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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

2015.10.26 07:07
After 14 months of waiting, the day finally came and we took our seats in the first of row of the Barbican Theatre. We are about to see Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet. Was it worth it, all that waiting, organising a London trip around the performance? The short answer is: yes. The longer one:...

Monsters and their creators

2015.01.11 18:03
Theatre lovers around the world are lucky enough to see performances recorded in the National Theatre or the Globe in London, the Metropolitan in New York or the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. In Budapest, we can see these shows in the Uránia Filmszínház (https://www.urania-nf.hu/hd_broadcasts). The...

Theatre for Christmas

2014.11.30 11:33
With Christmas coming up, in case you were thinking of taking a loved one out, let’s see what English language theatre you can find in Budapest. Contemporary Drama Festival, 28 November-7 December – Hungarian language performances with simultaneous English translation or subtitle. A bit early for...

To see or not to see? That is no question

2014.10.30 07:44
I know what I will do on 16 October 2015 from 7:15pm. I will be sitting in the first row of the Barbican Theatre in London and watching Benedict Cumberbatch play Hamlet. This will be a trip of a lifetime and in the coming year I will keep you posted on the preparation of this London...