Csokonai Theatre
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| Full name | Csokonai National Theatre |
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| Former names | Theatre of Debrecen |
| Address | Kossuth Lajos utca |
| Type | Theatre, performing arts center |
| Genre(s) | Theatre, opera, musical |
| Opened | 7 October 1865 |
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The Csokonai Theatre is the oldest and largest theatre in Debrecen, Hungary. Designed by Antal Szkalnitzky with Moorish styled ornamentations, the theatre opened on Kossuth Lajos utca in 1865, with Róza Laborfalvi as Gertrude in a performance of József Katona's 1819 play Bánk bán.
Inside, the theatre is richly decorated, and outside are sculptures of Sándor Petőfi, Ferenc Kazinczy, Mihály Vörösmarty, Károly Kisfaludy, Ferenc Kölcsey, and Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, after whom the theatre was named in 1916.
Among the important actors that have performed in the theatre are Lujza Blaha, Prielle Kornélia, Csortos Gyula, Latinovits Zoltán, Kálmán Rózsahegyi, László Mensáros, István Dégi, László Márkus, Zoltán Latinovits, József Szendrő, and Géza Hofi.
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