The archives of the Víg Theatre survived the siege of Budapest unscathed in the Second World War, which Gyöngyi Heltai has been researching for a few years with passion and tirelessness. By raising new questions, she analyzes the sources of the most successful private theatre from a completely new perspective. In her latest book, Private Theatres in Pest Between the World Wars, she identified completely new aspects for the study of the Víg Theatre and the private theatres in the Hungarian capital. The book is indispensable, not only for those who want to examine the world of private theatres in Pest between the two world wars, but with its fresh approach and sure methodological foundations, one of the most significant works of recent years can be of interest to all those dealing with theatre.