Theater am Hechtplatz

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For more than 50 years, the Theater am Hechtplatz has stood for high-class entertainment. The cobblestones in the foyer are reminiscent of the former taxi stand, which the architect Ernst Gysel integrated into the theatre building in 1959 on behalf of the city. The theatre belongs to the Presidential Department of the City of Zurich and is a guest performance company without a permanent ensemble. More than 1000 different theatre productions have already passed over the small wooden stage. Big names such as Ruedi Walter and Margrit Rainer, Cesar Keiser, Walter Andreas Müller, Gardi Hutter or Joachim Rittmeyer have celebrated their premieres at Hechtplatz. The core of the programme consists of cabaret, comedy, musicals and - on winter days - the popular fairy tale productions.

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Der letzte Anfang ©Stephanie Letofsky

Theater am Hechtplatz

The Final Beginning

Leni Plöchl has a new calling: funeral orator. She is in the middle of her training and has already completed a distance-learning degree in theology, ...

20.05.2027

19:30

Carlos Martínez

Theater am Hechtplatz

Carlos Martínez

ZUGABE! is far more than a ‘best-of’ show: it is an artistic retrospective, a poetic expression of gratitude and a legacy. Well-known pieces are interwoven ...

21.05.2027

19:30

Johannes Millius

Theater am Hechtplatz

Johannes Millius

‘Im Abgang lebhaft’ navigates the tension between a love story and a pre-printed sympathy card. Johannes R. Millius on a journey to his innermost self – ...

24.05.2027

19:30

Live – 50 years on stage

Theater am Hechtplatz

Live – 50 years on stage

‘Live – 50 Years on Stage’ is the follow-up to ‘Live 1.0’, one of the most popular shows by and starring Massimo Rocchi: ‘Live – The Balance between ...

27.05.2027

19:30

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Kathrin Hönegger

Theater am Hechtplatz

Kathrin Hönegger

What actually remains of home once you’ve long since moved out? In ‘Fam.’, host Kathrin meets celebrity guests – and their mothers, fathers, siblings or ...

31.05.2027

19:30

Pressefoto AnnPhie Fritz quer ©Hannes Caspar

Theater am Hechtplatz

AnnPhie Fritz

AnnPhie Fritz’s debut programme – for which she was awarded second place at the prestigious Passauer Scharfrichterbeil in 2025 and the Silver Broom in ...

03.06.2027

19:30