The Winkelwiese Theatre has been offering a stage for contemporary theatre texts since 1964. Theatre Winkelwiese searches for strong stories and idiosyncratic narrative voices and has been offering the chance to discover current and innovative ...
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Vreneli's Garden
by Tim Krohn
What does ‘home’ mean in a world that is becoming ever more digital, fast-paced and anonymous? Where can we find a sense of security when real-life encounters are becoming rarer? Can the theatre be a home?
Based on Tim Krohn’s mythical Alpine novel Vrenelis Gärtli, this theatrical evening aims to allow us to experience human and inhuman longings first-hand. At the centre are two unusual characters: Vreneli and Bersiäneli. They make their way through the Gnuusch of a lifetime – feeling their way, stumbling, searching. For Vreneli, the journey through the mountain world also becomes an inward journey: Who am I? Where do I belong? Where is my place in this world? The search for identity becomes a search for home – not just as a place, but as a sense of belonging.
They tell stories, doubt, laugh, reach their limits – and in doing so, create a world that feels both strange and familiar.
Perhaps this is precisely where theatre becomes a home: in listening together, in marvelling, in passing on stories.
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Saturday, November 07, 2026
20:00
CHF 40 / CHF 32 / CHF 15
Monday, November 09, 2026
20:00
CHF 40 / CHF 32 / CHF 15
Cast: Catriona Guggenbühl, Annina Walt
Direction & Set design: Jonathan Bruckmeier, Patrick Slanzi
Music: Nicolas Balmer
Dramaturgy: Zoé Kilchenmann
Lighting design: Lukas Mathys
Set construction: Dominik Joho
Theater Winkelwiese
Winkelwiese 4
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 252 10 01
office@winkelwiese.ch
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Getting there
The Winkelwiese Theatre is located in the listed Villa Tobler and is about 350 metres from the Haltestelle Kunsthaus. Two streets have to be crossed. The last 50 metres or so are on a paved road with a slight incline.
Wheelchair-accessible parking is available in the Hoch Promenade car park.
The main entrance is up two flights of stairs (three and five steps). To the right of the main entrance is a step-free side entrance that is only accessible when accompanied by staff. From here, a lift takes you to the foyer.
In the house
The box office is mobile and is not always in the same place. Due to protective measures (corona virus), glass panels are currently installed at the box office and bar.
The theatre hall and bar are accessible from the foyer via a permanently installed ramp. The space situation may change depending on the production.
There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet to the left of the lift.
Reservation and tickets
Wheelchair spaces can be booked via Reservation Form (please indicate under "Remarks") or at office@winkelwiese.ch / +41 (0)44 252 10 01.
Assistants who accompany people with a disability to a performance will receive a free ticket.
