National Theatre of Szeged, Neo-baroque theatre in Szeged, Hungary.

The National Theatre of Szeged is a neo-baroque theatre building in the city center of Szeged, Hungary, with a semicircular facade decorated with allegorical figures. It has a large main hall and a smaller chamber stage, allowing it to host different types of productions at the same time.

The theatre opened in 1883, designed by the Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, with Emperor Franz Joseph I attending the first performance. A fire in 1885 destroyed much of the building, and it was rebuilt shortly after with improved safety measures.

The theatre's name gained the word "National" in 1945, making it the third institution in Hungary to bear that title. Its repertoire has always been broad, ranging from prose plays and tragedies to operas, operettas, musicals and ballet. In the 1910s Sári Fedák and Pál Jávor performed here, and during the 1919 republic the troupe was led by the poet Gyula Juhász.

The theatre sits in the heart of Szeged and is easy to reach on foot from the main square. It is a good idea to book seats in advance, as both the main hall and the chamber stage tend to fill up for popular programmes.

The used scenery for the new theatre was bought from Vienna's Ring Theatre, which had just burned down; the Ring Theatre's own materials were not reused in Szeged. After the 1885 fire, Fellner & Helmer replaced the wooden stage roof with an iron truss and raised the roof, giving the building its present proportions.