Not all pages are available in English. In this case, content is displayed in German.
X

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

by Tennessee Williams

Theatre
Marguerre-Saal
Translated from American English by Jörn van Dyck / with supertitles in English

Big Daddy is dying. He has cancer, though he doesn’t know it yet. For one last time, his family comes together to celebrate his 65th birthday. One last time, they play happy family. But behind the scenes, the fight to take over his company is already in full swing.

Gooper, a successful lawyer, thinks he has the best chances of inheriting it. Until he realises that he is still overshadowed by his little brother Brick, Big Daddy’s favourite son. Brick meanwhile has no intentions of succeeding his father. Since his best friend died, he has been killing his pain with alcohol. Margaret, Brick’s wife, comes from a modest background and knows what it takes to make it to the top. Margaret is the »cat on the hot tin roof« and she will make use of her claws.


As part of theatre+, the performances of »The Cat on the Hot Tin Roof« will be surtitled in English. If you wish to use the surtitles, please choose seats in the stalls. The surtitles are not clearly legible from the tier due to the stage situation.

To accompany your visit to the performance on 29 March 2026, you can sample perfectly matched wines from the Adam Müller winery. The winemakers will accompany you during the tasting before the performance and during the interval; the wine tasting begins 90 minutes before the start of the performance in the Alter Saal. 
This additional offer can be booked - exclusively in conjunction with the purchase of a theatre ticket - at a price of 18 euros directly at the theatre box office.

Direction
Stage Design
Costume Design
Music
Dramaturgy
Music Theatre Education
Mareike Schneider