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 ...
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DIE DREIGROSCHEN\-OPER – Introduction 7 p.m.
by Bertolt Brecht / in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann / Music by Kurt Weill / DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut / MUSCIAL DIRECTOR: Bettina Ostermeier
A fair in London’s Soho district: this is where the underworld comes to life, home to people on the fringes of society. It is also where Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum’s business thrives. As head of the beggars’ mafia, he not only controls the monopoly on begging licences but also dresses beggars in his boutique in pitiful outfits and accessories designed to provoke sympathy. His success is due not least to the charm and business acumen of his only child, Polly. No wonder, then, that he sees Polly’s marriage to the city’s notorious gangster Macheath, also known as Mack the Knife, as an existential threat. While Peachum searches for ways to eliminate his rival, Polly, Mrs Peachum and Macheath’s old flame Jenny take matters into their own hands.
THE THREEPENNY OPERA, Bertolt Brecht’s best-known work, was first performed at the Pfauen in 1935. The acclaimed production by the Prague theatre company D35 toured across Europe and came to Zurich, where it provoked a strong response from the right-wing National Front: sustained street protests eventually forced the production to close.
To open the anniversary season, co-artistic director Pınar Karabulut recalls its anti-fascist tradition and brings Brecht’s satirical “play with music” back to the Pfauen stage in one of her characteristically glamorous yet incisive productions.
♥ Supported by the International Music and Art Foundation (IMAF)
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Monday, October 19, 2026
19:30
With Thomas Wodianka, Zeynep Bozbay, Rahel Hubacher, Lukas Darnstädt, Florian Voigt, Karin Pfammatter, Laina Schwarz, Margot Gödrös, Henri Mertens, Mervan Malwin Ürkmez, Matthias Neukirch, Sasha Melroch, Oscar Velasquez, Jürg Bucher, Christoph Luchsinger, Alexander Egger, Simon Kessler, Mario von Holten, Bettina Ostermeier
DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Bettina Ostermeier
SET DESIGN: Michela Flück
COSTUME DESIGN: Claudia Irro
LIGHTING DESIGN: Christoph Kunz
DRAMATURGY: Nina Rühmeier
SET ASSOCIATE: Daniel Felgendreher
PFAUEN
Rämistrasse 34
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 258 70 70
theaterkasse@schauspielhaus.ch
Opening hours:
Theaterkasse (Rämistrasse 34)
Montag bis Freitag: 11 bis 19 Uhr
Samstag: 14 bis 19 Uhr
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