Schauspielhaus Bochum ↗
Plays
The present house on Königsallee opened in 1953. Beside the Schauspielhaus there are the Kammerspiele (1966) and a studio stage; Peter Zadek shaped the house in the 1970s.
Cities
Theatre in the Ruhr areaThe Ruhr area
The Ruhr area packs plays, opera and musicals into a short train ride: Dortmund has its opera house, its Schauspiel and a children's and youth theatre, Essen has the Aalto-Theater, Bochum has the Schauspielhaus and the Starlight Express Theater, and Gelsenkirchen has the Musiktheater im Revier with its blue reliefs by Yves Klein. In spring the Ruhrfestspiele come to Recklinghausen.
Including: Dortmund · Essen · Bochum · Duisburg · Gelsenkirchen · Oberhausen · Mülheim an der Ruhr · Herne · Bottrop · Hagen · Recklinghausen · Witten
Is there any theatre on this week (The Ruhr area)?
The Ruhr area: 85 shows in the next seven days, starting with Luan Comedy - Glaub halt net! (Sunday, 8 November).
Shows: The Ruhr area2346
Sun8Nov
Luan Comedy - Glaub halt net!
Bora · Duisburg
Starts 20:00From €27.40
Mon9Nov
LesArt.Festival | KindergartenBuchTheaterFestival 2026
Fritz-Henßler-Haus · Dortmund
Starts 15:00Free
Mon9Nov
Figaro's Voices
Essen City Hall · Essen
Starts 19:00From €20.00
Mon9Nov
Chaos Comedy Club | Bochum
Bahnhof Langendreer e.V. · Bochum
Starts 20:00From €18.00
Mon9Nov
Chaos Comedy Club | Bochum
Bahnhof Langendreer · Bochum
Starts 20:00From €29.37
Mon9Nov
Sisters of Comedy - Nachgelacht
Stratmanns Theater im Europahaus · Essen
Starts 20:00From €33.00
Tue10Nov
The Noise Dealer
Theater Duisburg · Duisburg
Starts 11:00From €10.00
Tue10Nov
The Laboratory Assistant
Theater Duisburg · Duisburg
Starts 19:30From €12.00
10Tuesday, 10 November2
11Wednesday, 11 November9
- 16:00Little Polar Bear, Where Are You Going?Bürgerhaus Oststadt · Essen
- 18:30Die Päpstin - The MusicalMetronom Theater · OberhausenFrom €80.40
- 19:30Romeo and JuliaSchauspielhaus Bochum · BochumFrom €24.50
- 19:30Romeo und Julia – allerdings mit anderem Text und auch anderer MelodieKammerspiele (Schauspielhaus Bochum) · Bochum
- 20:00Breakin' CircusTheater am Marientor · Duisburg€45.50
- 20:00Breakin‘ CircusTheater am Marientor · Duisburg
- 20:00Breakin' Circus - Urban Dance & Artistic ShowTheater am Marientor · DuisburgFrom €45.50
- 20:00Ding Dong Comedy - Open MicBora · DuisburgFrom €10.40
- 20:00Naked FactsStratmanns Theater im Europahaus · EssenFrom €35.75
12Thursday, 12 November5
- 10:00Hänsel und Gretel - The Fairy Tale | Theater DortmundFritz-Henßler-Haus · DortmundFrom €14.49
- 12:00Hänsel und Gretel - The Fairy Tale | Theater DortmundFritz-Henßler-Haus · DortmundFrom €14.49
- 19:00ÜberLeben! - Memories of the Last SnowKokerei Zollverein · EssenFrom €16.00
- 19:30The Freak in Me Must Find a HomeHansa-Theater Hörde · DortmundFrom €30.50
- 19:30Der Nussknacker - Ballett EssenAalto-Theater · Essen
The theatres
Starlight Express Theater ↗
Starlight Express
The Starlight Express Theater in Bochum was built in 1988 for the musical. It premiered on 12 June 1988, and Starlight Express has run here ever since.
Aalto-Theater ↗
Opera & Aalto Ballett
The Aalto-Theater was built to a design by Alvar Aalto and opened on 25 September 1988 with Die Meistersinger. About 1,125 seats; the Essener Philharmoniker, the Aalto-Musiktheater and the Aalto Ballett Essen are at home here.
Theater Dortmund ↗
Opera, plays, ballet & children's theatre
Theater Dortmund has six divisions: concerts, opera, plays, ballet, children's and youth theatre, and the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität. The Opernhaus with about 1,170 seats opened in 1966, the Schauspielhaus on Hiltropwall in 1950, and there is the Kinderoper and a house of its own for children's and youth theatre.
Musiktheater im Revier ↗
Opera, musicals & dance
The Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen opened in 1959 to plans by Werner Ruhnau. Six works by Yves Klein, including blue sponge reliefs, decorate the house. Opera, musicals, concerts and dance are on the programme.
Nearby
- Düsseldorf & surroundingsDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus · Deutsche Oper am Rhein829 shows
- Cologne & surroundingsOper Köln · Schauspiel Köln2.484 shows
- MünsterTheater Münster138 shows