Bakırköy Municipal Theatres Opens New Season with the Play The Ugly One

Bakırköy Municipal Theatres (BBT) is preparing to open the 2026-2027 theatre season with its "Great Transformation" vision, which modernizes its 36-year history. The season's first screening will be performed with the play The Ugly One, written by Marius von Mayenburg and directed by Yelda Baskın.

Season Opening Details

Bakırköy Municipal Theatres will bring its first performance of the new season to audiences at the Leyla Gencer Opera and Art Center on October 8, 2026.

Cast and Crew

The Ugly One, written by Marius von Mayenburg, is directed by Yelda Baskın. The play stars Tolga İskit, Ali Rıza Kubilay, İlkin Tüfekçi, and Can Esmeray.

Plot of the Play

The process that begins when successful engineer Lette realizes that, contrary to what those around him think, he is unbearably ugly evolves into a different dimension after he achieves a flawless face following plastic surgery. The desire of everyone to have the same face eliminates originality and paves the way for a dystopia.

Show Dates and Tickets

Tickets for the play, which questions capitalism's commodification of the human body, are on sale on the Biletinial platform and at BBT box offices. The work will be presented to art lovers throughout October.

The staging dates of the play in October have been set as October 8, 9, 22, and 2026.