Autor:innen Theater Tage (ATT)

Festival for New Drama

The Autor:innen Theater Tage (ATT) is the most important German festival for New Drama – that is, for contemporary theatre texts and productions from the German-speaking world. The ATT is organized by the Deutsches Theater Berlin on Schumannstraße in the Mitte district. Since 2002, the theatre has annually showcased a selection of the most important contemporary productions, making Berlin a meeting point for the German-speaking theatre scene of today.

Three Program Lines

The ATT program is divided into three distinct pillars:

• Festival ATT – the summer festival featuring selected guest performances from the German-speaking world
• ATT Ateliers – year-round support for young authors who work on new plays at the DT for a year and present their works at the end of the festival
• ATT On Air – audio format on "Living, Acting, and Narrating in the Climate Crisis"

What You'll Experience at the Festival

During the two festival weeks, around eleven new plays will be shown as Berlin premieres – mostly productions that previously premiered at another German-speaking theatre and are now being presented in Berlin as guest performances. Accompanying events include:

• Audience discussions after the performances
• Theatre tours and workshops (also for young people aged 14 and over)
• Readings with authors
• Concerts and DJ sets in the courtyard of the Deutsches Theater
• "Lange Nacht der Autor:innen" (Long Night of Authors) – workshop presentations by the three resident authors, accessible with a single ticket

Deutsches Theater in Berlin-Mitte

The Deutsches Theater at Schumannstraße 13a is one of Germany's most traditional spoken word theatres and is located in the Mitte district, just a few minutes from Berlin Central Station. With its three stages (Großes Haus, Kammerspiele, Box), it offers ideal conditions for staging several productions per day over two festival weeks.

New Leadership

Starting with the 2025/26 season, Lilly Busch will lead the festival (succeeding Bernd Isele). This marks the beginning of a new phase for the ATT – the 2025/26 Atelier brings together authors Simone Saftig, Marcus Peter Tesch, and Gesa Geue.