The Schauspielhaus Zürich is the largest spoken theatre in Switzerland and one of the most renowned theatres in the German-speaking world. Seven international in-house directors create the artistic programme with an ensemble of actors, performers and dancers. Under the directorship of Benjamin von Blomberg and Nicolas Stemann, the theatre has been pursuing an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and integrative approach since the 2019/20 season. In the two venues Pfauen and Schiffbau, around 20 new productions are on the programme every year. Thanks to surtitles, all performances are also accessible to English-speaking visitors.
Every month, a member of the Schauspielhaus ensemble provides insights into stage presence, voice training, movement, or improvisation. For anyone aged 16 ...
Helga is a young dramaturg at one of Switzerland’s most renowned theatres. When she is asked to assist a Spanish theatre collective in their research for a ...
07.12.2026
20:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
DAS GROSSE HEFT – MIGROS THEATRE MONDAY, with English and French surtitles, Introduction 7.30 p.m.
In Ágota Kristóf’s relentlessly harrowing novel, a pair of unnamed twins grow up in a world under a state of emergency. The nine-year-olds document their ...
07.12.2026
20:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
TAGE DER OFFENEN TÜRCHEN
With a daily programme of surprises, we welcome the winter season and invite you to experience moments of wonder, laughter and special encounters! From 1 to ...
08.12.2026
17:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
DER ZAUBERER VON OZ – with English surtitles, Introduction 7.30 p.m.
A whirlwind sweeps through Kansas, lifting the young Dorothy and her mountain cabin from a dust-dry reality into the dazzling land of Oz. But despite all ...
08.12.2026
20:00
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Schauspielhaus Zürich
TAGE DER OFFENEN TÜRCHEN
With a daily programme of surprises, we welcome the winter season and invite you to experience moments of wonder, laughter and special encounters! From 1 to ...