Guest Performances
“A theater reinvents itself… The launch has been a resounding success,” wrote "Welt am Sonntag" about the new concept at the Theater an der Ruhr. Since the start of the 23/24 season, the Theater an der Ruhr has been undergoing an exciting transformation. We have moved away from the traditional repertoire model. Instead, each season we present three theatrical events, each lasting several weeks, featuring multiple premieres, concerts, visual art, discussions, workshops, and other formats centered on a theme that defines that particular season. This approach creates unique, on-site thematic art and theater events. In between these events, we can also plan touring productions more effectively. Our guest performance program features productions by outstanding younger directors of national and international renown, as well as works by “master director” Roberto Ciulli.
Thanks to its unique layout, the Theater an der Ruhr is able to perform equally successfully on both large and small stages, depending on the production. In recent years, our productions have been staged at venues such as the Berliner Ensemble and the Residenztheater in Munich, as well as in Landsberg/Lech, Schweinfurt, and Idar-Oberstein, among others. The following plays will go on tour during the 26/27 season:
Plays by Roberto Ciulli:
- Othello - William Shakespeare
- Ich, Antonin Artaud - Der wilde Harlekin - after Louis-François Delisle de la Drevetière
- Pasolini. Io so - Mitteilungen an die Zukunft - after Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Über die Dörfer - Peter Handke
- Wir Nietzsche - wit texts from Friedrich Nietzsche
Plays for Children & Youth:
- Die Physiker - Friedrich Dürenmatt
- Ödipus - Sophokles / Roland Schimmelpfennig
- Der zerbrochene Krug. Tambora - Heinrich von Kleist
- 1001 Nacht oder die Macht der Erzählens - A family play for ages 8 and up
- Die Bestimmer - For children ages 6 and up
Other Plays: