The entire programme
Young Theatre· World premiere· 16+
drink fight heidelberg
A stage performance about student sororities and fraternities in Heidelberg
First night this season Today
Join in!· 6–100
After-work singing session
Open choir for everyone, with or without previous experience
15.10. · 12.11.
Guest performance· 8+
POWER!
Dance and Musical Theatre by Corinna Clack, Jutta Glaser, Jona Oldenburg and Cordula Reiner-Wormit
17.10. · 18.10.
Studio X· 14+
On mother tongues and foreign languages
Panel discussion on the production ‘Mum, please learn German’
17.10.
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 15+
Orlando
Dance performance by Tim Plegge
with Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
after the novel by Virginia Woolf
with Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
after the novel by Virginia Woolf
17.10. · 7.11. · 20.11. · +2
Theatre· World premiere· 14+
Please Learn German, Mama
A declaration of love with people from Heidelberg
following the book by Tahsim Durgun
following the book by Tahsim Durgun
17.10. · 22.10. · 25.10. · +12
TheaterMobil
A travelling stage takes theatre to Heidelberg’s districts and neighbouring towns
18.10. · 23.10. · 6.11. · +3
Opera & Musical Theatre· For children and families· 3+
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business
Opera for Children by Elisabeth Naske
20.10. · 21.10. · 24.10. · +2
Young Theatre· World premiere· For children and families· 12+
Nathan the Wise
by Lena Gorelik / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
22.10. · 3.11. · 4.11. · +6
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 15+
Europera 5
Opera by John Cage
25.10. · 18.1. · 11.3. · +2
Theatre· 16+
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare, using the translation and excerpts from »Liebe Macht Tod« by Thomas Brasch
with additional texts by Mithu Sanyal
with additional texts by Mithu Sanyal
25.10. · 5.11. · 6.11. · +10
Join in!· For children and families· 6–9
Theaterlab. Test: Beginnings
THEATRE LAB DURING THE AUTUMN HOLIDAYS (6–9)
27.10.
Join in!
Fortbildung für Pädagog*innen: »Pünktchen und Anton«
Theaterpraktische Methoden für den Unterricht
5.11.
Magazine launch DIE DEUTSCHE BÜHNE
Featuring Mithu Sanyal (author), Bernadette Sonnenbichler (artistic director and director), Detlev Baur and Ulrike Kolter (editors-in-chief) and Andreas Falentin (editor)
5.11.
Theatre· World premiere· For an international audience· 16+
Asia Weeks
by Yannic Han Biao Federer
First night this season 7 November 2026
Young Theatre· For children and families· 6+
Dot and Anton
by Erich Kästner / Play for children and familien
First night 8 November 2026
Against all forms of anti-Semitism
Commemorative event – a reading featuring the ensembles, with musical performances
9.11.
Studio X
Soft boys*
Panel discussion on tender masculinity with the men’s group »Boys can cry« followed by a concert to end the evening
13.11.
Winter in Schwetzingen
Opera & Musical Theatre· 14+
Agrippina
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
First night 21 November 2026
Theatre· World premiere· For an international audience· 16+
Babel
A musical confusion of tongues with texts by Ivana Sokola
First night 21 November 2026
Young Theatre· World premiere· For children and families· 9+
Lion Sister
by Fabienne Dür
First night 22 November 2026
Guest performance
MEMENTO ODESA
Sebastian Studnitzky with the Odesa Chamber Orchestra & Band
First night 29 November 2026
Winter in Schwetzingen
Guest performance
La Diva
All-too-human goddesses of the Baroque opera stage
6.12.
Opera & Musical Theatre· 14+
Sweeney Todd
A musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim
First night 12 December 2026
Theatre· 14+
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie
First night this season 17 December 2026
Winter in Schwetzingen
For children and families· 6+
Today, children, there’s going to be something special …
Christmas Family Concert
20.12.
Winter in Schwetzingen
Guest performance
In Handel’s shadow
Arias by Handel and his English contemporaries
29.12.
BEƎTHOVEN | THE FESTIVAL
Concert· 10+
Ludwig van
Concert for Young People 1
12.1. · 13.1. · 14.1. · 15.1.
Winter in Schwetzingen
Guest performance
Vox Feminae
Vocal music by Italian female composers of the early Baroque period
22.1.
Winter in Schwetzingen
Concert
Hymns of Praise
2nd Bachchor Concert: Hensel, Mendelssohn Bartholdy
23.1.
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 12+
Mr. Schubert … a Winter’s Journey
Cross-genre dance performance by Tim Plegge
following Franz Schubert’s song cycle »Winterreise«
following Franz Schubert’s song cycle »Winterreise«
First night 29 January 2027
Tanzbiennale Heidelberg
Dance· World premiere· 6+
Rush.of.Love
Dance project with people from Heidelberg
First night 30 January 2027
Concert· Heidelberger Künstlerinnenpreis 2027
Fantastique
4th Philharmonic Concert: Saint-Saëns, Kendall, Berlioz
3.2. · 4.2.
Young Theatre· For children and families· 12+
Krabat
by Otfried Preußler
First night this season 14 February 2027
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 14+
In-House Dance
Choreographies by members of the company
First night 19 February 2027
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 15+
Innocence
Contemporary Opera by Kaija Saariaho
27.2. · 1.3. · 7.3. · +5
Theatre· World premiere· 15+
The Hearing
Spoken Word Concert for a Chorus by Anne Münch
First night 13 March 2027
Young Theatre· For children and families· 12+
Brave New World
Finding meaning with young people from Heidelberg freely adapted from the novel by Aldous Huxley
First night 11 April 2027
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 14+
The Rake’s Progress
Opera by Igor Strawinsky
First night 16 April 2027
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 14+
Fibonacci
Two-part dance performance by Sofia Nappi and Lucas Valente
First night 5 June 2027
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Opera & Musical Theatre· 13+
Der Freischütz
Romantic Opera by Carl Maria von Weber
First night 18 June 2027
Theatre· World premiere· 15+
Over the Rainbow
A night of music about Judy Garland
by Laura Linnenbaum and Jan Preißler
by Laura Linnenbaum and Jan Preißler
First night 2 July 2027
Concert· For children and families· 6+
The Journey to the Coldest Place in the World
Family Concert 3
4.7. · 5.7.
For children and families· For an international audience
A magical journey
from the Alte Brücke to Theaterplatz / featuring the illuminated figures of DUNDU / a story about the power of poetry and togetherness
Theatre· 15+
A Place in Memory
An Inclusive Theatre Project about Remembrance in Heidelberg
by Leon Wieferich, Jana Gmelin and Franziska Kühnle
by Leon Wieferich, Jana Gmelin and Franziska Kühnle
Carme López solo
Matinee concert in collaboration with Enjoy Jazz
Studio X
Dinner’s ready!
Über den Tellerrand e. V. brings a touch of home to Studio X through cooking together
Opera & Musical Theatre· Concert· Theatre· Dance· Young Theatre· 14+
Grand Season Preview
A showcase of the new season
BEƎTHOVEN | THE FESTIVAL
Concert· Join in!
Ode to Joy
Heidelberg spielt und singt – Communityprojekt
Heidelberger Stückemarkt
On the Edge of the Bathtub. Contemporary Czech Drama
Book launch and reading from three plays by Tomáš Dianiška, Hana D. Lehečková and Tomáš Ráliš
Join in!· 6–21
Open rehearsal with the KiJuChor - Children's and Youth Choir
Come along and have a go – no booking required!
For children and families· For an international audience
Opening celebrations
on Theaterplatz and around Heidelberg Theatre
Over a cup of coffee with the new team
Join us on stage at the Marguerre-Saal for a chat!
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Young Theatre· 6+
Robin Hood
A play for children and families by Natascha Kalmbach
First night 6 June 2027
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Theatre· 14+
The Piggybank
Vaudeville comedy by Eugène Labiche
First night 12 June 2027
»If you understood everything I say, you’d be me«
Multimedia matinee to mark the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis’s birth, in partnership with Enjoy Jazz