Theater in Bremen

Plays, premieres and dance performances in Bremen

Bremen and theater is a combination that is much more underrated than it should be. The Hanseatic city on the Weser may not be the loudest city in Germany, but it has more to say on stage than you might expect. Anyone who thinks that Bremen is mainly good for town musicians and town hall photos has not yet got to know the theater life here. Theater Bremen is the city's big anchor house and has several venues, including the Theater am Goetheplatz, which with its classical architecture and varied repertoire of drama, musical theater and dance proves night after night that stage art doesn't have to be boring. In the Kleines Haus, a more intimate venue in the same building, plays come particularly close, because here you sit right next to the actors and feel every moment as if it were happening right in front of you. If you like it even smaller and more experimental, you should check out the Brauhauskeller in the vaulted cellars of the old St. Pauli brewery, Theater Bremen's smallest venue with a maximum of 60 seats and an unusually narrow, long stage that gives productions a very unique dynamic. But Bremen is also a city that gives its independent theater scene real space. The bremer shakespeare company in the Theater am Leibnizplatz in Neustadt is an excellent example of this: Here, Shakespeare is not celebrated in a dusty way, but brought to life with an ensemble that brings both classical dramas and comedies as well as modern drama to the stage and also has English-language performances in its program. This is also proof that the enjoyment of theater does not have to know any language barriers. If you love the feeling of experiencing theater not in an auditorium but in the middle of the city, then Shakespeare in the Park is the place for you, a series that makes classic plays accessible in the open air and shifts the theater experience from the stage directly into Bremen's Bürgerpark or other parts of the city. This is drama with fresh air, and without any dress code. What also distinguishes Bremen's theater landscape is its rootedness in the city's districts and its openness to what theater can and may be. Here, theater is not only created for an audience that already comes anyway, but also for all those who don't yet know that they will love it. So next time you're planning an evening in Bremen and wondering whether theater is really the right choice, let me tell you: yes, absolutely. The stages of this city are waiting for you, and they have a lot to tell.