Debrecen4U September 5, 2024

Csokonai National Theatre is preparing for an exciting season with 15 premieres in four venues

Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen held its season opening meeting on Wednesday. In the 2024/25 season, audiences will be able to experience a variety of genres, since an important goal is to further increase the number of visitors.

Rehearsals for play Oliver! have been underway since the summer. On the 13th of September, this family musical will be the first premiere of the 2024/25 season at the Csokonai National Theatre. Based on last year’s numbers and surveys, the theatre’s audiences are very fond of musicals. That’s why the new season will include operetta, opera, musical and comedy performances in the venue with the largest auditorium,  the Csokonai Theatre.

“The Csokonai Forum will focus on drama. Our goal is to increase the number of visitors compared to the previous season. In order to achieve our goals, I am also changing the management structure. The work of the one-person artistic director will be taken over by a five-member artistic council,” Szabolcs Mátyássy said.

The new season will see a new director of the dance company. “I inherited a very professionally prepared, technically excellent, very colourful company, who inspired me from day one. So I’m really looking forward to strengthening the role of the dance company in the city with them,” Edit Domoszlai said.

“The Municipiality  continues to support the work of the theatre in every way,” László Papp said, adding that Debrecen is the leading cultural centre of the region, and the Csokonai National Theatre has a big role to play in this. “This is Debrecen’s mission, this is its task”, the Mayor emphasised.

The Csokonai National Theatre will host 15 premieres and four guest performances this season.

Source:debrecen.hu