„Fly with me! Fly with me!“, calls Albi, the Alpine swift, who nests under the roof of the Linden Museum during the summer months. On your flight through the permanent exhibitions, you will encounter the transparent kangaroo, hear about an extinct bird, and can listen to the conversation with Seraa, the elephant. Whether in pictures or clothing, made from wood, ceramics, and stone – the animals and their representations tell of the coexistence of humans and animals. This relationship is not always straightforward. On one hand, many animals are admired, revered, and appreciated as companions or domestic and farm animals, while on the other hand, their habitats are also destroyed and they are hunted or displaced.

In the exhibition, illustrator Promina Shrestha brings the animals on the objects to life through her images. During the listening and stamping rally, you will discover together with Albi what the animals have to say, solve puzzles, and collect stamps.

€ 4/3 including permanent exhibitions
Children up to 18 years free

Tue to Sat 10 AM - 5 PM / Sun and holidays 10 AM - 6 PM / Closed on Dec 24, 25, and 31

The journalist Emanuel Goldfarb is asked to answer questions about Judaism in front of a school class. Why should he do that? The formulation of his rejection leads him to a furious confrontation with the difficulties in the German-Jewish relationship. His reflection on antisemitism and false compassion eventually leads him to his own history and that of his family.

A wise and provocative monologue of great relevance.

Directed by: Christof Küster | Performed by: Sebastian Schäfer
Stage and costumes: Maria Martinez Peña

*Wheelchair users and groups of 10 or more please contact our service center directly (0711-227700).

This comedy is a cult classic! Great punchlines, lots of music, and six actors – including audience favorite Andreas Klaue – who go (almost) to the limits!

Since sales have been weak for the local automotive industry and its suppliers, all friends in the group have gradually lost their jobs. The six guys are broke, without prospects, and they aren't doing well with women either. But then they come up with a brilliant idea: they want to form a male striptease group to make big money. The fact that none of them have model figures and that they all have no idea about dancing doesn't bother them at first. But soon it becomes clear that shedding all their clothes is something that needs to be learned as well...

A grandiose fun that nonetheless has some thought-provoking undertones: six men fighting against the looming unemployment with wit and inventiveness. How far will they go?

“Some materials are simply so good that they can stand out wonderfully both on stage and on screen,” wrote the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the comedy, which was also successfully filmed under the title “The Full Monty.” Director Murat Yeginer, who already had the audience in tears with laughter during “Das Fräulein Wunder,” has brought the play to the here and now – and to Stuttgart. A lively comedy about men seeking new ways to keep up with the times!

Performances from May 16 to July 6, 2025

With Dieter Gring, Irfan Kars, Andreas Klaue, Aron Keleta, Gideon Rapp, Ambrogio Vinella
Directed by Murat Yeginer
Set and costumes by Beate Zoff
Choreography by Sorina Kiefer
Dramaturgy by Annette Weinmann

In this exhilarating live show, everything that is fun is allowed. Novel holographic video effects meet handmade magic and interactive illusions. Mellow brings Polaroid photos to life, breaks into the vault of a banknote printing company, and transforms simple paper into endless amounts of banknotes! It becomes clear by the time he catches the light of a shooting star with a telescope and countless fireflies fly through the room – this is no ordinary magic show! In the midst of the audience, Mellow astounds with brilliant magic tricks from his magical candy bar and floats away in a soap bubble at the end.

 

What is real, what is illusion? When visual entertainment and creative magic art merge, it no longer matters, because this show is just plain fun – for the whole family. This is feel-good magic that brings laughter and amazement!

 

Performance:
Sat., 14.06.2025 at 8 PM

 

Admission (including cloakroom):
PK1: 39 €, PK2: 35 €
23 € Youngster Ticket (up to 27 years)

 

Doors open at 7 PM. Refreshments are available one hour before the show and during the intermission in the theater hall. No service takes place in the hall during the show!

 

Advance ticket sales:

Friedrichsbau Varieté | Siemensstraße 15 | 70469 Stuttgart | Tel: 0711/225 70-70

tickets@friedrichsbau.de | Print@Home: www.friedrichsbau.de

Box office hours: Mon.-Fri. from 11 AM to 3 PM and Sat. from 10 AM to 2 PM (except on holidays)

 

Parking:

Underground garage Mercedes-Benz Bank, Siemensstraße 7, 70469 Stuttgart (weekdays from 6 PM)

 

Public transport:

Pragsattel stop with U6, U7, U15 from Stuttgart main station; Maybachstraße stop with U13 from Bad Cannstatt or with U6 from Stuttgart main station

 

VVS Combo Ticket: Your entry ticket for this performance serves as a fare ticket for your outbound and return journey with all VVS transport services (2nd class). For Print@Home tickets, please enter your name in the blank field at the bottom right. Without a name, the fare ticket is invalid.

Everywhere there are only singles, one-night stands, and temporary partners. Most people know weddings only from old Sissi films. Only the two duel bunnies, Jennifer and Michael Ehnert, are mercilessly lagging behind this age of individual freedom: For they are not only married to each other, but to this day also simply unable to get divorced. Although they are really doing everything to make the other one completely exhausted...
The Ehnerts share their own story on stage. From a whirlwind marriage to valleys and peaks, therapies and other hopeless endeavors, from reconciliations and setbacks. Along the way, they pack in a lot of interesting facts about human marriage itself and as an institution in the course of time. In the process, the two not only play themselves but also therapists, ex-boyfriends, gynecologists, and other dubious characters. An evening that will create all sorts of recognition effects in the audience - with one difference: here you are allowed to laugh heartily about all of it. Duel Bunnies is a relationship battle that is fun.
Directed by: Martin Maria Blau
“Final destination marriage hell. The comedy play by Michael Ehnert is as amusing as it is multifaceted. Sharp dialogues and verbal jabs. DUEL BUNNIES is a turbulent, great marital clash that packs a punch.” (Berliner Morgenpost)
“You will love how the two hate each other!” (Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung)
“Jennifer and Michael Ehnert impress as DUEL BUNNIES with powerful words in the new program. Fantastic! Brilliant!” (Hamburger Morgenpost)
“No one outshines the Ehnerts in cabaret performance. Worthy of a small art prize.” (Hamburger Abendblatt)
“As sparse as the stage is, so lavish is the linguistically and textually intensive mega performance of both actors, which never appears cheap even in risqué moments. Rather, the fast-paced evening is characterized by sharp-witted moments.” (Südwestpresse)
“This fast-paced, intelligent, and highly energetic relationship cabaret with authenticity certificate is unique on German stages.” (Bonner Generalanzeiger)

Image: Thorsten Harms

Doors open: 6:45 PM

„I have been captured and kidnapped by pirates.“

Pippi Longstocking finds a message in a bottle from her father with her friends Tommy and Annika. She learns that her dad is being held captive by pirates.
Immediately, the children set off to rescue Captain Longstocking. With their self-invented Myskodil, they begin their adventurous journey to Taka-Tuka. Upon arrival, they must confront dangerous pirates and the pirate captains Blood-Svente and Knife-Jocke...

Stay tuned for the great adventure of Pippi, Tommy, and Annika and whether they succeed in rescuing Captain Longstocking...

The Swedish film "Pippi Långstump på de sju haven" (Pippi Longstocking on the 7 Seas) was released in Germany in 1970 under the film title "Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land."

Premiere June 15, 2025 | Duration approx. 2h including break
Age recommendation from 4 years | Directed by Marion Jeiter
Performance rights Verlag für Kindertheater Weitendorf GmbH

2:00 PM

The solo program by and with the popular Swabian folk actress and cabaret artist Monika Hirschle, on selected Sundays, always in the afternoon at 3 PM with coffee and cake.

Do you know what was in the rooms of the "Komödie im Marquardt" many years ago? Or where King Wilhelm II was born? Which is the oldest wine tavern in Stuttgart or what a "Hamballe" could be? A fun quiz for Stuttgart connoisseurs. And for all who want to become one!

Location: Foyer of the Komödie im Marquardt

Sold Out

In Maxim Gorky's drama "Nachtasyl," the stage belongs to the humiliated, those who have failed in life. People without a past, those who drown in alcohol, those who have always been labeled as petty criminals. These failed, derailed, and down-and-out residents, excluded from bourgeois society, live together in a cramped slum and dream of true life. Yet their struggle for self-worth and dignity, their dreaming and hoping, powerfully highlights the resilience of the human will to survive.

The setting is still relevant when considering the lives and living conditions of refugees in asylum facilities. The piece by the Theater Atelier has been created in collaboration with the acting studio of the theater. Professional actors and students share the stage. Native languages and learned German come together. Some speak with authentic accents because they came to Germany from eight different countries. This makes the production a unique intercultural experience with an integrative aspect.

The ticket entitles you to travel to the event venue using VVS public transport (2nd class) starting from 3 hours before the performance and for the return journey until 5 AM the following day. The VVS ticket is non-transferable.

Doors open at 5:30 PM.

In our exhibition, craftsmanship is connected with the artistry of the Orient in many places. Here we discover many things that are still in use today.

€ 6/4 including exhibition admission
free up to 18 years

What belongs in a time capsule for people in 100 years? This exciting question has been answered by our youth club – and of course, Harry Potter cannot be missing!

While designing the exhibition, the club members became real museum professionals: They wrote texts, developed a rally, created a “magazine” and thought about how they want to present all of it.

Also discover the fascinating future estimates of the mosaic working group and let yourself be surprised by the creative time capsule ideas! 
 
Supported by: BW-Bank and Society for Earth and Ethnology e. V.

Admission free

Tue to Sat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

„Fly with me! Fly with me!“, calls Albi, the Alpine swift, who nests under the roof of the Linden Museum during the summer months. On your flight through the permanent exhibitions, you will encounter the transparent kangaroo, hear about an extinct bird, and can listen to the conversation with Seraa, the elephant. Whether in pictures or clothing, made from wood, ceramics, and stone – the animals and their representations tell of the coexistence of humans and animals. This relationship is not always straightforward. On one hand, many animals are admired, revered, and appreciated as companions or domestic and farm animals, while on the other hand, their habitats are also destroyed and they are hunted or displaced.

In the exhibition, illustrator Promina Shrestha brings the animals on the objects to life through her images. During the listening and stamping rally, you will discover together with Albi what the animals have to say, solve puzzles, and collect stamps.

€ 4/3 including permanent exhibitions
Children up to 18 years free

Tue to Sat 10 AM - 5 PM / Sun and holidays 10 AM - 6 PM / Closed on Dec 24, 25, and 31

Lecture and Discussion
with Stefanie Bremer and Rainer Kirchdörfer
Moderation: Susanne Kaufmann

Family businesses are groaning under excessive bureaucracy as well as energy and personnel costs and complain about the high tax burden. They not only pay around half of the corporate taxes in Germany but also create jobs, social security, and prosperity. All of this is at risk if Germany is no longer competitive. Rainer Kirchdörfer, board member of the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics, calls for a significant improvement in the framework conditions for family businesses. Stefanie Bremer sees it differently. She comes from a medium-sized entrepreneurial family, is an heiress, and is involved with "taxmenow", an initiative that calls for "an end to tax privileges for the wealthy" and a fair taxation of large fortunes through a tax system that ensures redistribution; Bremer especially criticizes the prevailing narratives of the wealthy lobby. How much equal treatment is necessary for a society to hold together? What financial security do family businesses need to remain competitive?

An event of the Wirtschaftsclub im Literaturhaus e. V.

What belongs in a time capsule for people in 100 years? This exciting question has been answered by our youth club – and of course, Harry Potter cannot be missing!

While designing the exhibition, the club members became real museum professionals: They wrote texts, developed a rally, created a “magazine” and thought about how they want to present all of it.

Also discover the fascinating future estimates of the mosaic working group and let yourself be surprised by the creative time capsule ideas! 
 
Supported by: BW-Bank and Society for Earth and Ethnology e. V.

Admission free

Tue to Sat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

„Fly with me! Fly with me!“, calls Albi, the Alpine swift, who nests under the roof of the Linden Museum during the summer months. On your flight through the permanent exhibitions, you will encounter the transparent kangaroo, hear about an extinct bird, and can listen to the conversation with Seraa, the elephant. Whether in pictures or clothing, made from wood, ceramics, and stone – the animals and their representations tell of the coexistence of humans and animals. This relationship is not always straightforward. On one hand, many animals are admired, revered, and appreciated as companions or domestic and farm animals, while on the other hand, their habitats are also destroyed and they are hunted or displaced.

In the exhibition, illustrator Promina Shrestha brings the animals on the objects to life through her images. During the listening and stamping rally, you will discover together with Albi what the animals have to say, solve puzzles, and collect stamps.

€ 4/3 including permanent exhibitions
Children up to 18 years free

Tue to Sat 10 AM - 5 PM / Sun and holidays 10 AM - 6 PM / Closed on Dec 24, 25, and 31

Many houses are named after once-famous residents: Goethe, Schiller, Beethoven... Hardly any of them bear the name of a female celebrity. Why? Nana Hülsewig has asked herself this question too, and now she, along with other artists, will fictionalize her biography and set up a monument to herself in the form of a museum while she is still alive.

Tickets for this event can only be purchased.
You will receive the information about the location by email one day prior to the event.

Once a year, students from all semesters of the Bachelor & Master program "Teaching with Music" showcase the full range of this course: There is no other evening where the concert hall is filled with such diverse sounds! Look forward to musical highlights from old and new vocal music, classical chamber music works, to jazz and funk. Captivating performances by the Big Band and Pop Choir frame the evening – in between, the legendary men's choir, bands, a cappella groups, and solo artists present themselves.

Opera by Alban Berg

Why is this opera called Lulu? Dr. Schön, for instance, calls our protagonist Mignon. Walter Schwarz, the painter, names her Eva, Dr. Goll called her Nelly. A few, like Schigolch and Geschwitz, actually call her Lulu. What her real name is, nobody knows, and as unknown as her name is, so is her essence. From the darkness of her incognito, she consistently evades any role assignment. She refuses to conform to the role of a wife, as well as that of a friend. She cannot be defined as a lover, and certainly not as a whore. Yet, she tells us that she never wanted to seem anything in the world other than what she has been taken for. And she was never taken in the world for anything other than what she is. Here the cat bites its tail and Eva, Lulu, Mignon, or Nelly slip away from us like the electron from the quantum physicist. What remains is an unresolvable blur. Still, Lulu's – let’s stick to the name – effect is undeniable. The blood trail of no less than seven corpses she drags behind her throughout the opera. From her hand in murdering Dr. Schön, to the contract killing of the athlete, each one a provoked suicide (painter) and medical emergency (Dr. Goll), down to a few collateral dead like Alwa or Geschwitz, and finally herself – it’s all included.

If we want to get to the bottom of her, we have no choice but to invite this figure back onto a theater stage and try to shed light on another piece of the puzzle for her identification under the spotlight. And even if we shouldn’t understand too much in the process, another evening with Lulu might at least provide us with a small hint of what cathartic or destructive or whatever type of task the nameless force inherent in her was assigned in the web of human shortcomings.

A production of the Opera School of HMDK Stuttgart
With the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the Erasmus Ensemble Stuttgart

Musical Direction: Bernhard Epstein
Direction: Bernd Schmitt
Set Design: Annette Wolf

30 minutes before the performance, there will be an introductory talk in the Studio of the Wilhelma Theater. Admission is free.

*Wheelchair users and groups of 10 or more please contact our service center directly at (0711-227700).

The magazine Spiegel calls him a “great storyteller,” and the British Independent compares him to Kafka and Kleist – we are talking about bestseller author Ferdinand von Schirach.

In his new play, he deals with the dilemma that in cases of sexual violence, it is almost always a matter of one person's word against another's. In February 2024, a million viewers watched the television version of this courtroom drama.

Katharina Schlüter, a successful TV presenter, accuses her former lover, the entrepreneur Dr. Christian Tiede, of having raped her. There are no witnesses for this crime, and so the criminal trial revolves around the question of credibility. Both for the accused and the plaintiff, a lot is at stake: their future personal and professional lives, as well as their reputations, largely depend on whose version the court will confirm.

The play shows how complicated it is to reach a verdict in such cases and how closely it is linked to societal values and prevailing prejudices. “What should one think when, after exhausting all evidence, only remains: 'She says. He says.'?" says Ferdinand von Schirach.

After “Terror,” “Taboo,” and “God,” another work by the successful author is now on our schedule – with a first-class cast: including audience award winners Sabine Fürst and Ralf Stech as the former couple.

Performances from June 13 to July 18, 2025

With Sabine Christiane Dotzer, Selda Falke, Magdalena Flade, Sabine Fürst, Marius Hubel, Stefanie Klimkait, Maja Müller, Ralf Stech, among others.
Directed by Martin Schulze
Set and costumes by Ariane Scherpf
Video by Christopher Bühler
Dramaturgy by Susanne Schmitt

What belongs in a time capsule for people in 100 years? This exciting question has been answered by our youth club – and of course, Harry Potter cannot be missing!

While designing the exhibition, the club members became real museum professionals: They wrote texts, developed a rally, created a “magazine” and thought about how they want to present all of it.

Also discover the fascinating future estimates of the mosaic working group and let yourself be surprised by the creative time capsule ideas! 
 
Supported by: BW-Bank and Society for Earth and Ethnology e. V.

Admission free

Tue to Sat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A cup falls and the world collapses. The explanation is too complicated. Or is it too simple? Who are these people? Do they know each other? Do we know them? Some think it all makes sense. Others think it's all too far away. The cup falls, time stands still. We can't explain everything. A hundred songs, as if all at once. Or thousands of songs. Or millions. Or billions.

Direction: László Bagossy | Dániel Máté Sándor | Noémi Vilmos
Set design: Renáta Balogh
Composition: Evgeny Alexeev | Mihály Bánki | Sebastian Huber
Musical direction: Sebastian Huber

Acting and singing: Evgeny Alexeev | Natalia Balint | Mihály Bánki | Stephen Crane | Florian Dehmel | Anuschka Herbst | Sebastian Huber | Stefan Kirchknopf | Manuel Krstanovic | Natalja Maas | Stefani Matkovic | Silvia Passera | Dominika Rezes | Aki Tougiannidis | Gergely Várady

Piano: Evgeny Alexeev | Sebastian Huber
Guitar: Mihály Bánki | Stephen Crane | Sebastian Huber
Bass: Sebastian Huber
Percussion: Mihály Bánki | Silvia Passera | Aki Tougiannidis