--- title: "Theater, Cabaret & Variety ♥ Leipzig Region" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/discover/culture/theater-cabaret-leipzig" description: "Discover the small and large stages of Leipzig's theater scene – theater, cabaret & more ► See you soon in Leipzig & the Region!" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Discover > Culture > Theater and Cabaret" --- Theatre and cabaret in Leipzig and the region ============================================= - - - - Theater und Kabarett in Leipzig If you are interested in **theatre, cabaret or variety shows**, Leipzig is the perfect place for you. The city’s diversity never fails to impress visitors of this cultural and trade-fair destination. The **Leipzig theatre scene** is characterised by an enormous variety of small and large stages. You can experience elaborate productions at the and particularly innovative performances at the . In summer, you can also look forward to a wide range of **summer theatres**. These take place in a beautiful atmosphere and under the open sky. Diverse stages in Leipzig and the region - More than ten theater stages in Leipzig - More than ten cultural venues in the Leipzig region - Six cabaret stages in Leipzig - More than eight open-air stages in Leipzig and the region Leipzig theater stages ---------------------- \[Translate to English:\] Musikalische Komödie in Lindenau - Kultur in Leipzig Whether classics or modern productions, political theatre or melodrama, epic or experimental – Leipzig’s theatres offer something for every taste. The theatre scene in Leipzig also looks back on an impressive and tradition-rich history dating back to the 18th century. As early as 1766, **Germany’s first municipal theatre** was built on today’s Richard-Wagner-Platz. At its opening, none other than Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was studying in Leipzig at the time, was a guest. One of the **highlights of Leipzig’s theatre history** is also the **world premiere of “Joan of Arc”**. The play by Friedrich Schiller was performed for the first time in 1801 at the then municipal theatre Comödienhaus on the Rannische Bastei. ### Playhouses in Leipzig - Travel offer for culture lovers - Small-scale art at its best --------------------------- Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig - Kleinkunst in Leipzig Because Leipzig has the highest cabaret density per capita, it is rightly considered the **cabaret capital of Germany**. The cabaret programs on offer cover a wide range, with all ensembles lovingly cherishing and maintaining the Saxon dialect. In addition to the cabaret venues, the completes the offering: With culinary delights, you can enjoy a very special evening – featuring breathtaking acrobatic shows, magic, live music, and comedy. Wonder included! ### Leipzig Cabarets - **Leipzig's long cabaret history** - Even during GDR times, cabaret theatre was a reliable source of critical political satire between the lines - Cabarets took aim at the workers' and farmers' state with biting humour and spot‑on punchlines - More than 60 years of cabaret tradition: and - Foundings since the Peaceful Revolution of 1989: and ### Flyer “Small Arts on a Grand Scale” \[Translate to English:\] Kleinkunst ganz groß - Broschüre You can download or order free of charge the **overview flyer of Leipzig’s cabaret, revue, and variety show stages**, including a city map, right here. Packed with **information** about: - - - - - - - - Leipzig Lachmesse ----------------- An additional highlight for all cabaret fans is the international **Leipziger Lachmesse**, **Germany’s largest cabaret and small arts festival**. The Lachmesse takes place every year in autumn. The eleven-day **European Humour and Satire Festival** guarantees more than 100 events featuring cabaret, comedy, clowning, music, and top‑class entertainment – sore laughing muscles for young and old are guaranteed. International artists put every laughing muscle to the test and provide excellent entertainment with brilliant humour and biting satire. Particularly outstanding artists are honoured with the festival prize “Leipziger Löwenzahn”. The festival offers a mix of **political satire, cabaret, musi**c and **sophisticated comedy**. Anyone who can’t laugh here really has nothing to laugh about. ### Venues of the Lachmesse - - ### Blog post The 5 most original cinemas in Leipzig -------------------------------------- - ### Blog post Leipzig in 48 hours ------------------- - ### Blog post BurgenLandKlänge in the Leipzig region -------------------------------------- Open-air stages in Leipzig and the region ----------------------------------------- *Play video*Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. Enjoying culture while the sun sets on the horizon and a mild summer breeze blows: open-air events are among the special experiences of summer. A diverse program on open-air stages in beautiful surroundings draws visitors to Leipzig and the region, including entertaining musicals at the with a view over Lake Schladitzer, top-class concerts at the , or excellent music by the Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie at the in the tranquil Kurpark Bad Lausick. And even within the city itself you will find cultural treasures, such as the **stage in the** , the or the **summer stage of the** . ### Open-air stages in Leipzig and the region - Welcome to Leipzig – The podcast for your Leipzig trip Open-air feeling for your ears - Cultural houses in the Leipzig region ------------------------------------- Schwind Pavillon Rüdigsdorf - Veranstaltungen in der Region Leipzig The Leipzig region shines with a wide range of cultural, community, and civic centers, including the , which is a venue of the Mittelsächsisches Theater, or the , a neoclassical villa where events and exhibitions take place. The is an architectural highlight of Classicism. The music salon of the former orangery of the manor estate is now an event venue of the . You can also enjoy wonderful concerts, theatre performances, cabarets, and readings at the or at the . ### Theatre, cultural and community centres - All stages at a glance ----------------------