Csokonai Theatre, Municipal theatre in Debrecen, Hungary

The Csokonai Theatre is a pale yellow, two-storey building with white trim and a flat roof, designed by Antal Szkalnitzky with Moorish and Byzantine ornamentation. Its left wing has a rounded corner, small round and arched windows, and a red double door. The taller central block carries three stacked white statues in niches between pilasters, with two statues on the parapet above the cornice. The right wing fronting a colonnaded portico has six tall arched windows above three arched glazed doors, and the side elevation shows large red-framed windows. The inscription "SZÓLJA" appears above a doorway.

Designed by Antal Szkalnitzky, the theatre was built between 1861 and 1865 and opened on 7 October 1865 with József Katona's Bánk bán, Róza Laborfalvi playing Gertrude. It was named after the poet Mihály Csokonai Vitéz in 1915, and in 2012 it received national theatre status. Actors such as Zoltán Latinovits and Géza Hofi began their careers here.

The theatre is named after the poet Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, a name adopted in 1915 on the initiative of local writers including Tóth Árpád. Its stages are the Csokonai Teátrum at Kossuth utca 10, the Csokonai Fórum at Csapó utca 30 and the Nagyerdei Szabadtéri Színpad open-air stage. Actors such as Zoltán Latinovits and Géza Hofi began their careers here.

The theatre stands on Kossuth Lajos utca, with its main entrance facing the street; the side elevation has large red-framed windows. The building is set behind a snow-covered facade in winter, so the entrance may be slippery. The Csokonai Teátrum is at Kossuth utca 10, while the Csokonai Fórum is at Csapó utca 30 and the Nagyerdei Szabadtéri Színpad at Nagyerdei körút 6.

The theatre's stages are the Csokonai Teátrum at Kossuth utca 10, the Csokonai Fórum at Csapó utca 30 and the Nagyerdei Szabadtéri Színpad at Nagyerdei körút 6. The main building on Kossuth Lajos utca carries the inscription "SZÓLJA" above a doorway.