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BECOMING MARILYN MONROE Will Make World Premiere in Zurich, Switzerland by BWW News Desk
- February 13, 2026 The world premiere of BECOMING MARILYN MONROE, an official immersive experience in partnership with the Estate of Marilyn Monroe, will open at Lichthalle MAAG in Zurich on March 26, 2026.
Zürcher Theater Spektakel Set For August by BWW News Desk
- February 10, 2026 The Zürcher Theater Spektakel is scheduled to take place in Zürich from Aug. 13 through Aug. 30, 2026, presenting contemporary theatre, dance, music and street performances by artists from around the world.
LATE NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA EYES WIDE SHUT Comes to Grand Théâtre de Genève by BWW News Desk
- January 16, 2026 Late Night – EXTRAVAGANZA will return, masked and more intriguing than ever. Inspired by the enigmatic world of Stanley Kubrick’s cult film, the night promises to be an enchanting ritual to be embraced without restraint.
APEROPERA Comes to Grand Théâtre de Genève by BWW News Desk
- January 07, 2026 Apéropéra is coming to the Grand Théâtre de Genève this month. Performances begin on 15 January 2026. Learn more about the upcoming event and how to get tickets here!
Belluard Bollwerk Festival Returns in June 2026 by BWW News Desk
- December 30, 2025 The Belluard Bollwerk contemporary performing arts festival is set to return to Freiburg from June 24 through July 4, 2026, showcasing interdisciplinary works in theatre, dance, music and new media.
DIE PHYSIKER Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- December 10, 2025 Mordfall in der Nervenheilanstalt! Schon die zweite Krankenschwester wurde ermordet. Der Täter, einer von drei Physikern, behauptet Einstein zu sein.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Comes to the Grand Théâtre de Genève This Month by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2025 The musical An American in Paris will make its Swiss premiere at the Grand Théâtre de Genève beginning this month, offering a festive end-of-year event for theatre and music lovers.
(ALICE) IM WUNDERLAND Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- November 25, 2025 Theater Public's (Alice) im Wunderland is now playing at Theater Basel. The production is by Philippe Heule and ensemble, based on Lewis Carroll. Learn more about the production here!
MOBY DICK Comes to Theatre Basel by BWW News Desk
- November 17, 2025 The production was originally shown in Hamburg from 2013 with a cast of eight. The co-acting directors Antú Romero Nunes and Jörg Pohl restaged what was for them a groundbreaking collaboration under pandemic conditions into a solo.
GRAND FINALE is Now Playing at Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- November 06, 2025 Wie kann das Leben abgeschlossen werden, wenn noch Rechnungen offen sind? Ein Bühnenunfall bringt eine Diva nicht nur um das Grand Finale ihrer Comeback-Show, sondern auch ums Leben.
HELLO BABA Comes to Theater STOK This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- October 16, 2025 Erleben Sie eine einzigartige spirituelle Musikreise mit „Hello Baba“ – einem außergewöhnlichen persischen Sufi-Konzert, das traditionelle Musik mit der mystischen Kunst des Sema-Tanzes verbindet.
WISHI WASHI Comes to Theater STOK This Month by BWW News Desk
- October 06, 2025 WISHI WASHI entlockt dem omnipräsenten Stoff Wasser verblüffende Aspekte.
Wussten Sie zum Beispiel, dass Zürich praktisch direkt am Meer liegt?
LAS NOCHES Comes to Theater STOK Next Month by BWW News Desk
- September 25, 2025 Las Noches ist ein internationales Festival für lateinamerikanische Kammermusik. Es findet zum fünften Mal im Theater Stok Zürich statt.
Photos: You Do You Theatre Co’s TICK, TICK... BOOM! at Theater STOK by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2025 You Do You Theatre Co. has released production photos from its latest show, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical tick, tick… BOOM!, now playing at Theater STOK in Zurich.
MARS Comes to Theater Basel This Month by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2025 Actress and director Anne Haug brings Fritz Zorn's unsparing view of a life between fear and anger to the stage – a record of grief over an existence that was never truly lived. A tender, haunting exploration of loneliness, lack of love, and the longing for liberation.
AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- August 25, 2025 Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny comes to Theater Basel beginning this week. This opera in three acts features music by Kurt Weill and text by Bertolt Brecht.
LA CENERENTOLA Comes to Theater Basel in October by BWW News Desk
- August 12, 2025 La Cenerentola, a family opera with music by Gioachino Rossini and text by Jacopo Ferretti is coming to Theater Basel. The production features arrangement for chamber orchestra by Paul Leonard Schäffer.
DER LIEBHABER Comes to Theater Basel in October by BWW News Desk
- August 07, 2025 Der Liebhaber, aballet by Marco Goecke, freely adapted from Marguerite Duras, is coming to Theater Basel this year. The production will premiere on 11 October 2025.
DER NUSSKNACKER Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- August 06, 2025 After his legendary interpretation in 2006, Marco Goecke creates a completely new choreography for Basel - without sugar-coating, but with a mysteriously deep magic.
Jugendkulturfestival Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2025 Das Jugendkulturfestival (JKF) findet alle zwei Jahre mitten in der Basler Innenstadt an zahlreichen Spielorten statt. Es ist eine zweitägige Momentaufnahme der regionalen Jugendkultur.
You Do You Theatre Co. Brings TICK, TICK... BOOM! to Zurich by BWW News Desk
- July 08, 2025 After a sold-out Zurich run of The Last Five Years in February, You Do You Theatre Co. returns with another musical: Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM!.
AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- July 01, 2025 Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, an opera in three acts, with music by Kurt Weill and text by Bertolt Brecht, will premiere in August. Learn more about the show here!
MARS Comes to Theater Basel in September by BWW News Desk
- June 30, 2025 Fritz Angst from Zurich dies of cancer in 1976. Having grown up in affluence, he felt cheated out of life by the bourgeois coldness of his world and brought up to die.
GO WITH YOUR HEART Comes to Theater Basel by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2025 In Go With Your Heart, Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat construct a work about the ways in which incidents, events, and movement are stored in and processed by the body.