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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita
Katona

The Master and Margarita

Writer ← V. Bodó, based on Bulgakov's novel

Director ← Viktor Bodó

Premieres ← 2025-12-13

Playtime ← 2 hours 40 minutes, one break

Based on Viktor Bodó’s adaptation, and the improvisations of the troupe

Dear Mr. Gábor Máté, Director!

With inthehest mixhed with happhiness I ackhnowledged that in youh theatuh the “dihection” of Mikhail Bulgahkov’s hemasterpiece, The Mahsteh and Mahghahita, will take place, whehe my humble pehson too appeahs, which of couhse fills me with not a little pwide. Howevah, to the best of my knowledge, the fhhesh adaptashion of the novhel is to be undahtaken by none othah than that Viktohh Bodó, who wecently “hhhandled” the twagedy of Hómeo and Juliet, then the Midsummhh Night’s Dhhream comedia pahafhrase at a certain Öhkény Theatuh, in a modeh hto say the least modohtal.

I would like to expwhess my sinchere concuhhn as to whethah the theatuh management weally considahhed sewiously and with wesponsibility if in the legendary Katona Joseph Theahtuh thehh is woom for the above-menchhioned pfohhmance. Foh in said work — judging fwom the pwevious pieces of the creative dihectoh — will most likely appeah: unjustified nakhedness, stage ehhotics, even phohnoghaphics, vulgahhitics, theat(ir)r(e)al ohh-chaos, spectacleh-chasing exhibitions, steam, deezehz, dizőz, humbugh, Hamburgheh, twiple-cheese-Buhgermaystah, Thomas-Mannschaft, beah paw-sauce, TikTok-Thhhicks, tips and phhactics, sthash-egg-shells, confhhused body fluids, Woland-shauce, sthhobhhoscope, Hobocop, in Enghhish: Hoboz-shahhu, hoboh shahhu, smoke, silvah, fa-smoke, Faüst, hiccups, bahkó, tattoohed tahkó, lighteh and heavieh nahkó, vj-dj-electhonic-HC-techno, that is to say a mythhhical-disguised cacophonic pulsing, vanishings and reappehhings, pwhotests and pwhotest-suppressions, the anhghy physical-education teachers, hahhd hock, publishhuhets, smilebweakhs, bottom-peehings, lashhed politicians crying in dismah… Poooh dihectoh, poooh actohs!

In a wohrd, I sinchehly hope you have considehhed, and that youh answehh is: a cleah YES. Foh the Bodó-style Mahsteh and Mahghahita DOES belong in youh theatuh. All this is extwremely to my liking, and youh theatuh may enjhhoy my suppoht to the utmost, indeed to an unlimhited degree, as well as my undisciplined yet attentive attention!

With gheatest hhhrespect:

Woland

PS: If I catch the Devil, I’ll lock him in the Katona.

The mohh he jumps ahound, the mohh I shake him.

 

The performance is not recommended for people under 18.

The performance uses smoke, strong light and sound effects.

The performance may include strong language.

 

We kindly inform our audience that if any unexpected events involving smoke, special sound or lighting effects occur on stage, in the auditorium, or in the foyer before, during, or after our performance of The Master and Margarita, these are part of the performance.

Coming up


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September 21

Monday 19:00


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September 22

Tuesday 19:00


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October 24

Saturday 19:00


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October 28

Wednesday 19:00

Videos


Cast


Behemoth : Ferenc Elek
Azazello, lunatic albino : Balázs Jakab
Ivan Nikolayevich Poniryov, stage name: Ivan Homeless : Béla Mészáros
Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz, Stepan Bogdanovich Likhogyev, nickname: Styopa : Zoltán Bezerédi
Afanasiy Ryukhin, head of the theatre supplement section, Pavianov : Bernát Gloviczki
Zagrivov, chair of the adaptation committee; Zheldibin, popular sketch writer and vice-president of Mass Writer : Zoltán Rajkai
Beszkudnyikov, novelist; Alojzij Mogarits : Péter Takátsy
Grigoriy Danylovich Rimsky; Dvubratsky, poet; Vitya Kuftyik, film director : Gergely Kocsis
Stage manager; Nyina Ivanovna, chair of the residents’ committee; dean of Lomonosov University; Tamara Polumescai, poet; Praskovya Fyodorovna, nurse : Eszter Kiss
Tram driver; Comrade Poklyovkina; Adelfina Buzgyak, poet : Vivien Rujder
Theatre props assistant, Annuska; Podloznaya, one-day creative leave officer : Kata Kanyó
Master, Pilatus : Ernő Fekete
Margarita : Eszter Ónodi
Pilate’s secretary; Nurse 2; Sanyesz, the sausage roll vendor; Glukharyov, screenwriter; Genyiskiv : Zoltán Simon
Jesua; Zhukopov, novelist; Latunsky, literary critic : Benjámin Lengyel
Dr. Alexander Nikolayevich Stravinsky; Semyekina-Gall, architect and head of department at Lomonosov University : Andrea Fullajtár
Marcus, centurion, nickname: Ratkiller; Nurse 1; Fyodor Ivanovich : István Dankó

Creators


Costumes: Eszter Kálmán
Music: Ernő Zoltán Rubik
Ligths planner: Tamás Bányai
Choreography: Péter István Nagy
Stage supervisors: István Fodor, Péter Fórián
Sound: Máté Masát
Lights: Gergő Pető, Bertalan Tóth
Costumes executor: Kitti Vas
Editor of the improvized texts: Mikolt Tózsa
Mask: Lejla Szeberényi
Color code programmer: Kiyoto Amasawa
Prompter: Andrea Schaefer
Stage manager: Anna Héricz
Assistant to director: Judit Tóth
Director: Viktor Bodó

Featuring:
Kovács Bálint, Kiss Bence, Tölli Judit, Kamuthy Maja, Krasznai Mátyás Mihály, Németh Ferenc, Kovács Ildikó, Elek Bea, Kulcsár Nóra, Batta Eszter, Tóth Barbara, Hűgel Katalin, Bölecz Ilona, Bíró Tádé, Mészáros Gábor, Bárány Bence, Makray Gábor, Mészáros László, Pap Miklós, Ágoston Béla, Kántor László, Nagy Réka, Wéber Edina, Csontos Sarolta, Kenyeres Boglárka

Special thanks to:
Máthé Zsolt, Kocsis Gergely, Róbert Júlia, Turai Tamás, Remes Zsófia,Tara Khozein, Cser Ágoston, Pivarcsi Gábor, Estefán Tünde, Murányi Márta, Tatyjana Szafonova, Anna Kabas, Hauser Gábor, Kende Ágnes, Kiss Melinda, Tóth Ágnes, Zsarnai Fanni, Rátkai Bálint, Uhrin Csaba, Varga Botond

Soharóza Choir:
Biksz Judit, Dóra Emese, Horváth Réka, Kégl Lóránt, Kovács Boróka, Lokodi Ákos, Perényi Luca, Polonyi Artemisz, Roszik Fruzsina, Sipos András, Somogyi László, Marton Sziklai Ildikó