Volksbühne

Theater for the People!

The Volksbuehne was established in 1914 as a result of a grassroots people’s movement. It has earned a reputation as one of Germany’s most innovative theaters.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Frank Castorf assumed the post of director-general. Under his direction, the Volksbuehne grew to become a greatly successful, and certainly the most controversial theater in reunified Germany.

With its paradoxical objectives to be both elitist and populist, eccentric and appealing to the masses, the Volksbuehne tears down the classical limits of the theater, while it simultaneously confirms them in a reflective manner.