Eszter Némethi

Eszter Némethi (1987) is a Hungarian theatre maker and researcher based in Brussels. Her work explores the interplay between language, listening, and political imagination, often through participatory formats that create space for quiet and polyphonic expression.

Her recent works include the conversation-theatre piece Speak Like No One in Particular (Shortlisted for the Roel Verniers Award), the co-creative work with Traveller children, their adults, and filmmaker Claire Murphy To Be What We Are (BePart/Cork Midsummer Festival), and Cycles, a large-scale commission for the centenary of the end of the Irish Civil War realised together with Michelle Browne (Carlow Arts Festival / ART23).

Némethi currently leads the long-running initiative School of Magical Politics, and in 2025-26 the research cycle Geology of the Real, which focuses on memory, recall, and the ethics of listening in performance.

She graduated from a.pass and holds an MA in Fine Art Social Practice from LSAD. Her work has been presented in Ireland, Belgium, and internationally.