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
Opera “Pippi Longstocking”
Pippi refuses school rules and throws a neighbours' party into chaos, backed by boundless imagination.
Play “Pop-Up, Pirat!”
Pirate and Tapir pull surprising pop-up objects from an old trunk.
“Die Wimpernzwerge”
Charlotte stays awake to avoid her dreams, until a clown and eyelash dwarfs arrive.
Reading “Sauerkraut and Misdeeds”
Katharina Thalbach and Pierre Besson recite Wilhelm Busch poems set to music.
Play “Wind im Gummistiefel”
Jakob the mouse tries flying a kite and ends up at a harvest festival.
Dance show “O je, Tannenbaum!”
A playful dance piece follows a Christmas tree's journey, inviting reflection on sustainability.
Play “Planet of the Rabbits”
Two rabbits argue playfully about climate change as their planet nears destruction.
Play “Gugu-Baba-Susu”
Charlie and Luka hunt an invisible creature with an allergy test and a magical dance.
Puppet show “Sterntaler”
A puppet show follows an orphan girl who gives away everything she owns.
Puppet show “Maximiliane und die Monster”
A girl's overnight stay with her aunt turns into a wild monster adventure.
Play “No Planet B”
Three teenagers imagine a climate court, where children in the audience decide their neighbour's guilt.
Puppet circus “Piccoli e Grandi”
Italian circus director Alfredo Antonio Aneli presents his famous marionette circus show.
Play “Wind in the Rubber Boot”
An autumn story follows the wind into Jakob’s mouse hole, through puddles and towards winter sleep.
Puppet show “Gans der Bär”
A gosling calls a bear its mother and surprises him by behaving like a real bear.
Shadow play “The Three Little Pigs”
A colourful shadow play follows three pig brothers outwitting the big bad wolf.
Play “Splitter”
A play pieces together personal memories and family stories from the former GDR.
Play “Hansel & Gretel”
Two children lose their way in the forest and discover a witch’s gingerbread house.
Puppet show “Mr Squirrel and the First Snow”
A squirrel, hedgehog and bear search for snow, each with a different idea of what to find.
Clown show “Yellow Marshmallow”
Two clowns create tiny worlds and big characters in a wordless show.
Play “16 GB”
Siblings make a film about their family and the hidden value of hard work.
Puppet show “Wind im Gummistiefel”
Interactive puppet show takes toddlers on an autumn journey through wind, rain and harvest.
Puppet show “Heule Eule”
Children watch Figurenkombinat perform a theatre production using puppets and objects.
Puppet show “The Suitcase”
Puppet theatre about a bird, fox and hare meeting a mysterious stranger with a suitcase.
Play “Teddy Schnuff's Birthday”
Toni prepares a birthday party for Teddy Schnuff, and everyone joins the birthday song.