Theater Theater (Double Bill)

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Theater Theater (Double Bill)

Theaterhaus Rudi, Dresden

About

What to expect

The evening brings two short plays that ask whether we need the theatre.

In Ophelias Schattentheater, a former prompter teaches lonely shadows the great comedies and tragedies of world literature.

  • Michael Ende's Ophelias Schattentheater
  • Anton Tschechow's Schwanengesang
  • An aging actor meets an old prompter
  • Staged by h.o.theater Dresden
  • h.o.theater marks 50 years in 2026

Questions

When does Theater Theater (Double Bill) start and end?

Theater Theater (Double Bill) is on Sunday, 22 November 2026, 19:00 until 20:45.

Where is Theater Theater (Double Bill)?

Theater Theater (Double Bill) takes place at Theaterhaus Rudi, Fechnerstraße 2A, Dresden.

How much are tickets for Theater Theater (Double Bill)?

Tickets für Theater Theater (Double Bill) kosten from €6 an der Theaterkasse oder beim offiziellen Ticketanbieter.

What is Schwanengesang about?

After a benefit party, the aging actor Wassili Swetlowidow wakes at his dressing table in the empty theatre at night.

There he meets the equally old prompter Nikita, who secretly spends his nights in the theatre because he has nowhere else to stay.

Both look back on their lives.

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Getting there

Theaterhaus Rudi, Fechnerstraße 2A, 01139 Dresden, Sachsen, DE

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