by Stephan Beer and Georg Burger
based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
Family play
We recommend the play for preschoolers and older.
Performances: 19.11. - 26.12.2025
One day, the storyteller runs out of fairy tales. He stands there helplessly, wondering what to do next. The Moor Woman can help him, but the path is not an easy one: he must pass many tests and encounter strange creatures who cross his path, slowly reopening the door to his imagination. In “Andersen's Fairy Tales,” Stephan Beer and Georg Burger bring together numerous characters from the Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen on stage.
based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
Family play
We recommend the play for preschoolers and older.
Performances: 19.11. - 26.12.2025
One day, the storyteller runs out of fairy tales. He stands there helplessly, wondering what to do next. The Moor Woman can help him, but the path is not an easy one: he must pass many tests and encounter strange creatures who cross his path, slowly reopening the door to his imagination. In “Andersen's Fairy Tales,” Stephan Beer and Georg Burger bring together numerous characters from the Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen on stage.
For international guests, Schauspiel Leipzig offers performances with English surtitles at regular intervals. Furthermore, English-language introductions will give you interesting background information about the plays and their productions.
The surtitles are best visible in the stalls (Parkett), starting from row 10. Surtitles are only partially legible in the tier (Rang). Please bear this in mind when purchasing tickets.
The surtitles are best visible in the stalls (Parkett), starting from row 10. Surtitles are only partially legible in the tier (Rang). Please bear this in mind when purchasing tickets.
by Heinrich von Kleist
Director: Elsa-Sophie Jach
29.11. + 13.12. / 7:30 pm / Große Bühne
➤ with English surtitles
Heinrich von Kleist wrote this judiciary farce in the context of a writers’ competition in 1803. He takes an acutely satirical look at the fragility of a legal system whose codes of practice and well-defined terminology often only barely manage to keep in check its sinister opponents – self-interest, abuse of power and arbitrariness. In Kleist’s verbal cascades, alleged truths continue to shift until judges are turned into condemned and bailiffs become judges. But the jug – well, the irreplaceable jug remains irredeemably broken.
Director: Elsa-Sophie Jach
29.11. + 13.12. / 7:30 pm / Große Bühne
➤ with English surtitles
Heinrich von Kleist wrote this judiciary farce in the context of a writers’ competition in 1803. He takes an acutely satirical look at the fragility of a legal system whose codes of practice and well-defined terminology often only barely manage to keep in check its sinister opponents – self-interest, abuse of power and arbitrariness. In Kleist’s verbal cascades, alleged truths continue to shift until judges are turned into condemned and bailiffs become judges. But the jug – well, the irreplaceable jug remains irredeemably broken.
by Joseph Kesselring
Director: Tina Lanik
Revival: 21.12. / 4:00 pm / Große Bühne
➤ with English surtitles
➤ Theatertag (each Ticket for 13 EUR)
“Arsenic and Old Lace” was premiered in 1942 and may be the most amicable, famous and dark among all famous dark theatre comedies. Nothing and nobody is ‘normal’ here. Abby and Martha are the least normal of them all; they do the darkest things with the greatest air of normality and helpful peace of mind. Morality is a malleable term in the two aunts’ house, but how they all uphold it as a matter of course is very, very funny.
Director: Tina Lanik
Revival: 21.12. / 4:00 pm / Große Bühne
➤ with English surtitles
➤ Theatertag (each Ticket for 13 EUR)
“Arsenic and Old Lace” was premiered in 1942 and may be the most amicable, famous and dark among all famous dark theatre comedies. Nothing and nobody is ‘normal’ here. Abby and Martha are the least normal of them all; they do the darkest things with the greatest air of normality and helpful peace of mind. Morality is a malleable term in the two aunts’ house, but how they all uphold it as a matter of course is very, very funny.
