Hayal-i Temsil - İzmir Devlet Tiyatrosu

About this event

İzmir State Theatre stages Hayal-i Temsil, a play with music by Ahmet Sami Özbudak, directed by Gürol Tonbul, at the Karşıyaka Ragıp Haykır Stage. Performances run from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 November 2026, at 20:00 each evening, with an extra 15:00 matinee on Saturday 14 November. The play blends dream and reality, and memories with things that never happened, to bring together two important women of the early Republic in a musical tale: Afife Jale and Bedia Muvahhit, among the first Turkish women to step on to the stage. Dikran, a lonely and forgotten make-up artist who loves the theatre, tells the story of their youth, loves and passions, the sacrifices they made for the stage and the social pressure they faced, although the two never met in real life. The production runs about 2 hours 20 minutes in two acts and is for audiences over the age of 8. Biletinial lists tickets from 120 to 450 Turkish lira, with discounted and full prices in two seating categories. The Karşıyaka Ragıp Haykır Stage seats 303. The building opened as the Efes cinema in 1966, became a theatre in 1986 and was rebuilt, reopening in March 2019; it also houses the administrative office of İzmir State Theatre.

• Biletinial - İzmir State Theatre programmeChecked 2026-11-10
• Biletinial - Hayal-i Temsil, İzmir State TheatreChecked 2026-11-10
• İzmir Art - Karşıyaka Ragıp Haykır StageChecked 2026-11-10