Theater in Frankfurt

At first glance, Frankfurt is a city that you might associate more with bank towers than stage magic, but if you think that, you haven't really gotten to know the city's theater life, because around almost every corner is a venue that has what it takes to turn an evening into something unforgettable. The Schauspiel Frankfurt on Willy-Brandt-Platz is the flagship of the city's theater landscape and is one of the most renowned spoken theaters in the German-speaking world, with a repertoire that moves between great classics, contemporary plays and cleverly staged world premieres and is not afraid to ask uncomfortable questions. For those who like things a little more experimental, the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm is highly recommended: In the listed tower of the former Mouson soap factory in Ostend, there is year-round theater, dance and performance on several stages and studio spaces, and the program is so close to the pulse of the times that after an evening there you have the feeling of having seen something before everyone else had it on their radar . The Gallus Theater in the historic halls of the old Adlerwerke is one of the city's most important independent venues, a place where independent groups produce and perform, where drama in all its forms is tested and where audiences from Frankfurt and the surrounding area regularly come across discoveries that cannot be found on any major stage. If you are looking for classical drama in an elegant ambience, you will find it in Frankfurt's Schauspielhaus as well as in the smaller venues that are part of the city's theater landscape and regularly offer chamber plays, readings and theater evenings, which are best kept track of directly via the calendar of events on Rausgegangen, because the schedule is constantly being filled with fresh plays and new productions. Improv theater also has a lively scene in Frankfurt, and anyone who has always wanted to experience how actors can shine on stage without a net and a double bottom or fail charmingly without a script will find just the right outlet for a relaxed evening of theater without having to study a large program at regular improv formats in the city. Frankfurt's independent theater scene is particularly strong: many ensembles play changing locations in the Bahnhofsviertel, Sachsenhausen or Nordend and show that modern drama does not need a fixed stage or a thick program booklet to touch, make you laugh or raise fundamental questions about life. So whether you fancy a classic evening of theater with a champagne break, contemporary theater with the potential for friction or a spontaneous improv evening where you don't know what to expect: Frankfurt has it, and to help you keep track of all these stages and events, a regular look at the events calendar on Rausgegangen is the easiest way to make sure you don't miss a curtain call.