The Little Witch

Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Dario Scheffler (Thomas), Katharina Kessler (Vroni), Oliver Burkia (Maroni-Mann), Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Dario Scheffler (Der Billige Jakob), Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe), Jelena Kunz (Revierförster); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Susanne Berckhemer (Muhme Rumpumpel), Dario Scheffler (Kräuterhexe), Jelena Kunz (Knusperhexe), Katharina Kessler (Sumpfhexe); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe), Rachid Zinaladin (Rabe Abraxas); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Susanne Berckhemer (Postbotin), Oliver Burkia (Chorleiter), Rachid Zinaladin (Rabe Abraxas), Katharina Kessler (Vroni), Dario Scheffler (Thomas), Yve Grieser (Kleine Hexe); Photo: Susanne Reichardt

by Otfried Preußler

Young Theatre [6+]
Alter Saal

adapted for the stage by John von Düffel

It’s Walpurgis Night! The night of the year that unites all witches at the Blocksberg for a big party. Except for the little witch. She’s too young and is not allowed to come – not that that will stop her of course! Unfortunately, she is spotted by the weather witch Rumpumpel. The little witch is lucky though: The chief witch allows her to join the big witches in a year’s time if she has become a good witch by then. So the little witch throws herself into this new task. Helped by her raven Abraxas, she sets about practising spells every day, trying to do as much good as possible. But is she going about it the way the chief witch expects her to?

In this timeless story Otfried Preußler shows us very plainly how different conceptions of »being good« can be.

As part of theatre+, selected performances take place with simultaneous interpretation into German Sign Language (DGS).

You will find the order form for school classes online here from the start of advance sales on 11 July 2025.

This production is accompanied by a programme from the Arts & Education team.

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The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

Interpretation into German Sign Language

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

16:30 → 17:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:00 → 12:15 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Interpretation into German Sign Language

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

16:30 → 17:45 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

16:30 → 17:45 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:00 → 12:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

15:00 → 16:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

15:00 → 16:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

15:00 → 16:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:00 → 12:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

14:00 → 15:15 h

Alter Saal

Interpretation into German Sign Language

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

15:00 → 16:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

15:00 → 16:15 h

Alter Saal

by Otfried Preußler

Autograph session afterwards

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

09:15 → 10:30 h

Alter Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

by Otfried Preußler

The Little Witch

Young Theatre [6+]

11:30 → 12:45 h

Alter Saal

last performance!

Only a few tickets left

by Otfried Preußler

Direction

Yvonne Kespohl

Stage and Costumes

Lydia Huller

Music

Lukas Brehm Jonas Pentzek

Lighting Design

Simone Kalt

Dramaturgy

Jürgen Popig

Music Theatre Education

Irina Battaglia

Die kleine Hexe

Yve Grieser Nele Christoph

Der Rabe Abraxas

Rachid Zinaladin Simon Mazouri

Muhme Rumpumpel, Holzsammlerin, Marktfrau, Postbotin

Susanne Berckhemer Vladlena Sviatash

Oberhexe, Marktmann, Maroni-Mann, Chorleiter

Oliver Burkia Martin Wißner

Knusperhexe, Revierförster, Papierblumenmädchen, Schuster-Sepp, Bürgermeisterin

Jelena Kunz Johanna Withalm

Sumpfhexe, Holzsammlerin, Marktfrau, Vroni

Katharina Kessler Sheila Bluhm

Kräuterhexe, Holzsammlerin, Der Billige Jakob, Thomas

Dario Scheffler Flo Sohn

Assistant Director

Laura Krahn, Gabriel Gnädinger

Stage Manager

Burkhard Reitz

Assistant Stage Design

Jan Zinn

Costume Assistant

Lilli Maya Färber

Directing internship

Lina Saraieva

Costume Internship

Ida Nähr

Stage Design internship

Elena Schiebel

The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.

A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.

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Trailer by Siegersbuschfilm

Eine »muntere und unterhaltsame« Inszenierung von Yvonne Kespohl sah Dr. Dietrich Stern für das Darmstädter Echo (5. November 2025). Bühne und Kostüme von Lydia Huller seien »ein Genuss« und verdeutlichten »witzig die Geschichte«, »bildhaft« unterstützt von der Musik. Als Zuschauer sei man »voll auf [der] Seite« der kleinen Hexe, die mit ihrem Raben »gegen alle Regeln das Böse aus der Welt« schaffe und verlasse die Aufführung »guter Laune«, so der Rezensent.

»Liebevoll und mit genau der richtigen Portion Humor« sei das Stück inszeniert, meint Emilia Brenneis in der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (5. November 2025), auch im verspielten Bühnen- und Kostümbild sei die »Liebe zum Detail« spürbar. Der Kritikerin gefallen die stimmungsvolle Musik, die komödiantischen Elemente, Lichteffekte und das Spiel mit »kleinen Funken echter Magie«. Am Schluss habe nicht nur die kleine Hexe dazugelernt: »Auch das Publikum verlässt den Saal mit dem Gefühl, dass man für gute Taten keine Zauberformeln braucht.«

Performance rights held by the Bühnenverlag Weitendorf, Hamburg

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The Little Witch

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