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Theaters in Berlin
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Info Since 1990 Kesslhaus, in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg, has become one of the best venues for live music in the German capital. Performances at Kesselhaus have included acts from Green Day, Cake, Rufus Wainwright, Razorlight and Kasabian. Besides concerts other events in Kesselhaus have included, festivals, readings, operas ... more
Schönhauser Allee 36
10435 Berlin
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" My take It is located in the backyard of a building behind the Oberbaum Bridge and the space at night looks like a satanic church, as there are a lot ..." more
Schlesische Straße 38
10997 Berlin
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Info The Stage Theater at Potsdamer Platz is a musical theater located in Berlin’s Mitte district. It was built by the architect Renzo Piano and completed in October 1998. Originally run by Stella Entertainment the venue was taken over by Stage Entertainment in 2002. Capacity at the Stage Theater at Potsdamer Platz is 1,800 ... more
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1
10785 Berlin
Theater
Info The Theater des Westens (the Theatre of the West) is one of the most famous and regal theatres for musicals and operettas in Berlin. First opened in 1896 the theater is located in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district. From 1896 to the 1930s the Theater des Westens was dedicated to operas and operettas hosting performances that ... more
Kantstraße 12
10623 Berlin
Concert Venue / Theater
Info Babylon Mitte is housed in a restored landmark building with adjoining residential apartments. It was designed by Hans Poelzig as part of a 1920s project to revitalize the area around Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood. The cinema still contains the original pipe organ used to accompany silent ... more
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
10178 Berlin
Concert Venue / Theater
Info Admiralspalast theater is one of Berlin’s most famous and well-preserved variety theaters, located in the Mitte district. Opened in 1910, Admiralspalast originally served as a 24-hour indoor fun park with a skating rink, cinema, cafés, public bath, and bowling alley. After World War I, it turned into a revue and operetta ... more
Friedrichstraße 101
10117 Berlin
Theater
Info The Stage Bluemax Theater is located at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin’s Mitte district directly across the street from its larger sister theater, also run by Stage Entertainment, the Stage Theater at Potsdamer Platz. The Bluemax Theater got its name from the highly successful New York performance troupe the Blue Man Group ... more
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 4
10785 Berlin
Concert Venue / Theater
Info Opened in 2009, Heimathafen Neukölln is located in Berlin’s multi-cultural Neukölln district. The building in which Heimathafen Neukölln is located dates back to 1876 and has served as, among other things, a venue for boxing matches, classical concerts, fashion shows, and as a vaudeville theater for music and dance. Capacity ... more
Karl-Marx-Straße 141
12043 Berlin
Berlin Theaters Overview
Berlin is one of Europe’s hottest cultural hotspots, and with some of the craziest clubs and live music on the continent, there’s never a shortage of great things going on. However, you’d be missing out on an entire other side of the culture if you didn’t also explore all the theaters in Berlin, which feature everything from musicals and plays to operas and symphonies.
When you think about theater districts, Berlin doesn’t always come to mind – Broadway and the West End in London are usually at the top of the list. But Berlin’s East End is a bustling theater area where the Quatsch Comedy Club, Kabarett-Theater Distel, Friedrichstadt-Palast, and Chamäleon theaters formed a consortium to create the theater district in Mitte. Here, you can see all kinds of live performances like comedy, dance, music, and more. Friedrichstadt-Palast was built back in 1867 and is arguably the most famous theater in Berlin.
Another classic Berlin theater is The Deutsches Theater. Built in 1850, the grand stage still features classic live plays and performance arts.
Wherever you decide to go out for your entertainment needs, just remember that there are 50 or more Berlin theaters that contribute to the more refined side of city nightlife.
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