The Schauspielhaus Zürich is the largest spoken theatre in Switzerland and one of the most renowned theatres in the German-speaking world. Seven international in-house directors create the artistic programme with an ensemble of actors, performers and dancers. Under the directorship of Benjamin von Blomberg and Nicolas Stemann, the theatre has been pursuing an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and integrative approach since the 2019/20 season. In the two venues Pfauen and Schiffbau, around 20 new productions are on the programme every year. Thanks to surtitles, all performances are also accessible to English-speaking visitors.
The Schauspielhaus Zürich has a colourful history. A key part of this history was shaped by the German artists who found refuge in Zurich in the 1930s and ...
08.11.2026
14:00
Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIE BREMER STADTMUSIKANTEN – CONCERT
The donkey, the dog, the cat and the rooster have grown old and are to be driven off the farm. So the four animals decide to make a run for it and set off ...
08.11.2026
14:00
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PFORTE
Mike Müller, the gatekeeper, has proven himself. And so, in this season as well, he is holding people up who pass by his lodge of a very different kind. ...
08.11.2026
15:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
PFORTE
Mike Müller, the gatekeeper, has proven himself. And so, in this season as well, he is holding people up who pass by his lodge of a very different kind. ...
08.11.2026
16:30
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
IMMER WIEDER SONNTAG
Every Sunday, though not on a fixed schedule, you can look forward to a varied programme of readings, talks, music and little surprises. With a changing ...
08.11.2026
17:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
Abo Extra
Our popular preview format is no longer just for subscribers! You want to know what lies behind ICH ERWARTE DIE ANKUNFT DES TEUFELS and what DER GEIZIGE has ...