Poor Johnny and Arnika
Jan.29., 11:00
Jan.30., 11:00
Jan.31., 11:00
Jan.29., 11:00
Febr.25., 11:00
Febr.25., 15:00
Febr.26., 11:00
Febr.27., 11:00
Schedule
Our performance of Poor Joni and Arnika is based on the story of Ervin Lázár, which tells the story of a pair of lovers on a journey. The heart-warming world music melodies of Edina Szirtes' Mókus, which cannot be mistaken for anything else, and the playful lyrics of Péter Závada, who comes from the world of slam poetry, make the adaptation a delight for children and adults alike. From the story we can learn where the good Seven-Headed Fairy lives, whether it is worth being good and whether those cursed by the Hundred-Faced Witch herself can find each other, and the instructive story of the Duck King and the Duck Queen also reveals that selfless love can work wonders. Debuted as a former exam performance by Zita Szenteczki, a former puppetry student at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, the play uses a variety of techniques, from the classic glove puppet to the giant mask.
Budapest Operetta & Musical Theatre
The institution is a two-tiered, true musical folk theatre, which stages Hungarian operettas and their contemporary successors, contemporary Hungarian musicals, along with several literary-historical musicals for youth. It plays around 500 performances a year to nearly 400,000 spectators, making it one of Hungary's most visited theatres today.
It is recognised worldwide as the only operetta sung and performed by Hungarians, with its dynamic music, passion, fire, acrobatic dancing, rich visuals and stunning sensory-emotional storms. When the Budapest Operetta Theatre premiered The Queen of the Cards in Germany, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote: "There are many places in many cities where you can listen to good music. There is only one sure address for the operetta: Budapest, Nagymező utca 17."
The company tours regularly abroad, having performed operettas, musicals and gala performances in countries from Europe to Asia. In the autumn of 2011, the Budapest Operetta Theatre won the exclusive German-language rights to perform Beauty and the Beast, a musical based on one of the world's most beautiful fairy tales, in a close international competition. The Superbrands and MagyarBrands award-winning institution regularly organises prestigious international music competitions.