A list of the Budapest´s most popular theatres:

Bárka Theatre

Address: VIII. Üllői út 82, Budapest
Tel: 303 6505
Metro: M3 Nagyvárad, Klinikák station

Budapesti Operettszínház

Address: VI. Nagymező u. 19.
Tel: 353 2172
Metro: M1 Opera station

Staging everything from Fiddler on the Roof to Chicago, the Operettszínház is a lovely Art Noveau venue just around the corner from Budapest's State Opera House.

Castle Theatre (Várszínház)

Address: I. Színház út 1-3
Tel: 375 8011
Castlebus, Bus 16

Katona József Theatre

Address: V. Petőfi Sándor utca 6, Budapest
Tel: 318 6599 (Katona), 318 2487 (Kamra)
Metro: M3 Ferenciek square, Bus 7

This is one of Budapest's most famous independent theatre companies.

Madách Theatre

Address: Erzsébet körút 31, Budapest
Tel: 478 2000
Metro: M2 Blaha Lujza square

Merlin Theatre

Address: V. Gerlóczy utca 4, Budapest
Tel: 317 9338
Metro: M3 Ferenciek square, M2 Astoria

This is downtown theatre which also stages cabaret shows and classical concerts. It´s popular with tourists because the performances are usually in English.

National Theatre (Nemzeti Színház)

Address: XI. Bajor Gizi Park 1, Budapest Tel: 476 6800, 476 6801

Theatre of Pest

Address: V. Váci utca 9, Budapest
Tel: 266 5557
Metro: M1, M2, M3 deák Square, Tram 47, 49

Budapest's most cliquey theatre. The theatre of Pest stages classics from heavyweight writers such as Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov.

Thalia Theatre

Address: VI. Nagymezö utca 22-24, Budapest
Tel: 312 1280
Metro: M1 Opera

New Theatre

Address: VI. Paulay Ede street 35. Budapest
Tel: 269 6021, 269 6024
Metro: M1 Opera

This theatre has a wide-ranging performance schedule with two auditoriums (the Nagyszínpad and Stúdiószínpad).

Vigszínház (Comedy Theatre)

Address: XIII. Szent István Körút 14, Budapest
Tel: 329 2340
Metro: M3 Nyugati pályaudvar

Comedy Theatre is the biggest and most enchanting theatre in Budapest. It has an extensive range of programming from Woody Allen's Play it Again Sam to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

The Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Állami Operaház)

Address: VI. District, Terézváros, Andrássy út 22, Budapest
Metro: M1 Opera station

This neo – renaissance building with baroque elements is located in central Pest. Ornamentation includes paintings and sculptures by leading figures of Hungarian art. It is horseshoe shaped. The Budapest Opera House is still among the best in terms of the acoustics.

Erkel Theatre

Erkel Theatre is the second house of the Hungarian State Opera. It is a much bigger building and it also hosts opera and ballet performances during the opera season.