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Arsenic and Old Lace
The most famous cult classic of black humour is coming to Zurich.
Alice and Martha Brunner, two charming elderly ladies from Zurich’s Wiedikon district, are known for looking after the poor, the sick and the lonely. They are the good souls of the Wiedikon neighbourhood. It is the year 1941, and they live with their eccentric nephew Ueli, who fancies himself to be General Wille from the First World War, in a large house with a laboratory in the basement. They are on excellent terms with the Wiedikon vicar, his daughter Helen and the officers at the nearby police station. Their second nephew, Victor, often has to work at night as a theatre critic. He is engaged to Helen, a fact that causes the vicar some slight concern. Things get more complicated when Jonathan, the third nephew, turns up with his partner and surgeon Dr Einstein to hide a dead body in the house’s cellar and have his face operated on. This puts the two elderly ladies in a bit of a quandary, as they themselves have a few skeletons in the cupboard. A macabre and turbulent series of events ensues, featuring uninvited guests, policemen, dead bodies, a conceited general and poisoned elderberry wine.
In 1941, Joseph Kesselring wrote his famous crime comedy ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ as a play for Broadway. This served as the basis for the film of the same name starring Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair and many more, and has been delighting theatre audiences for decades. Brilliantly funny dialogue, wildly absurd situational comedy and a dash of black humour manage to combine a thoroughly profound theme with brilliant entertainment.
Starring
Hanna Scheuring/Tonia Maria Zindel, Wanda Wylowa, Dominique Müller, Severin Mauchle, Alexandre Pelichet, Sebastian Krähenbühl, Phlippe Nauer, Raphael Luca Oliveira, Gina Markowitsch and Ingo Ospelt
Directed by Niklaus Helbling
Music Felix Huber
Costumes Luisa Beeli
Make-up Mirja Germano
Set design Alain Rappaport
Production manager Esther Friederich
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Tuesday, November 03, 2026
19:30 - 22:00 o'clock
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
19:30 - 22:00 o'clock
Thursday, November 05, 2026
19:30 - 22:00 o'clock
Saturday, November 07, 2026
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Wednesday, December 02, 2026
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Friday, December 04, 2026
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Wednesday, December 16, 2026
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Thursday, December 17, 2026
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Wednesday, December 23, 2026
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Tuesday, December 29, 2026
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Wednesday, December 30, 2026
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Thursday, December 31, 2026
17:00 - 19:30 o'clock
Thursday, December 31, 2026
21:00 - 23:30 o'clock
Saturday, January 02, 2027
19:30 - 22:00 o'clock
Sunday, January 03, 2027
18:00 - 20:30 o'clock
Wednesday, January 06, 2027
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Thursday, January 07, 2027
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Friday, January 08, 2027
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Wednesday, January 13, 2027
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Friday, January 15, 2027
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Saturday, January 16, 2027
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Bernhard Theater
Sechseläutenplatz 1
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 268 66 99
tickets@opernhaus.ch
Accessibility:
Infos Zugänglichkeit:
Das Bernhard-Theater liegt 150 Meter von der Haltestelle Opernhaus entfernt. Auf dem Weg muss eine Strasse überquert werden und im Normalfall hat es keine Hindernisse. Behindertenparkplätze stehen in dem Parkhaus vor dem Theater zur Verfügung.
Foyer und Nebenräume
Hauptzugang/Eingangsbereich: Der Haupteingang liegt ebenerdig. Die Eingangstür ist mit einem hart eingestelltem Türschliesser versehen, der das Öffnen erschwert. Lifte im Gebäude: Der öffentlich zugängliche Lift misst eine Fläche von 100 auf 130 cm mit einer 90 cm breiten Tür. Treppen im Gebäude: An der 20-stufigen Treppe pro Geschoss ist an einer Seite ein durchgehender Handlauf montiert, der aber nicht über die Treppenenden hinausragt. Einen Treppenlift gibt es nicht. WC: In die Damen- und Herrentoiletten im Erdgeschoss sind rollstuhlgerechte Toiletten integriert. Die Türen öffnen sich nach aussen und besitzen keinen Türschliesser. Die Flächen der Toiletten messen 120 auf 110 cm. An den freien Seiten neben den Toiletten sind Klappgriffe und anstelle von L-Griffen sind horizontale Griffe montiert. Alarmknöpfe fehlen.
Der Saaleingang liegt im Erdgeschoss und ist hindernisfrei zugänglich. Im überwiegend rollstuhlgängigen Saal sind hinten rechts 2 Rollstuhlplätze mit ebener Stellfläche ausgewiesen. Die Zufahrt zu den Rollstuhlplätzen erfolgt auch neigunsfrei und stufenlos. Das Umsetzen in einen Theatersessel ist möglich. Im Saal verteilt befinden sich noch 16 Stufen, die maximal 18 cm hoch sind. Die Sitzreihen beginnen unmittelbar beim Saaleingang. Die 1 cm grossen und taktil fassbaren Sitzplatznummern sind in schwarz auf grauen Schildern oben an den Rückenlehnen angebracht. Die Sitze wie auch die Wände sind rot und der graue Boden ist spiegelungsfrei.
