William Shakespeare turned an European legend into the philosophical story of a search for meaning that is still fascinating today. Directed by Johans Simons with Sandra Hüller in the title role, Hamlet becomes a plea for radical honesty.
 

The monumental Cremaster Cycle of the US-American media artist Matthew Barney ist the new installation in the media art centre Oval Office.
Tue-Sun, 17:00-22:45
 

Our young players storm the stage of the Kammerspiele again. Selected by the critics' platform nachtkritik.de as one of the most remarkable productions of 2018 and invited to the 4th European Community Stage Festival in Dresden, we are looking forward to this eagerly awaited revival.

A science fiction play for teenagers aged 13 and over and adults

Mit einer Neuinterpretation von Euripides‘ Iphigenie in Aulis inszeniert der mehrfach preisgekrönte tschechische Regisseur Dušan David Pařízek erstmals am Schauspielhaus Bochum. Ihn interessiert dabei auch die Frage, auf welcher Grundlage Männer über das Leben von Frauen entscheiden beziehungsweise wie weiblich das Gesicht des Krieges auch sein kann?
 

We celebrate the impossibility of retrieving the past. Inspired by large quantities of documentary material from 100 years of the so called Bochumer Stil, the story follows scene after scene, hundreds of costumes are put on and taken off again, transformations take place, curtain after curtain opens.
Circa two dozen songs, mainly from pop music, with excursions into classical music, lead through the 100 years of Bochum´s theatre history, which began on 15 April 1919 with the employment of the first actresses and actors and the first artistic director.
 

Doppelpremiere der beiden Meisterwerke von Michel Houellebecq
Regie: Johan Simons • Bühne: (nach) Bert Neumann

„Selten hat man ein so phantastisch zusammengesetztes Ensemble gesehen, bei dem alle mit gleichem Mut auftreten und doch höchst verschieden sind.“ (FAZ, Simon Strauß)