Mikroszínpad, Small theatre in District VI, Budapest, Hungary.
Mikroszínpad is a 180-seat cabaret theatre at Nagymező utca 22-24 in Budapest's District VI, now part of the Thália Theatre. Its ground-floor entrance sits beneath a blue awning reading "THÁLIASZÍN" and "MIKROSZI", flanked by poster cases and pale stone cladding, with a narrow balcony above.
The theatre was founded in October 1967 by János Komlós and quickly became known for political satire and cabaret performances. During the Kádár era, it served as a venue for critical artistic expression.
The name Mikroszkóp Színpad referred to the stage's size: it was Budapest's smallest theatre, with 180 seats. From 1967 János Komlós wrote and delivered the konferansz, the spoken frame around cabaret scenes performed by the company. Géza Hofi's solo numbers and the Markos-Nádas duo, signed in 1982, started here.
The hall is on the ground floor at Nagymező utca 22-24, in Budapest's 6th district, entered through a dark glass doorway under a blue awning reading "THÁLIASZÍN" and "MIKROSZI". The 180 seats made it Budapest's smallest theatre, so sightlines are close to the stage. Since 2012 it has operated as Mikroszínpad within the Thália Theatre.
The hall first housed the Dorsay perfume factory, then from 1920 the Terézváros Casino, later a card club; the Rátkai Klub also operated here during the building's first 30 years. Lujza Wabitsch had the building erected in the 1910s.
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