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 ...
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Theatre of the Canton of Zurich
It's already special
A Swiss Song Recital
Four people with a great love of Swiss music come together: they want to put on a Swiss song recital and a play – but time is running out!
Fortunately, a musician is already on hand, and there’s a keyboard too. But what should they sing? Songs in Swiss dialect? Only two members of the ensemble speak Swiss dialect; the others haven’t a clue what’s going on. And what Swiss music does the troupe actually know?
Quite a lot! They sing songs by Stephan Eicher, Rumpelstilz, Yello, Sophie Hunger, Polo Hofer, Züri West, Faber, To Athena, Steiner & Madlaina, Stiller Has, Patent Ochsner, Grauzone, Mani Matter and many more. But what are all these songs without a story?
That’s when they have a brilliant idea: William Tell! The roles are immediately cast: Tell and his wife, their two sons, the tyrannical bailiff Gessler and the oppressed Swiss people. And so begins a turbulent Wilhelm Tell revue, hilariously funny and full of unexpected twists. It’s hard to predict how it will end. But one thing is certain: it’s going to be ‘something special’.
The building at Hechtplatz 7 will undergo renovation from January 2026. During this time, we will be presenting our programme at Haus Seefeld (Seefeldstrasse 91, 8008 Zurich).
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Saturday, October 31, 2026
19:30
Theater am Hechtplatz
Hechtplatz 7
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 415 15 15
Accessibility:
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Mobility
Tickets
You can reserve wheelchair spaces directly in our ticketing system. Our box office team will then contact you for more detailed information about the size of your wheelchair and provide you with further information.
Seats
The wheelchair space, cloakroom and our theatre bar are barrier-free. The wheelchair space and the space for the accompanying person are located near the stage (rows 1-4), directly by the door and can be requested in the ticket shop or at the theatre box office. As soon as we have received your enquiry, our box office team will contact you to enquire about the dimensions of the wheelchair and determine the optimum seating solution based on this.
Toilets
There is a spacious, barrier-free WC at Limmatquai 4 directly behind the theatre (Zürcherhof 1st floor, next to the lift) and a Züri-WC at Bellevue (at the back between the VBZ ticket office and Deli-Snack on the Bellevue service island). Both are accessible with a Eurokey. If you need assistance from the theatre team when going to the barrier-free WC or would like to use one during the interval, please report to the cloakroom.
Sight
For people with a visual impairment, we recommend a seat in rows 1 to 3.
Blind dogs
Blind dogs may be taken into the theatre. Please either book seats in the ticket shop on the far left of the wall or on the far right of the door or contact the theatre box office. We are also happy to place guide dogs outside the theatre in a quiet place.
Ticketing
Our ticketing system is not yet barrier-free. To order tickets, please contact our theatre box office directly: Tel. +41 44 415 15 15 (free of charge) / Tue - Sat, 4 - 7 pm
Hearing
For people with a hearing impairment, we recommend a seat in rows 1 to 3.
Do you have any questions? Please contact Christina Teuber, co-director of the theatre at Hechtplatz:
Email: christina.teuber@zuerich.ch
Phone: +41 44 412 54 59 (available Tue, Wed, Thu, 10 am - 5 pm)
