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With everything from large publicly-funded stages to small underground productions, Hamburg is known across Germany for its vivacious theatre scene.

Plays in English

Mother Courage and her Children at Thalia Theater Hamburg
Krafft Angerer

Explore Theatres for International Audiences

Out of Hamburg's 40+ theatres, many offer the occasional English play, while others focus entirely on the language of Shakespeare.

English Language Theatre Groups

Front facade of the English Theatre near Mundsburg
Imago / APress

Theatre The English Theatre

The first English theatre in all of Germany, the programme includes plays of all genres - always in the original English.

Hamburg Players - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Herwig Lührs/Hamburg Players

Theatre The Hamburg Players

This local English-language theatre group has much more to offer than just the three plays it stages per year. Learn more.

X - The latest play by Hamburg's very own English-language drama group
David Heuberg

Theatres University Players

Part of Hamburg University, this award-winning amateur group stages two productions per year.

Featured Plays

Matthew Murphy

Theatre Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

J.K. Rowling's two-part hit play brings the Harry Potter saga to the stage. The German production will immerse fans back into the world of Harry Potter right in the heart of Hamburg.

Theatre Events

Lessingtage Theatre Festival at Thalia
Fabian Hammerl

Theatre Festival Lessingtage

The Thalia Theater’s 2023 Lessingtage festival explored the topic ‘For everything in the world’ with a varied programme for young and old.

Stages in Hamburg

Kampnagel
Herman Sorgeloos

Event Venues Kampnagel

Kampnagel is a multi-purpose stage complex in Winterhude. Music, theatre, dance performances – anyone in search...

Interior view of Deutsches SchauSpielHaus, with rows of seating lined in red velvet
Hans-Raimund Kinkel, fotoarchiv-kinkel.de

Theatre Stages Deutsches SchauSpielHaus

Deutsches SchauSpielHaus is the largest traditional theatre in Germany and located conveniently close to the...

Exterior view of Thalia Theater building in new classical style with white marble roof and columns
Armin Smailovic

Theatre Stages Thalia

The Thalia Theater is one of Hamburg's state theatres, houses a highly acclaimed ensemble, and offers a variety...

People standing in front of Thalia Gaußstraße.
Fabian Hammerl

Theatre Stages Thalia Gaußstraße

The Thalia Gaußstraße is both a branch of the renowned Thalia Theater and a neighbourhood stage in Hamburg Altona.