Top10 Berlin

Theatre

Berlin's exceptional cultural diversity is also reflected in its spoken theatre scene. From classical to edgy, state-owned to private, from Goethe's Faust to crime comedies, Berlin's best theatres boast completely different profiles. Brilliant actors and stars known from film and television have a firm place in Berlin's ensembles, a strength many theatres capitalize on. Other stages, like the Grips Theatre, are renowned far beyond Berlin's borders for their original productions. We have listed some of Berlin's well-known stages that offer completely different theatre experiences.
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Deutsches Theater

The Deutsches Theater (DT for short) is one of Berlin's classics and has even made it onto a postage stamp.

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Volksbühne

The Volksbühne at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz is an important theater that has made a name for itself with strong actors and spectacular productions.

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Berliner Ensemble

Upon its opening, the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm was considered one of Berlin's most magnificent theater buildings.

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Maxim Gorki Theater

The Maxim Gorki Theatre was designed as the 'Berliner Sing-Akademie' by none other than Carl Friedrich Schinkel.

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Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

Founded in 1962 as a private theatre, the Schaubühne is considered an innovative theatre with a politically and socially committed program.

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GRIPS Theater

Thanks to the children's musical 'Linie 1', GRIPS Theater is arguably the most famous children's theatre in Berlin and a nationwide flagship of children's theatre culture.

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Komödie am Kurfürstendamm im Schiller Theater

For over 90 years, the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm has been considered one of the best addresses for sophisticated entertainment theater throughout Germany. The theater has now moved to the Schiller Theater for a transitional period.

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Schlosspark Theater

The small but exquisite Schlosspark Theater in Steglitz has been managed as a private theater by Dieter Hallervorden since 2008 and has since experienced a renaissance.

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Renaissance Theater

The Renaissance Theater building does not date from the Renaissance era, as its name suggests, but was built in 1902 as an Art Deco building.

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Berliner Kriminal Theater

The small unsubsidized private theater in Umspannwerk Ost stands for thrilling entertainment.

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