Theatersommerfest Theater Eisleben

Theatre to Touch in the Lutherstadt

The Theater Eisleben is a major player in Saxony-Anhalt — one of the few multi-genre theatres outside the big cities and a cultural flagship for the Mansfeld-Südharz district. In the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Lutherstadt Eisleben (birthplace and deathplace of Martin Luther), the theatre presents its full repertoire, from drama to musical theatre to concerts. The Theatersommerfest marks the transition to the summer break — and opens the house in a particularly charming way.

What Makes the Evening Special

Instead of the strict theatre ritual with seating and silence, the Theatersommerfest offers theatre in an open format: the theatre garden becomes an open-air stage, the visitor parking lot becomes the festival grounds. Actors personally serve small "theatrical appetizers" — a performance, a song fragment, a monologue between courses. A band or a DJ set plays for dancing, ensemble members mingle with guests, and the curtain, costume collection, and props suddenly become accessible. It is both a thank you festival to the regular audience and an invitation to everyone who has never set foot in the theatre before.

More Than Just a Theatre Evening

For those unfamiliar with the theatre: Theater Eisleben is a three-genre house with a permanent drama and musical theatre ensemble, which also performs at the Rosen-Arena Sangerhausen and in the Luther cities of Eisleben and Wittenberg. The summer festival offers a compact insight into what happens behind the scenes — and why small theatres in the provinces often have the most daring programmes.