Premieres & revivals 26/27

Premiers Große Bühne

Das Vermächtnis

(The Inheritance)
by Matthew Lopez
Translated from the American English by Hannes Becker
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Premiere on 03.10.2026
Große Bühne

Bernarda Albas Haus

by Federico García Lorca
German by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Director: Salome Schneebeli
Premiere on 16.10.2026
Große Bühne

Alice hinter den Spiegeln

by Stephan Beer and Georg Burger
based on Lewis Carroll
Director: Stephan Beer
Premiere on 22.11.2026
Große Bühne
Recommended from 6 years

Onkel Wanja

by Anton Tschechow
German by Angela Schanelec
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Premiere on 04.03.2027
Große Bühne
Leipziger Ballett

Elegien — Black Box II

A three-part ballet evening by Andrea Carino, Marcelino Libao and Vincenzo Timpa
A co-production between the Leipzig Ballet and Schauspiel Leipzig
Premiere on 03.04.2027
Große Bühne

Schöne Vorstellung

Artistic direction: Falk Röẞler, Hubert Wild & Salome Schneebeli
Premiere on 08.05.2027
Schauspielhaus

Revivals Große Bühne

Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen (Arsenic and Old Lace)

by Joseph Kesselring
Director: Tina Lanik
Revival on 30.12.2026
Große Bühne

Das kalte Herz (Heart of Stone)

by Wilhelm Hauff
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Revival on 16.12.2026
Große Bühne
Commissioned by Schauspiel Leipzig

deutsche märchen (UA)

(& super creeps)
by Thomas Köck
Director: Elsa-Sophie Jach
Revival on 13.09.2026
Große Bühne

Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Maid of Orleans)

by Friedrich Schiller
Director: Nuran David Calis
Revival on 28.11.2026
Große Bühne

Medea

By Euripides
Director: Markus Bothe
Revival on 14.01.2027
Große Bühne

Richard III

by William Shakespeare
German translation by Thomas Brasch
Leipzig version by Marion Tiedtke
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Revival on 23.01.2027
Große Bühne

Was ihr wollt  (A Tortured Lover’s Version)

by William Shakespeare
German by Jens Roselt
Version by Pia Richter and Julia Buchberger
Director: Pia Richter
Revival on 21.10.2026
Große Bühne

Woyzeck

by Georg Büchner
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Revival on 27.01.2027
Große Bühne

Premiers Diskothek

Dokumentartheaterprojekt von dura & kroesinger

Director: Hans-Werner Kroesinger & ­Regine Dura
Premiere on 01.10.2026
Diskothek

Compania Sincara spielt: Der Drache

Freely adapted from Yevgeny Schwarz
14. / 15.11.2026
Diskothek
Commissioned by Schauspiel Leipzig

OST (UA)

by Wolfram Höll
Director: Thirza Bruncken
Premiere on 11.12.2026
Diskothek
Commissioned by Schauspiel Leipzig

Der Riss (UA)

Marco Damghani
Premiere on 04.02.2027
Diskothek

Revivals Diskothek

Commissioned by Schauspiel Leipzig

Altbau in zentraler Lage (UA)

Eine Schaueroper
by Raphaela Bardutzky
Artistic collaboration: Athena Lange
Director: Salome Schneebeli
Revival in September 2026
Diskothek

Aufzeichnungen aus einem weißen Zimmer  (UA)

by Anna Behringer
Director: Thirza Bruncken
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

Bu sözler bizim — Die Worte gehören uns (UA)

Director: Ebru Tartıcı Borchers
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek
Commissioned by Schauspiel Leipzig

Der Girschkarten (UA)

by Lukas Rietzschel
Comedy based on Anton Chekhov
Director: Enrico Lübbe
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

Letzte Station Torgau. Eine kalte Umarmung (UA)

Documentary Theatre Project by dura & kroesinger
Director: Regine Dura & Hans-Werner Kroesinger
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

LIEBE / Eine argumentative Übung

by Sivan Ben Yishai
German by Maren Kames
Studio Production 2026
Director: Katrin Plötner
Revival in September 2026
Diskothek

Staubfrau (DE)

by Maria Milisavljević
Director: Kamila Polívková
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

White Passing (UA)

by Sarah Kilter
Director: Thirza Bruncken
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

Wüste

by Sam Max
German translation by Maria Milisavljević
Director: Wilke Weermann
Revival in autumn/winter
Diskothek

Premiers Residenz in der Spinnerei

Pizza or A Door In The Dark Does Not Dance or The Meaning of Life

Nature Theater of Oklahoma (New York)
Leipzig-Premiere on 10.09.2026
Residenz

Ballroom Showcase & Queer Performance Night

TrueColours (Leipzig)
Premiere on 02.10.2026
Residenz

Kindheiten

vorschlag:hammer (Duisburg/Berlin/Zürich)
Leipzig-Premiere on 20.11.2026
Residenz

BITCH, I EVOLVED!

Eva Meyer-Keller (Berlin)
Premiere in March 2027
Residenz

Cut the Rope! Ein Ritual (AT)

FARN, George Bele & Bodenproben (Leipzig/Berlin/Freiburg)
Premiere in May 2027
Residenz

Revivals Residenz in der Spinnerei

Drei Mal links ist rechts

Julian Hetzel (Utrecht) / Artists in Residence
Revival in April 2027
Residenz

Revivals Foyer 1

Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß ( (The Confusions of Young Törless)

Based on the novel by Robert Musil
Director: Lukas Leon Krüger
Revival in planning
Foyer 1

IMMER EINE MEHR ALS DU (UA)

von Lina Wegner
Director: von Lina Wegner
Revival in planning
Foyer 1

Ophelias Tränen

A show about and below water for all cute babes by and with Paula Winteler
Revival in planning
Foyer 1

Showtime (ein enttäuschender Abend)

by Felix Krakau
Scenic project by Tilo Krügel and Denis Petković
Revival in planning
Foyer 1

„Spieglein, Spieglein, halt's Maul, wir müssen nachdenken“

with texts of Ada Berger and Liv Strömquist
Translation: Ellen Neuser and Leonard Merkes
Artistic direction: Ellen Neuser
Revival in planning
Foyer 1

Open Air

Ich denk schon wieder (nur an dich) (UA)

OPEN-AIR-THEATER
Play development with texts by Liv Strömquist, Ada Berger, Ellen Neuser and ensemble
Director: Ellen Neuser
Revival on 22.8.2026
Open Air: agra Messepark Leipzig

Specials

KATAPULT 2027

Performance Plattform Leipzig
24. – 27.6.2027
Residenz

ClubFusion 2027

Festival der Theaterspielclubs von Schauspiel Leipzig, TDJW und Oper Leipzig
Stadtraum