The Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov is free from house arrest but isn’t allowed to leave Moscow. So actors from a Berlin theater went there to create his latest work. By A.J. Goldmann BERLIN — ...

Recent premieres in the city ranged from a spare take on the recent Broadway hit “Prima Facie” to a dose of sheer artistic lunacy. By A.J. Goldmann A new production of Matthew López’s seven-hour play ...

The Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg under the direction of Karin Beier has been named Theatre of the Year by the magazine Theater heute (Theatre today) in its annual yearbook. The Hamburg ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Anglophones are spoilt, we really are. Imagine how at a loss we would collectively be if a production lapsed as often ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This may well be the least “directorial” production I have ever seen on a German stage. The kind of Regietheater for ...

The Germanstage is known for its diversity. But why is there no national theater in Germany? Again and again, especially abroad, the question is put why there is no National Theatre in Germany. For ...

The Münchner Kammerspiele has some of the most important stages of german-speaking displays. Since inception, the theatre has been shaped by a strong ensemble, which particularly seeks the dialogue ...

Theaters are closed due to the coronavirus crisis, but fans worldwide have access to some of Germany's most legendary productions as they are streamed online, including the plays selected for the ...

The National Theater at Max-Joseph-Platz was opened in 1818 and is the main venue of the world-renowned Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian State Ballet. The stage, which was rebuilt after World War ...