Christoph Kuch, winner of the World Championship of Magic in the category of Mentalism, presents his new, full-length theater show "Selten so gedacht." The trained business graduate takes his audience into a fascinating world that playfully blurs the boundaries between reality and fiction. With his distinctive style – a mix of magic, humor, and philosophical depth – he manages to astound and engage both the mind and the senses.

Christoph Kuch is not only a master of his craft but also an extraordinary storyteller. In "Selten so gedacht," you will be part of a unique experience where thoughts become reality, the unexplainable seems tangible, and the seemingly ordinary takes on a completely new dimension. Charming, humorous, and always with a wink, Kuch creates an atmosphere that entertains and inspires wonder alike.
Whether it’s astonishing mental magic, interactive experiments, or unexpected twists – in "Selten so gedacht," the audience is more than just spectators. Christoph Kuch invites you to be an active part of the show and together make the impossible possible. This is not just about magic, but a journey into the depths of the human spirit that resonates long after.
With engagements in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA, Christoph Kuch is an internationally celebrated entertainer. His charming and sophisticated entertainment also makes him a welcome guest on television shows such as Stern TV, TV Total, or the NDR Talkshow.
Die Welt am Sonntag calls him the “best mental magician in the world.”
An experience you will not forget, "Selten so gedacht" promises an evening full of excitement, laughter, and magic. Christoph Kuch invites you to rediscover your imagination and enter a world where anything is possible. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience one of the best mentalists live.

Copyright: Jean Ferry

Doors open: 7:00 PM

Playing, laughing, being loud, romping, doing nothing – and that in an exhibition house! From September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play space for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than forbidden. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of “Loose Parts” form spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose fixed guidelines but are determined by the activities of the children. They dictate the direction and form of what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibilities that can change day by day.

BAUBAU will launch in September 2024 in a prototype version and will continue to develop and grow over the coming years both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with the children and their wishes, as this is their place.

The Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great significance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the principles of free play: Here, there is time, space, and permission for children to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment where children can play freely.

 
The Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or an art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: elements from her previous works, such as marbling, paintings, or stucco marble work, reappear here in altered forms and materialities. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing structures are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastical beings, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their strange, funny, and perhaps a bit eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate influences from outside. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and visions, without the influence of the artist in unpredictable ways.

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Tue closed

Welcome to the world of musicals!
Enjoy the highlights from Dance of the Vampires, Cats, or The Phantom of the Opera, and many other musicals!

At the Musical Dinner, you will be served the absolute highlights of the most popular musicals alongside an exquisite multi-course menu.

While you enjoy this musical dinner, the musical stars will provide that special touch in authentic costumes.

Musical has never been so close!

Doors open at 6:30 PM

FANTASY – „BUBE DAME KÖNIG – TOUR 2026“

With new songs from their eponymous album "Bube Dame König" (release: March 2026), but also with their greatest hits, Fredi and Martin will again be touring through Germany's halls in 2026. Laughter, swaying, dancing, clapping, cuddling, but also crying is allowed. Because anyone who has been to a Fantasy concert knows that there is something for everyone. Together with their fans, the two want to celebrate their new album and enjoy a carefree evening, away from everyday worries. Come and join us!

Doors open: 6:00 PM

Herbert Knebels Affentheater presents: VOLL KARACHO!

Even after 37 years, the old gentlemen of Herbert Knebels Affentheater are still going strong and full of energy. That's why they are back on tour with "VOLL KARACHO!" - the new program title.

After the coach could no longer keep up with the extravagant tour life and has retired, the old pros, Herbert Knebel, Ozzy Ostermann, and Ernst Pichel, are waiting with a program of international top class. The Affentheater ensemble is supported by three musicians of international caliber: On the wind instruments, Tomek and Ludek, and at the shooting booth, "Bumm-Bumm"-Roy from Remscheid. Folks, there won't be a dry eye in the house!

A program filled with hot rhythms and cool gags. Naturally, everyone who hasn't seen it yet wants to catch this. Attention: There are only a few tickets left already! So: Head to the nearest ticket shop! And off you go with "VOLL KARACHO!"

The musical accompaniment:
`Bumm-Bumm´- Roy from Remscheid on drums
Ludek on trombone
Tomek on trumpet

Doors open: 7:00 PM

So a kind of best-of program

Ines Fleiwa and Cordula Zwischenfisch have known each other for almost forever. And almost as long, the two have been running a band: "The well-known band Zärtlichkeiten mit Freunden". Besides moderately played music and stolen jokes, they don't have much to offer. At least, that's what they claim about themselves. It is almost inexplicable that they have over 20 cabaret and comedy awards sitting on their shelf. Among them: the Passau Executioner’s Axe, the Prix Pantheon, the Stuttgart Broom, the Swiss Comedy Award, and the Special Prize of the German Cabaret Award.

After careful consideration, the two rough musicians have decided to bring the most beautiful moments from several decades of "Zärtlichkeiten mit Freunden" to the stages of the Schengen countries.

When nominated for the German Comedy Award, Michael Mittermeier once said about them: “They have managed to turn laconicism into a steamroller, and while we are already laughing at them, they are comfortably rolling over us.”

Doors open: 6:00 PM

Coppelius
Moshpit-Theater Concert Tour

Where does the rock concert begin and when does it become an opera? How long does the esteemed audience maintain its composure, and when does the mosh pit erupt? At Coppelius, the audience wears tails and carries a cane, a gown and a fan, thus becoming part of the performance.

The gentlemen of Coppelius themselves perform in tailcoats and top hats on classical instruments - yet the cello, clarinets, and double bass do not sound like they do in an orchestra. Instead, the inclined listeners are blasted with a hard-hitting rock barrage.

As a new album by Coppelius is on the way, there will also be new pieces to be heard, alongside coppelian favorites and long-unheard surprises.

Coppelius is the only band that can still afford a butler in the 21st century. He guides the evening, sings, serves the gentlemen on and off stage, and sometimes loses his composure himself.

When, after the concert, everything lies in tatters and ruins, both musicians and the audience joyfully pour out into the night. Healing.

Coppelius Helps!

Doors open: 7:00 PM

Udo Jürgens was an exceptional artist throughout his life and remains unforgettable. This is evidenced by the over 250,000 spectators who have experienced and celebrated "Die Udo Jürgens Story" with Gabriela Benesch and Alex Parker since autumn 2019. The successful show is far from over. In 2026, more than 100 guest performances are again scheduled in Germany and Austria.
"Die Udo Jürgens Story – His Life, His Love, His Music" is a sensitive, entertaining, and extraordinary homage to the Grand Seigneur of German entertainment music. The award-winning film and theater actress Gabriela Benesch and Alex Parker, currently the most well-known and probably the best interpreter of Udo Jürgens, take their guests on a musical journey through time, featuring evergreens like "Merci Cherie," "Ein ehrenwertes Haus," "Ich war noch niemals in New York," "Griechischer Wein," "Aber bitte mit Sahne," "Mit 66 Jahren," up to "5 Minuten vor 12," "Mein Ziel," and many other hits. The brilliant duo Benesch and Parker, under the direction of Erich Furrer, ensure an evening full of memories and surprises, making the heart of every Udo Jürgens fan race. Udo Jürgens was a free spirit in every respect. Musically, he moved freely between pop, chanson, jazz, and schlager. Content-wise, he felt committed to peace, freedom, and above all, love, and he was never afraid to stir controversy. With 61 albums and over 400 singles in the charts, around 1,000 composed songs, and more than 100 million records sold, he ranks among the most successful solo artists worldwide.
"Die Udo Jürgens Story" is the idea of actress Gabriela Benesch, who was born in Vienna and personally knew Udo Jürgens, along with her husband, Swiss director, actor, author, and producer Erich Furrer. With humor and great empathy, she recounts stories and anecdotes from the personal records of the great entertainer. She takes the audience on a journey, starting from Udo Jürgens's childhood to his old age, offering deep insights into his development and work – in line with the motto: "His Life, His Love, His Music." The narrative insights are musically accompanied by singer and pianist Alex Parker. Parker is not considered the most well-known interpreter of Udo Jürgens for nothing. In the style of his great idol, Parker creates an emotional atmosphere between himself and his audience in a charming manner. How close he was to the original was personally confirmed to the then 19-year-old Alex Parker by Udo Jürgens when he heard him sing in a hotel lobby.
The director and producer is Erich Furrer, who was born in Vienna and grew up in Switzerland. Furrer studied at the University of Music and Theater in Bern/CH and has worked for many years as an actor, director, cabaret artist, author, and producer. He writes and produces musicals, has celebrated successes with new adaptations of Shakespeare's works, and has been awarded for his performances in numerous theater productions.
"A must for all Udo fans!"

one hour earlier

The rocker is almost really old. Time to look back at everything that has happened in his life. So he embarks on a journey through his own life. When the kids were still small, the wife was still nice, and he was still handsome. Well, handsome... let's leave that out.

He is in a time machine and tells how his life has gone until today, and that also explains why he has become the way he is. He recounts the best numbers from 2010 to 2020 in a new way, yet everything remains the same. He is the fool, the family has always been ashamed of him, but he doesn’t give up.

He talks about the colon X-ray, student exchanges, Thai massages, and how it used to be at the fair. All real stories that nobody wants to experience, yet the rocker goes on stage and shares everything that would be incredibly embarrassing for other people, hoping that it will help him cope with it all better.

Two hours of fireworks, comedy, and nonsense, so in the end, the audience leaves the hall with the words: "I could cry... cry!"

Doors open at 7:00 PM

„Music for a more colorful world“ is the motto of the band led by singer and songwriter Miriam Kühnel, who has lived in Karlsruhe for a long time. Their music - a fluffy palette of musical diamonds - somewhere between chanson, indie pop, French pop, folk, and singer-songwriter - with a lot of atmosphere and the beautiful voice of Miriam Kühnel. Sometimes contemplative, sometimes with a wink - a hint of ZAZ is in the air. Miri in the green creates independent sound worlds and colorful song pearls to discover and dream. For ten years, the band has been delighting audiences in the region with their own chansons and fresh indie pop full of lightness and joy of playing at many concerts.

Doors open: 7:30 PM I No entry will be permitted after the event has started!

Music inspires and uplifts us, taking us into the world of fantasy and emotions, allowing us to forget the daily grind. There is hardly a story that has not enchanted people in the form of a musical.

We cordially invite you to accompany our two musical professionals on a musical and culinary journey, and to be up close when Donna rocks the house with Mamma Mia! or when tears shimmer in Elisabeth's eyes.

Excitement, emotions, nostalgia, and plenty of culinary delights - the new dinner show is definitely a must for musical lovers and gourmets among you. Let our professional singers enchant you and immerse you in the world of the most popular classics like Mamma Mia!, Dance of the Vampires, Elisabeth, or Grease. But you will also be treated to some more modern musical highlights. At the Musical Dinner, there is something for everyone, as you don't have to choose just one musical, but experience the entire range of evergreens, romantic duets, and showstoppers from the front row. Forget everything around you for a few hours, fully surrendering to the show and enjoying the delicious multi-course menu that perfectly rounds off the evening. Experience "The Musical Dinner" with all your senses and share your passion for musicals and good food with the ensemble and other fans. Goosebumps are guaranteed here.

Have you developed a taste for it? Then secure your tickets now for "The Musical Dinner" and experience a unique evening like on Broadway!
We look forward to seeing you!

Doors open: 6:30 PM / Menu and show are included in the price / Table and seating will be assigned on site

70 years of Egerländer Musikanten – the era continues

On their grand anniversary tour, they carry not only decades of music history – but also a new musical director. Alexander Wurz leads the Egerländer tradition into the future with a fresh sound and his own signature. And even though the “Original Egerländer Musikanten” reinvent themselves time and again – the orchestra stands like hardly any other for lived musical continuity, craftsmanship precision, and brass music at the highest level.

Since its founding by Ernst Mosch in 1956, the “Original Egerländer Musikanten” have made a name for themselves worldwide. Mosch shaped the typical, emotional, and simultaneously swinging sound. Ernst Hutter led the orchestra during the last 25 years with his own arrangements and a new generation of soloists into the 21st century, paving the way for the enthusiasm for brass music felt across all generations today with "his Egerländers,” his perseverance, and his visions. Now, with Alexander Wurz, the next step follows: The 39-year-old tenor horn player and conductor, who has been part of the orchestra for 15 years, was chosen by Ernst Hutter as his successor. With him, the ensemble remains true to its line – and has simultaneously fully arrived in the here and now.

Wurz does what Mosch and Hutter did before him: He develops the orchestra with a sense of tradition, sets new impulses – and carries the music with passion into the future.

Doors open: 19:00 Uhr

Barbara Ruscher is godlessly romantic. But somehow nobody seems to notice. The award-winning comedy lady, known from TV ("NUHR im Ersten," "Ladies Night," etc.) and radio (WDR2/WDR5), advocates for more romance in life. Whether in partnerships ("Are we experiencing a power outage or why are there candles burning here?"), between neighbors and colleagues, in politics, or as a couple traveling in a converted VW bus with or without kids ("Always those who want to come along, the Mia-Chia-seed-Dörte and the Sören-Odysseus") - society as a whole deserves more good feelings. Wouldn't it be nice if hate, division, and aggression were radically smothered by love, respect, and romance?!
Look forward to Comedy Deluxe - it will be romantic, delightfully satirical-biting, and above all, unbelievably funny.
"At the latest after Barbara Ruscher, one knows how absurd one's life actually is."

Two guitarists and two female guitarists enter into a lively dialogue with innovative arrangements and take the audience on a musical journey, where the rhythmic and tonal variety of the guitar comes fully into play.

Doors open: 19:00

The best recommendation from the medical profession: over-the-counter medicine with Dr. Mablues & the detail horns

They have rocked the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival multiple times, participated in the Bridgeport Rhythm ‘n‘ Blues Festival in the USA, and shared the stage with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Wilson Pickett, Los Lobos, Isaac Hayes, and Arturo Sandoval, among others.

For nearly 40 years, Dr. Mablues & the detail horns have been celebrating a unique mix of horn-driven Rhythm ‘n‘ Blues, Rock, and Soul with limitless bandpower. On top of that, there are extraordinary A Capellas and a resurrected Elvis as a special guest.

With an unmistakable stage show and irresistible verbal acrobatics, the eight musicians from Remstal provide professional entertainment – for and with the audience.

Wherever they perform: The Blues doctors from Germany's wild south have the ultimate medicine for ears and laughing muscles in their bag and distribute it with a joy in playing that is unparalleled. – Care for a taste?

Copyright: Ralph Gelhard

Doors open: 19:15 Uhr

On good days I stand in front of the ATM. On bad days I stand in front of the bottle return machine. At the end of the day I break even. At least that's what I tell the tax office. I was born in 1986 in the former GDR. Naked and without money. But that's the state in which one is the most dangerous. And the funniest. Today, 38 years later, I find myself back in this state. My life is Pervekt.
Robert Alan
Robert Alan was born in a bounce house. His mother is the Big Bang. His father is deaf. Robert Alan always wanted to be a comedian. Long before he could speak, he was telling his first jokes... but back then nobody understood them either. Today, Robert Alan is a good-looking, extremely funny, incredibly charming, humble entertainer who is not a fan of superlatives and hasn't written his press texts himself for a long time. I simply don't have the time for that! Let yourself be enchanted by his predator-like dance moves, accompanied by catchy beats and a chocolate-coated voice. In short: Spend an evening with Robert Alan on his "Pervekt" tour and become a better person! Pervekt – an evening for the feuilleton and the cat.

Doors open: 18:30

Ein toller Hecht im Nichtschwimmerbecken
The tenth solo program by Franz Kain

60 years and not a bit quiet, that could aptly describe Franz Kain. The milestone birthday has fired up the “Spitzklicker” once more to bring another solo program to the stage - it is his tenth. He belongs to the group of aging people (51-60) and is on the way to the older generation (61-75). So, well, what can you do – in any case leave out the category of “old and very old people” and focus entirely on the “long-lived” (from 100 years). This also includes life on stage. There, the true Woinemer flourishes – of course authentic as ever in Kurpfälzer dialect.

He is optimistic about the topic “growing old, but not aging.” The 60s are, after all, the new 40s. He still feels like a great catch - following the motto: because I look so young, it cannot possibly be that I am already 60! But what happens to these now classified as older generation people? They suddenly become jubilarians, receive gift baskets with vouchers for walkers, and can buy discounted senior tickets. The cold shivers come to Kain at the offer of “holiday activities for seniors” with wood carving workshops, linocuts, and aqua fun with swimming noodles. After all, he still feels like a great catch - even in the non-swimmer pool!

After all, water - along with regularly maintained spa time - has given him an advantage in fitness. Swimming and doing aqua-zumba all the way up to diving from the edge of the pool. What is David Hasselhoff compared to Franz Kain, who has initiated the new lifeguard unit “Baywatch Woinemer Waidsee” at the DLRG.

Franz Kain has so far run away from age, because jogging extends life by years. But what is - the anxious question - if the all-weather jogger ends up losing more years of life than he gains through it? A tragic human loss. Franz Kain has better suggestions, and definitely included: laughing at oneself!

[Photo: © Marco Schilling]

Doors open: 19:00 Uhr

30 years of Humppa live in Germany must be celebrated! That’s why the “Kings of Humppa” are finally gracing Gleis 22 again with their wild “turn-the-hits-of-this-world-through-the-Humppa-meat-grinder” show. Their concerts are truly one big, never-ending, nonsensical party that no one can resist! Humppa loves you!

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Doors open at 19:30.