Type Theatre Opened 1983 Phone +36 92 598 408 | Built 1962 Capacity 618 | |
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Location Zalaegerszeg, Zala county, Hungary Address Zalaegerszeg, Kosztolányi Dezső tér 3., 8900 Hungary Similar National Theatre of Miskolc, National Theatre of Szeged, Gergely Csíky Theatre, Katona József Theatre, The Town Concert and Exhi Profiles | ||
Hevesi Sándor Theatre (Hevesi Sándor Színház) is a theatre in the city of Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. Its building is situated in the city centre, on Kosztolányi street.
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History
Work on the building of the theatre began in the late 1950s, with the original goal to house cultural and artistic events for the working class - it was then known as Worker's Home of Trade Unions of Zalaegerszeg (Szakszervezetek Zalaegerszegi Munkásotthona). It opened with the play Bánk bán by József Katona on 28 January 1968. From 1966 to 1980 it functioned as the cultural center of Zala county (Megyei Művelődési Központ). In 1980 work began to modernise it for proper theatrical use and the Hevesi Sándor Theatre was inaugurated on 11 October 1983 with the play Az ember tragédiája by Imre Madách.