Children’s theatre in Berlin
Children’s theatre in Berlin includes puppet shows, musical tales and plays to watch together as a family. Browse upcoming performances at venues such as ATZE Musiktheater and Figurentheater Grashüpfer, comparing age recommendations and performance languages before choosing a show.
459 shows and events
Puppet show “The Little Polar Bear”
Lars escapes an aeroplane with a walrus and a brown bear, then returns to the North Pole.
Play “The Furious Kitchen Circus”
Two cooks attempt an apple cake while children help feed apples into a kitchen robot.
Play “Surprise! The Circus Is Here!”
A clumsy detective and the audience team up to find a circus's missing elephant.
Puppet show “Mother Holle”
Puppets and objects tell the fairy tale of Goldmarie and Pechmarie and their different fortunes.
Puppet show “The Fire Brigade’s Coffee Gets Cold”
A participatory puppet show about firefighters who never get to finish their coffee.
Puppet show “Zilli, Billi, Willi”
Three piglets build houses to escape the wolf, then celebrate together.
Dance performance “Catch the Breath”
Dance collective Innuendo explores seven states of psychological distress through heels dance.
Puppet show “The Suitcase”
Bird, fox and rabbit meet a mysterious stranger with a suitcase in the forest.
Play “Hansel and Gretel Totally Lost”
Anna Wagner-Fregin and Daniel Wagner perform an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Puppet show “The Little Polar Bear”
Lars meets two fellow travellers aboard an aeroplane and returns with them to the North Pole.
Theatre performance “schneeschön & bitterkalt”
A snowflake wakes Jakob, who discovers his first winter world and makes a snowman.
Dance performance “BÄÄÄM”
Three performers dance, drum and play with objects, using no spoken language.
Children's operetta “Die Fledermaus”
Sing-along operetta retelling Die Fledermaus at a boarding school, performed in German.
Puppet show “Susi, Granddaughter of House No. 4”
A puppet show tells the true story of a Jewish girl's family in hiding during Nazi rule.
Play “Beethoven – A Life”
A musical journey through Beethoven's life with orchestra, band and choir.
Object theatre “Pappelapapp”
An object theatre where cardboard crates transform into tigers, dragons and imaginary creatures.
Documentary theatre “Bär”
A 100-year-old teddy bear recalls a Jewish child's life under Nazi rule.
Puppet show “The Snow Queen”
Puppet show about Kay and Gerda, friendship tested by the Snow Queen's spell.
Play “Tonight at 3:34 AM”
Eddie narrates a high-rise adventure about a meteorite, monsters and a tough stepfather.
Play “Cold Coffee at the Fire Station”
Fire chief Wasserhose and his team tackle a house fire, an ice rescue and fallen trees.
Play “Das Huhn lügt”
Children in the play investigate bullying through a game where someone must become the chicken.
Fairy tale “Little Longnose”
A boy is transformed into a dwarf and must find his way back to himself.
Play “The Bed That Couldn’t Sleep”
A restless bed shakes the house, alarming a lamp, an alarm clock and a cat.
Musical “Ben Loves Anna”
Ben defends his new classmate Anna as live songs accompany a story of first love.