News from Göttingen: 18 exciting premieres for 2025/26!

News from Göttingen: 18 exciting premieres for 2025/26!

The Deutsche Theater Göttingen recently presented its schedule for the 2025/26 season, and there is a lot to report! On Thursday evening, the director Erich Sidler and the new artistic director Schirin Khodadadian were invited to the theater to present the upcoming highlights. Despite the uncomfortable weather, numerous guests came up, because the anticipation was great. Sidler primarily emphasized the "unusual constellation" of artistic responsibility, which is now distributed over four shoulders. The DT can build on good utilization figures that are reminiscent of the pre-corona period, which is a positive sign of the future, like the Göttinger Tageblatt explained.

A central topic that Khodadadian focused on remains the democracy, supplemented by questions about generation coexistence and the value of family. So the season gets the title "What do you do?", Which will certainly stimulate exciting discussions. But not everything is vain delight: the theater continues to fight with delays in the renovation and has to save 500,000 euros under the urban guidelines. This leads to a reduction in one production and premiere in the large and small house, such as the HNA reported.

The premieres in detail

The season begins on September 5, 2025 in the DT2 with "Iki.Radikalmensch" by Kevin Rittberger and a day later in the large house "Everyone dies on its own", based on a novel by Hans Fallada. The DT has made a total of 18 premieres, including the premiere of "Video evidence" on September 28, 2025 and the black -humorous comedy "Doping" on April 24, 2026. To the end, the season is completed with "always spring awakening", freely according to Wedekind's classic. In addition, popular reproductions such as "Mephisto", "Bucket List" and "The Great Gatsby" are on the program.

financial challenges and cultural debates

Current debates about cultural funding illustrate the tense conditions under which theater such as the German Theater Göttingen work. According to Deutschlandfunk Kultur auxiliary funds, but the crisis in the state-funded cultural sector is not new. It is discussed whether the existing subsidy system for theater and museums is still up to date. The voices for a reform become louder, since the sustainable effect of the cultural policy funds is often questioned.

artistic institutions are increasingly facing financial challenges, and it remains to be seen how the situation will develop. Tim Lilienthal, outgoing director of the Munich chamber games, emphasizes that the cultural institutions make impressive efforts to compensate for loss of income. The debate about a new subsidy system could provide a fresh air and provide important suggestions for future cultural support.

it remains to be hoped that the diversity and quality of the theater can continue to bloom even in times of scarce health insurers, because culture is an important part of our community. With a dedicated team, new ideas and a lot of vigor, the German Theater Göttingen is faced with an exciting season.