PREMIERES
DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER
by Bertolt Brecht
in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann
Music by Kurt Weill
DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Bettina Ostermeier
PREMIERE: 17.09.2026, PFAUEN
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HANS IM GLÜCK
by Till Wiebel
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Till Wiebel
A production by the Junges Schauspielhaus
WORLD PREMIERE: 24.09.2026, SCHIFFBAU MATCHBOX
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ICH ERWARTE DIE ANKUNFT DES TEUFELS
by Mary MacLane
translated from the English by Ann Cotten, Mirko Bonné and Ulrike Draesner
adapted for the stage by Marie Rosa Tietjen
DIRECTED BY: Marie Rosa Tietjen
SWISS PREMIERE: 01.10.2026, PFAUEN
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DIE MAUSEFALLE
by Agatha Christie
translated from the English by Horst Willems
DIRECTED BY: Rafael Sanchez
PREMIERE: 03.10.2026, SCHIFFBAU HALLE
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AND THE STARS WILL BE UP TONIGHT
A rhythmic–gymnastic essay by and with Mervan Ürkmez
DIRECTED BY: Mervan Ürkmez
PREMIERE: 09.10.2026, SCHIFFBAU BOX
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DER ZAUBERER VON OZ
by Bastian Kraft
after the novel by L. Frank Baum
DIRECTED BY: Bastian Kraft
PREMIERE: 24.10.2026, PFAUEN
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DER KLEINE PRINZ
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
adapted for the stage by Antú Romero Nunes
DIRECTED BY: Antú Romero Nunes
PREMIERE: 14.11.2026, PFAUEN
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MAGIC KINGDOM
by Álvaro Nogales and Adrián Perea
translated from the Spanish by Franziska Muche
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Álvaro Nogales and Adrián Perea
WORLD PREMIERE: 20.11.2026, SCHIFFBAU BOX
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DAS GROSSE HEFT
by Ágota Kristóf
translated from the French by Eva Moldenhauer
DIRECTED BY: Lucia Bihler
PREMIERE: 04.12.2026, PFAUEN
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ARCHIVES OF FEELINGS
by Gisèle Vienne
with texts by Marie NDiaye and the ensemble
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY: Gisèle Vienne
WORLD PREMIERE: 10.12.2026, SCHIFFBAU HALLE
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DIE LEIDEN DES JUNGEN WERTHER
by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
adapted for the stage by Pınar Karabulut
DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut
PREMIERE: 12.12.2026, PFAUEN
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MARIA STUART
by Friedrich Schiller
DIRECTED BY: Elsa-Sophie Jach
PREMIERE: 21.01.2027, PFAUEN
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WER HAT ANGST VOR EMILIA GALOTTI?
A dramatic dialogue based on Lessing’s “Emilia Galotti”
by Fiona Schreier (netzwerk wildi blaatere)
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Johanna Benrath (nwb)
A production by the Junges Schauspielhaus
WORLD PREMIERE: 06.02.2027, SCHIFFBAU BOX
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DER GEIZIGE
by Molière
adapted for the stage by Müller/Sanchez
DIRECTED BY: Rafael Sanchez
PREMIERE: 11.02.2027, PFAUEN
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DER SANDMANN
by E.T.A. Hoffmann
DIRECTED BY: Adrian Figueroa
PREMIERE: 06.03.2027, PFAUEN
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WILL SOMEONE SING A LOVE SONG
A BLK DADA RHAPSODY
by Ta-Nia
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Ta-Nia (Talia Paulette Oliveras, Nia Farrell)
WORLD PREMIERE: 17.04.2027, PFAUEN
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DIE WELLEN
by Virginia Woolf
translated from the English by Maria Bosse-Sporleder
adapted for the stage by Linda Hügel
DIRECTED BY: Linda Hügel
PREMIERE: 23.04.2027, PFAUEN KAMMER
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DREI KAMERADINNEN
by Shida Bazyar
adapted for the stage by Ayşe Güvendiren and Dominika Široká
DIRECTED BY: Ayşe Güvendiren
SWISS PREMIERE: 30.04.2027, SCHIFFBAU BOX
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DER LAUBBLÄSER
by Toshiki Okada
translated from the Japanese by Andreas Regelsberger
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Toshiki Okada
WORLD PREMIERE: 15.05.2027, PFAUEN
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RERUNS
DIE KLEINE MEERJUNGFRAU
A FLUID FAIRY FANTASY
by Bastian Kraft and ensemble
based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen
DIRECTED BY: Bastian Kraft
A co-production with the Thalia Theater Hamburg
PFAUEN
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DIE STAUBSAUGER SCHLAFEN
IM SCHRANK
FOR ANYONE AGED 6+ WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US IN PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF IMAGINATION
by netzwerk wildi blaatere
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Johanna Benrath (netzwerk wildi blaatere)
A production by the Junges Schauspielhaus
SCHIFFBAU MATCHBOX
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EIN SOMMERNACHTSTRAUM
by William Shakespeare
DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut
PFAUEN
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IL GATTOPARDO
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
DIRECTED BY: Pınar Karabulut
SCHIFFBAU HALLE
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MANIAC
by Benjamín Labatut
translated from the English by Thomas Brovot
adapted for the stage by Calixto Bieito
DIRECTED BY: Calixto Bieito
PFAUEN
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STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS UNO / DUO / TRE
by Kay Matter
commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich
DIRECTED BY: Dennis Nolden, *OTHER ISSUES, Sarah* Claire Wray
PFAUEN KAMMER
UNO: Dennis Nolden
DUE: *OTHER ISSUES
TRE: Sarah* Claire Wray
SERIES
ZUKUNFTSMUSIK — DAS KI-KABINETT DES DR. KARPICZENKO
Existential slide shows, musical interludes and MORE (!!)
WITH: Patrick Karpiczenko & guests
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GHOSTS (RE)VISITED: KUNST ALS EXIL
A series of readings and discussions to mark the 100th anniversary
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PFORTE
The talk of the town
WITH: Mike Müller & guests
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IMMER WIEDER SONNTAG
A variety of formats from the worlds of art, science and politics
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KLAMYDIA DELL’ARTE
Drag-Performance
WITH: Klamydia von Karma & guests
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RUNNING THE RUNWAY
A series of talks on fashion and theatre
WITH: Birte von Knoblauch & guests
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SHZ BUCHCLUB
Discover new pages together
WITH: Rebecca Ajnwojner, Yuvviki Dioh, Meloe Gennai, Dominika Široká
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DRAMA DATE
Wanna be my theatre friend?
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ABO EXTRA
Preview edition for our subscribers and anyone who might be interested in subscribing
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