Open theatre lab for adults in English
Is it for you?
Genre: open theatre lab
Recommended for: adventurous beginners as well as those with some acting experience—basically anyone who would enjoy diving with us into the world of drama games and scene creation in English.
Prerequisite: none
When: every Sunday evening from 6 to 8 PM
What happens in a session?
We play drama games and experiment with improvisation exercises. We step out of our skin, trying on new roles and situations. The aim of the open sessions is first and foremost carefree play and experiencing the power of drama and improvisation.
I’ve never done anything like this before…
Then it’s time to give it a try! No prior experience is required to take part—just a little openness and curiosity.
Why is it worth coming?
- first of all, because playing is fun;
- because it helps you switch off and recharge;
- beyond the joy of creating and playing—while meeting new people—the tools of drama, theatre and improvisation can bring many other positive side effects into your life:
- your communication skills improve;
- your creative energies are freed up;
- you can try yourself in a wide variety of situations;
- you become braver about making mistakes;
- you can step out of your comfort zone within safe boundaries;
- you get to know yourself better;
and last but not least, it brightens your day—guaranteeing a great end to the week.
The lab leaders
The workshop leaders
Fabrizio Paladin
Award-winning actor, director, playwright, and musician from Treviso, Italy.
An internationally recognized expert in Commedia dell’Arte, physical theatre, variety show, and slapstick comedy. He graduated in literature and philosophy from the University of Bologna and has since conducted trainings, workshops, and performances in numerous countries worldwide, including Italy, the USA, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, Norway, Israel, Latvia, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Hungary.
A regular guest at international theatre festivals, he has performed and taught at theatre universities, alternative companies, and art centers.
His own theatre book, titled Il Teatro e la Maschera, was published in 2008, exploring stage techniques involving masked performance, comedy, and improvisation.
In 2024, the Hungarian audience got to know him as the leader of the workshop Tuned to Goldoni at the Traktor Works festival.
Fabrizio Paladin
Award-winning actor, director, playwright, and musician from Treviso, Italy.
An internationally recognized expert in Commedia dell’Arte, physical theatre, variety show, and slapstick comedy. He graduated in literature and philosophy from the University of Bologna and has since conducted trainings, workshops, and performances in numerous countries worldwide, including Italy, the USA, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, Norway, Israel, Latvia, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Hungary.
A regular guest at international theatre festivals, he has performed and taught at theatre universities, alternative companies, and art centers.
His own theatre book, titled Il Teatro e la Maschera, was published in 2008, exploring stage techniques involving masked performance, comedy, and improvisation.
In 2024, the Hungarian audience got to know him as the leader of the workshop Tuned to Goldoni at the Traktor Works festival.
Lénárd Ilyés
He graduated in 2006 with a degree in Hungarian language and literature from the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Szeged, and also studied at the studio of the Szeged National Theatre.
Since then, he has been working as a freelance actor, director, and theatre educator. As an actor, he has performed in several repertory theatres (e.g. Budaörs Playhouse, Karinthy Theatre, Szeged National Theatre) and in even more independent theatre companies (e.g. Teatr Novogo Fronta Prague, Andaxínház, GoBe Dance Company, Utca-Szak, Radikális Szabadidő Színház, Ködszurkálók). He currently leads his own production workshop, Amargant Theatre Workshop, which focuses on studio and community theatre productions, and each year he directs several performances that he writes himself based on the actors’ improvisations.
Community theatre is an integral part of his life. Within the framework of Hatásszünet Workshop, he directs several community performances each year with non-professional participants, and in addition to the Traktor Works festival, he is also the founder of Metro Works Theatre Free School, which brings together various theatre workshops in Budapest.
The training materials are mainly inspired by previous collaborations with the following artists:
Csaba Formanek (Radikális Szabadidő Színház); Gábor Csetneki (Szárnyak Színháza); Oleg Zhukovsky (La Puskin Theater);
Photo: Forestia Arts
Viktor Szivák-Tóth
I am interested in all forms of community theatre. I create theatrical performances with existing or emerging communities, or I produce participatory theatre productions for them. Theatre creates community, and the community has a need to express itself and its relationship to the world—also in public spaces. I have had the opportunity to work with all age groups, from six-year-olds to senior citizens.
My home workshop is KB35 Inárcs, my main base is the theatre education workshop at Szkéné Theatre, Rakpart3, but I also enjoy collaborating with many other ensembles.
Viktor Szivák-Tóth
I am interested in all forms of community theatre. I create theatrical performances with existing or emerging communities, or I produce participatory theatre productions for them. Theatre creates community, and the community has a need to express itself and its relationship to the world—also in public spaces. I have had the opportunity to work with all age groups, from six-year-olds to senior citizens.
My home workshop is KB35 Inárcs, my main base is the theatre education workshop at Szkéné Theatre, Rakpart3, but I also enjoy collaborating with many other ensembles.
Ádám Boncz
He began his career at the Szeged National Theatre, and after graduating from the legendary Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York, he spent 10 years in New York theatres. He has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, as well as at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. During his years in New York, he gained insight into the Lecoq technique and also studied pantomime with one of the legendary pantomime artists in the US, Richmond Shepard. In addition, he had the opportunity to receive clown teacher training from New York’s most famous clown/comedy master, Yale University’s Christopher Bayes. He has performed in Moscow with two clowns from Slava’s Snowshow, directed comedy and created physical comedy etudes for the Built on Stilts festival, and for Hybrid Theater Works and Artificial Moon Company. In addition to his theatrical roles, he has been seen in several international feature films and series including Shadow and Bone, FBI: International, Fear Index and Infinity Pool.
In this theatre lab, you can try out:
How much fun it is to create scenes together with others
How funny it is to step into someone else’s shoes
How warm and friendly a small, cozy theatre community can be
- The hilarious possibilities hidden within a scene
Lab sessions
Lab sessions
Every Sunday from 6 to 8 PM
Location
1062 Budapest, Aradi utca 62. (entrance from Székely Bertalan Street)
Participation fee:
Full price:
6000 Ft / session
5-session pass:
27 500 Ft (5 500 Ft/session)
Discount
If you attend regularly, from your 10th open workshop session you become a member and can participate at a discounted rate
- Price per session for members:
5 500 Ft - 5-session pass for members:
26 000 Ft (5 200 Ft/session)