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The Deutsches Theater in Berlin-Mitte is one of the most significant spoken theatre stages in the German-speaking world. Under artistic director Iris Laufenberg, classics and contemporary world premieres are combined on three stages to create a repertoire that addresses societal questions with high aesthetic ambition.

For over a century, the Volksbühne at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin-Mitte has been the city's most political and radical theater. What opened in 1914 as a stage for the working class became a breeding ground for contemporary German theater. Today, the venue stands at the precipice of a new beginning.

In the backyard of Cuvrystraße in Kreuzberg lies the Ratibor Theater: Berlin's premier address for improvisation theater, home stage of the Gorillas, and for decades a meeting point for the national and international improv scene.

For New Year's Eve 2018, the full-blooded entertainer Gayle Tufts presents a turn of the year that will strain your laughing muscles with her brilliant one-woman show „Jahresendfirework“ - loud, funny, and very hot!

In a backyard in Prenzlauer Berg lies Berlin's most-played improv theater stage: BühnenRausch. Red velvet curtains, subdued lighting, and about 30 permanent improv groups make this place the go-to address for improvisation theater in the capital.

Located on Schiffbauerdamm in Mitte, the Berliner Ensemble stands for political contemporary theater with a rich Brecht history: a neo-baroque building, an international ensemble, up to 15 productions per month, and an occupancy rate that makes Berlin's theater scene look pale in comparison.

The Schlosspark Theater in Steglitz is Berlin's most charming private theater: Director Dieter Hallervorden has been staging comedies, readings, and concerts that appeal to all generations – from nephew to grandmother – in the neoclassical building since 2009.

Since 1960, the Berlin cabaret theater Die Wühlmäuse at Theodor-Heuss-Platz in Charlottenburg has been the sharpest address for political satire and comedy in the capital. Founded by Dieter Hallervorden, the venue, seating 516, stands for biting wit that never loses its thread.

Thanks to the children's musical "Linie 1", among others, GRIPS Theater is probably the most famous of Berlin's children's theaters and a flagship of children's theater culture throughout Germany.

The Maxim Gorki Theater in Mitte is Berlin's most important address for post-migrant contemporary theater. Behind the neoclassical facade on the grand boulevard Unter den Linden, contemporary theater is discussed, which doesn't just accompany social debates, but initiates them.

Berlin's first international comedy stage is located in the heart of Neukölln and has consistently done since 2015 what the city is known for: pushing boundaries. In the soundproofed 70-seat theater on Roseggerstraße, improv theater meets stand-up, English meets German, and craft beer meets genuine laughter.

THEATER AN DER PARKAUE - Junges Staatstheater Berlin is the largest state theater for young people in Germany! The theater has three stages with a total of more than 600 seats.

The largest spoken theater in West Berlin has resided since 1981 in a listed building by Erich Mendelsohn on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz stands for politically engaged contemporary theater of world-class standard, with an ensemble that alternates between stage and cinema screen.

Founded in 1993, Schaubude Berlin is now one of the city's most important children's theaters. The venue in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg is funded by the Berlin Senate and is known, among other things, as the host of the International Festival for Contemporary Puppet and Object Theater.

Germany's largest music theater for children, Atze in Wedding, freshly awarded with the IKARUS 2018, has once again planned a magical Christmas program.

Children and young people immerse themselves here in the exciting world of musical theater! The children's opera is part of the ambitious children's and youth program of the Komische Oper Berlin.

The GRIPS Theater at Hansaplatz in Tiergarten is Berlin's most famous children's and youth theater, which has been bringing socially critical musical theater with a clear stance to the stage since 1969. Whether for children, teenagers, or adults: here, theater becomes an experience with substance.

"Vive la vie 2019!" - TIPI AM KANZLERAMT invites you to the grand New Year's Eve Gala with Katharine Mehrling & Band

What would the Advent and winter season be without a fairy tale variety show at the Wintergarten? Zimt & Zauber 2018 is all about the "Revolt of the Clocks – or when no one knows what time it is anymore".

Gutes Wedding – Schlechtes Wedding at primetime theater in Berlin Wedding is the world's only theater sitcom. Strained laughter muscles are guaranteed.

The BKA Theater in Kreuzberg is a classic of Berlin's cabaret scene, attracting audiences with quirky shows, travesty, and political satire. Since 1988, the stage has delighted with a varied program and an intimate atmosphere above the rooftops of Berlin.

LiveShow, Soloshow, Quatsch Talentschmiede, One Night Stand or Strictly Stand Up - at the Quatsch Comedy Club, Germany's most famous comedy club, there's always something going on!

Berlin's oldest cabaret has resided in the Europa-Center on Ku'damm in Charlottenburg since 1949, poking fun at current events with political satire and black humor. Biting, musical, and always close to the present: Die Stachelschweine are an institution that no other cabaret in Berlin can afford to ignore.

The TIPI AM KANZLERAMT is Europe's biggest stationary stage in a tent.

Berlin's oldest professional improv ensemble meets every Monday at the BKA Theater on Kreuzberg's Mehringdamm for a competition. Two teams, one stage, no script: Theatersport Berlin has been delivering spontaneous theater since 1995, with the audience taking charge.