Festival (FNT) in Bucharest this October, before continuing its tour to Chișinău, the capital of the Republic of Moldova.