Theater

Vienna has one of the most thriving theatrical scenery in Europe. Most influential might be the “Bundestheater Holding”, which belongs to the state of Austria and manages more than 210 million Euro per year.

The Burgtheater (the former imperial court theatre), one of the most important theatres in Europe, is the second-oldest theatre still in existence after the Comédie Francaise. Its all-German program includes all the variety of spoken theatre: classics and contemporary pieces, as well as experimental theatre and readings. The director is Matthias Hartmann.

The Burgtheater is large. It has got 1175 seats, 81 standing places, and room for 12 wheelchairs and escorts. Inspite of that it´s often worth buying tickets in advance.

Since the list of theaters in Vienna is very long we only give you a short overview of a few in alphabetical order:

http://www.burgtheater.at

http://www.aktionstheater.at/

http://www.brut-wien.at

http://www.drachengasse.at/

http://www.theater-experiment.com/

http://www.garage-x.at/

http://www.tanztheater-homunculus.at/

http://www.jta.at/new_hp/index.php

http://www.simpl.at/

http://www.josefstadt.org

http://www.kulisse.at/start.htm

http://www.wiener-metropol.at/

http://www.neueswienermusiktheater.org/

http://www.basiskultur.at/

http://www.orpheum.at/

http://www.rabenhoftheater.com/

http://www.tdj.at/

http://www.schauspielhaus.at

http://www.szenewien.com/

http://www.englishtheatre.at/

http://www.volkstheater.at

http://www.wuk.at/