Theatre

Scene photo from »We Are Family«: In the centre of the picture, Elektra is depicted in armour, striding purposefully towards the viewer. Six masked figures follow her. The scene is shrouded in white mist. — Helene Krüger, Statisterie des Theaters und Orchesters Heidelberg; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Hans Fleischmann, Andreas Seifert, Steffen Gangloff, Beteiligte des Kinderchors, Lisa Förster, Nicole Averkamp, Marco Albrecht; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Daniel Friedl, Steffen Gangloff, Benedict Fellmer, Katharine Quast; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene photo from “Every Man Dies Alone”: A medium close-up shows Trudel Baumann and Anna Quangel. They are embracing each other and wearing gray-black clothing. — Trixi Strobel, Nicole Averkamp; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene photo from »If the widow wants to be addressed, she places the watering can on the grave with the spout facing forward«: On the left, Henry Morales stands at the top of the steps of the stage element. It looks like an island. On the right-hand side, there is also an island made of steps. Simon Mazouri, Lisa Förster, Beatrix Doderer, and Flo Sohn are standing on it. They are holding their arms up in the air and cheering. They are all wearing tracksuits and long-haired wigs. — Henry Morales, Simon Mazouri, Lisa Förster, Beatrix Doderer, Flo Sohn; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Friedrich Witte; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Nele Christoph; Elisabeth Auer; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

We Are Family

Next event: 7.3.26
19:30 → 22:10 h
Marguerre-Saal

Overwriting Antiquity based on Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles by Tine Rahel Völcker

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

theater+

Next event: 9.3.26
19:30 → 21:20 h
Marguerre-Saal

by Tennessee Williams

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Space Out

Next event: 10.3.26
19:30 → 21:00 h
Alter Saal

Revuette on the end of the world / with songs and texts from Udo Lindenberg to Dota Kehr

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The Fire Raisers

Next event: 11.3.26
11:00 → 12:15 h
Zwinger 1

A morality without a moral by Max Frisch

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Every Man Dies Alone

Next event: 13.3.26
19:30 → 22:05 h
Alter Saal

based on the novel by Hans Fallada

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If the Widow Wishes to Be Addressed She Puts the Watering Can on the Grave with the Spout Facing Forward

Next event: 14.3.26
20:00 → 21:20 h
Zwinger 1

based on the short stories by Saša Stanišić

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Murder Mindfully

First night this season

Next event: 20.3.26
19:30 → 21:05 h
Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

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The Broken Jug

Next event: 22.3.26
19:00 → 21:20 h
Marguerre-Saal

by Heinrich von Kleist

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based on a text by Han Kang

Opening night: 19.9.2025
Alte Chirurgie

Scene photo from »The Vegetarian«: Friedrich Witte, Esra Schreier and Thorsten Hierse are seated on chairs scattered around a small platform. Cecilia Ponteprimo lies almost naked and curled up on the platform. In the background, three projection screens show a lecture theatre and a woman asleep in bed. Photo: Susanne Reichardt. — Friedrich Witte, Esra Schreier, Cecilia Ponteprimo, Thorsten Hierse. Photo: Susanne Reichardt.

or: Are these really my thoughts that I’m thinking? / A Chilean-German theatre play by Juan Pablo Troncoso and Björn SC Deigner

Opening night: 3.10.2025
Alter Saal

Josefa Cavada, Leon Maria Spiegelberg; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

by Heinrich von Kleist

Opening night: 18.10.2025
Marguerre-Saal

based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

Opening night: 5.12.2025
Zwinger 1

Hendrik Richter, Jacob Bussmann, Leon Maria Spiegelberg, Esra Schreier, Katharina Quast; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

by Tennessee Williams

Opening night: 13.12.2025
Marguerre-Saal

Revuette on the end of the world / with songs and texts from Udo Lindenberg to Dota Kehr

Opening night: 19.12.2025
Zwinger 1, Alter Saal

based on the novel by Hans Fallada

Opening night: 21.2.2026
Alter Saal

based on the short stories by Saša Stanišić

Opening night: 27.2.2026
Zwinger 1

Overwriting Antiquity based on Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles by Tine Rahel Völcker

Opening night: 28.2.2026
Marguerre-Saal

based on motives from the world of Hilde Domin

Opening night: 18.4.2026
Marguerre-Saal

by Yannic Han Biao Federer

Opening night: 24.4.2026
Zwinger 1

Comedy by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière

Opening night: 5.6.2026
Marguerre-Saal

based on a novel by Mary Shelley

Opening night: 14.6.2026
Dicker Turm

Romantic comedy by Edmond Rostand

Opening night: 19.6.2026
Schlosshof

Back in season 2025/26

Songs and texts from bars, ranging from Kurt Tucholsky to Udo Lindenberg

First night this season: 20.9.2025
Zwinger 1

by Frankfurter Hauptschule

First night this season: 24.9.2025
Zwinger 1

Scene photo from »2x241 Titel doppelt so gut wie Martin Kippenberger«: Four performers in dynamic dance movement, wearing shiny silver, sweeping dresses that they move with both hands. Their red tracksuit pants and white T-shirts are visible underneath the dresses. — Esra Schreier, Lisa Förster, Katharina Kessler, Steffen Gangloff; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

by Pavlo Arie / based on an idea by William Shakespeare / translated from Ukrainian by Sebastian Anton

First night this season: 4.10.2025
Marguerre-Saal

Scene photo from »King Lear – His Last Walk«: King Lear in a white shirt with suspenders in a magnificent pose (only his upper body is visible). — Hans Fleischmann; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Based on the text by Patricia Highsmith

First night this season: 25.10.2025
Zwinger 1

Scene Photo from »The talented Mr. Ripley«: A close-up of Ripley shows him wearing a short-sleeved white shirt. He holds his hands towards the camera, formed into a stranglehold.Photo: Susanne Reichardt. — André Kuntze (Tom Ripley). Photo: Susanne Reichardt.

by Wolfgang Herrndorf

First night this season: 3.11.2025
Zwinger 1, Alter Saal

Photo for »Why We Took the Car«: Tschick, Maik and Isa are pushing a black car from right to left. Tschick stands by the open driver's door while Maik and Isa push from behind. — Flo Sohn,Simon Mazouri, Nele Christoph, Photo: Susanne Reichardt

after Agatha Christie

First night this season: 20.11.2025
Marguerre-Saal

Scene photo from »Murder on the Orient Express«: Hercule Poirot is standing in the centre, against a black background. He is wearing a black suit and bow tie, and his hands are slightly raised. In his right hand, he raises his index finger. He looks towards the camera, raising his left eyebrow. — Hendrik Richter; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

based on Robert Seethalers novel / Stage version by Marcel Kohler

First night this season: 20.1.2026
Alter Saal

A morality without a moral by Max Frisch

First night this season: 21.1.2026
Zwinger 1

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

First night this season: 20.3.2026
Alter Saal

Theatre

The theatre repertoire comprises classics as well as numerous world premieres and German premieres. 1984 saw the first Heidelberger Stückemarkt, one of the oldest and most renowned festivals for contemporary theatre, profiling a different guest country each year. In February 2017, Theater und Orchester Heidelberg first staged ¡Adelante! as a festival with extraordinary guest performances from Ibero-American countries that is unique on Germany’s stages. In 2022, the one-off festival Remmidemmi celebrates contemporary drama by staging ten new plays, commissioned by the Theater Heidelberg, all focusing on »resistance«.

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Kolumne von Hausautorin Oksana Savchenko

In einer zweimonatlich erscheinenden Kolumne, die hier und im aktuellen Theatermagazin veröffentlicht wird, erzählt Oksana Savchenko von ihren Erfahrungen in Heidelberg und der Ukraine.

Oksana Savchenko ist Dramatikerin, Drehbuchautorin, Journalistin und Mitbegründerin des Kyjiwer Dramatiker*innen-Theaters. Geboren und aufgewachsen in Kyjiw, floh sie nach dem Angriffskrieg Russlands auf die Ukraine und lebt seit April 2022 in Heidelberg.

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Theatre

We Are Family

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Space Out

The Fire Raisers

Every Man Dies Alone

If the Widow Wishes to Be Addressed She Puts the Watering Can on the Grave with the Spout Facing Forward

Murder Mindfully

The Broken Jug

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