Theater

A spectacular scavenger hunt awaits school classes at the Berlin Wall and is a great challenge as a puzzle tour 'Escape & Espionage'.

Schinkel's neoclassical jewel, towering over Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte, has been setting standards in Berlin's classical music scene as Konzerthaus Berlin since 1984. Chief Conductor Joana Mallwitz and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin guarantee top-tier symphonic music, while the program goes far beyond what is expected.

Berlin hatmaker Fiona Bennett creates extravagant hat fashion in her studio, which has been featured multiple times in Vogue and adorns famous heads with her creations.

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.

Since 1992, a 1912 Spiegeltent has stood in Wilmersdorf, where cabaret, chanson, and comedy meet table seating. The BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines dinner and stage so naturally that they belong together.

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.

If you want to offer your children real action during the summer holidays, the Galli Theater is the right place. The small theater offers holiday courses in Berlin-Mitte, Dahlem, and Grunewald, where children can bring their own play to the stage in one week.

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 the government district, the Tipi am Kanzleramt presents a stage full of variety, cabaret, and music in Berlin's largest permanent tent. Here, sophisticated entertainment meets an intimate atmosphere reminiscent of the Golden Twenties.

At Potsdamer Platz, a tiny, few-centimeter-tall chef cooks directly on the plate: Le Petit Chef combines 3D projection with a multi-course menu, transforming dinner into a show.

The silver dome on Prenzlauer Allee in Prenzlauer Berg is Berlin's window to space. The Zeiss Grand Planetarium is one of Europe's largest planetariums, captivating curious children and adults alike with its 360° fulldome experience, drawing them into the universe.

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.

Located in Neukölln, at Karl-Marx-Straße 135, the Berlin Puppet Theatre Museum houses one of the most fascinating collections on the history of puppet theatre in the city. Hand puppets, marionettes, rod puppets, and shadow theatre figures from Europe, Asia, and Africa make this small museum one of Berlin's most curious cultural venues.

North Neukölln was considered rather dingy for a long time and was described as a creepy place during pakage tours by its former district Mayor Heinz Buschkowsky. By contrast, the magnificent Heimathafen Neukölln is a highlight with various cultural offerings in a historic Varieté-Theater.

In the historic mill warehouse directly on the Spree, an emotional journey through the history of German division awaits you. The museum connects personal fates with original props and interviews from contemporary witnesses in 13 themed rooms.

Between appetizer and dessert, singers stand next to the table: Pasta Opera combines an Italian menu with live-sung arias, including at Friedrichsfelde Palace.

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.