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making THEATRE - How theatre is created

25.06.2025 - 23.05.2026 ,
Deutsches Theatermuseum (German Theatre Museum)

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Open today 11:00-17:00
Address
Galeriestraße 4 a
80539 München
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Creative – collective – dynamic! The theatre is a multi-layered cosmos in which people in artistic, craft and technical professions work together towards a common goal: opening night.
In the major special exhibition in 2025/26, visitors will be able to enter the backstage area of Munich's Residenztheater and follow the current production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", which will premiere on 16 May 2025.
How and under what conditions do people work together in dramaturgy, in the workshops or on the rehearsal stage? The exhibition asks what moves the theatre world today, 50 or 100 years ago, shows highlights from the historical collections of the German Theatre Museum, and invites everyone to discuss the future of theatre!

Last edited on 14.04.2026

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Image gallery

Drawing in black, white and red showing a stage and several figures. (opens enlarged image)
Live drawing by Lisa Frühbeis, Romeo and Juliet, Residenztheater rehearsal picture 2 Munich, 2025 © Deutsches Theatermuseum München, ID 317337
Drawing showing figures and written instructions. (opens enlarged image)
Live drawing by Lisa Frühbeis, Romeo and Juliet, Residenztheater rehearsal picture 1 Munich, 2025 © Lisa Frühbeis

Associated museum

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Deutsches Theatermuseum (German Theatre Museum)

Yesterday's theatre evening is already theatre history and memory today. It is the task of the Deutsches Theatermuseum (German Theatre Museum) to collect and preserve these. With its extensive and...

Location: München