Sabat dinner show: tickets and how to book

Which ticket to book

Sabat is a revue theatre where the audience sits at tables, not in rows. The evening this site links to is the dinner show: a welcome drink, dinner, the revue and dancing on the stage afterwards. The theatre presents each date the same way: its repertoire marks every listed performance as dinner, show and dancing. A show-only ticket exists as a separate listing, but the dinner show is the evening the theatre sells most plainly, so start there on a first visit. The rest of this guide covers what you get, how the two booking routes differ and where the fine print sits, so you can decide before you open a booking page.

What the dinner ticket includes

The GetYourGuide ticket lists four things: a welcome drink in the lobby, a full dinner of starter, main and dessert, the revue, and dancing on the stage. Extra food and drinks are not included. You can buy them during the evening. Vegan options are available, so say so when you book. The listed provider is the theatre itself, Teatr Sabat. The meeting point is simply the theatre, so there is no separate check-in venue to find before you go.

• Welcome drink in the lobby
• Starter, main course and dessert
• The revue show
• Dancing on the stage afterwards

How dinner works on the night

The order is fixed: drink, dinner, show, dessert, dancing. The theatre says the show starts after dinner, and that dessert is served during the interval. Your confirmation shows the arrival time, so plan to be there for the drink. The sources differ on one detail. The restaurant page describes service at the table, while the ticket terms mention dinner as either a buffet or table service. The menu is presented on the day by the staff, and the theatre also keeps a separate menu for ordering more food and drinks, including after the show. There are several bars. If the service format matters to you, ask the box office before you book.

Booking direct with the theatre

The theatre's own site takes bookings by show, date and party size, for small and mid-size groups up to ten. Each reservation gets its own table, except for balcony seats. You pay online when you place the order. Optional bottles of wine, prosecco or champagne can be added for the table, in advance. On the day of the show, tickets are sold only at the theatre's box office. The site has an English version, but the booking page and the terms we read were in Polish, so keep a translation tool handy. Before you pay you must confirm that you have read the terms.

GetYourGuide or direct?

Book through GetYourGuide if you want an English booking page, the option to reserve now and pay later, and free cancellation up to 24 hours before. That cancellation promise applies to bookings made through GetYourGuide. The theatre's own terms let you change or cancel within 14 days of buying, and no later than 24 hours before the show, so a booking made months ahead can fall outside that window. Book direct if you want a bottle for the table, or if you would rather deal with the theatre and not a platform. Read its terms before you pay.

Show only, vouchers and other ways in

The theatre's online repertoire marks every date as dinner, show and dancing, so a no-dinner seat is not something we saw on its booking pages. It does sell gift vouchers, with or without dinner. The no-dinner voucher covers a welcome drink, the show and dancing. You buy vouchers at the box office or by email, and the theatre sends a PDF after payment. Separately, a show-only ticket is listed on GetYourGuide. Check that listing's own page for what it includes, as this guide only describes the dinner ticket.

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If the plan changes

Read the change rules before you pay, because they are the same for everyone. The theatre says it may cancel a performance up to two days before the event. If a show is cancelled for reasons outside its control, the ticket holder can exchange the ticket for any show on an available date. The theatre also reserves the right to change the audience sector you bought a ticket for. Refunds, where they apply, go back to the original payment method. If you booked through GetYourGuide, its own booking page and your confirmation are the first place to check.

• The theatre may cancel up to two days before
• A cancelled show can be exchanged for another date
• The audience sector can be changed by the theatre

Which show you will see

The programme changes. As last checked, the theatre's repertoire lists several revues across the months, among them The Best of Sabat, a jubilee revue built around founder Małgorzata Potocka's work, 25 lat minęło, an anniversary revue with feathers and rhinestones, and Lata 20., lata 30., which revives songs of the interwar years. Which one runs depends on your date, and the repertoire changes from month to month. If you want one in particular, find its date on the theatre's calendar before you book, and do not assume the show you saw described online is the one running on your night.

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Language: what to expect

The theatre's pages do not state what language the shows use. They are written in Polish, and the interwar revue revives Polish songs. The after-show dancing is to Polish and international hits. The GetYourGuide listing offers English as its booking language, which covers the booking, not necessarily the stage. A revue is mostly dance, costume and song, so the evening can work without Polish, but a visitor who wants every lyric and joke should ask the box office first.

Dancing after the show

After every show the theatre invites guests to dance on the stage, to live vocalists singing hits from the 1970s to the present. It is part of the dinner ticket, and the theatre says the evening ends when the last guest leaves. That makes this a long night, so do not book a late train or an early start the next morning. The party happens on the same stage the revue was performed on, in the same Art Nouveau room, and guests can also order from the separate menu or the bars while it runs. You can stay at your table instead. Nobody has to dance to enjoy the revue.

Who this isn't for

Skip the GetYourGuide ticket if you have children under 10, because it is not suitable for them. Skip the dinner show if you want a short evening: the listing gives a duration of about five hours. Skip it if you want a quiet dinner, because the room is built around live music and dancing. And if you need to know for certain what language the show is in, or need step-free access confirmed in writing, contact the box office first, because the theatre's pages do not say.