True to the motto ‘It’s so green’, the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau presents the programme for the 231st season.

On Thursday, 22 May, General Director Johannes Weigand and Administrative Director Lutz Wengler presented the premieres, concerts, revivals, guest performances and events of the Anhaltisches Theater’s 231st season together with the heads of the various departments.
18 premieres, 17 revivals and numerous symphonic concert programmes and guest events in abundance await their grand entrance for the 2025/2026 season.
The 2025/26 season will open with the traditional open-air opening concert. This year, the concert will take place in front of the Mausoleum in Dessau Zoo. In the 231st season, audiences can look forward to major hit productions such as Johann Strauss’ (son) operetta classic Die Fledermaus, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov and Swan Lake by Peter I. Tchaikovsky.
The dance evening Valses/Der Grüne Tisch marks the first premiere at the Großes Haus and heralds the Dessau Bauhaus anniversary. Stefano Giannetti will set Maurice Ravel’s waltz compositions to Kurt Jooss’ legendary anti-war play Der Grüne Tisch. This production is sponsored by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung and the Sparkasse Dessau.

The colour green can be found in many productions. This is also the case in this year’s Christmas tale, where Kasperle and his friend Seppel go into the forest to retrieve their grandmother’s beloved coffee grinder. The robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preußler is a true classic and has enchanted young and old alike ever since. On New Year’s Eve, it will be green AND colourful, as the classic musical My Fair Lady returns to the stage in the new season. The Old Theatre also has exciting puppet and drama productions in store again this year. At the turn of the year, audiences can look forward to the premiere of Jeeps. In her black-humoured comedy, Nora Abdel-Maksoud creates a fictional scenario in which the state raffles off inheritances to citizens. The play raises questions about fairness, privileges, social justice and financial security. Other premieres include Nachtland by Marius von Mayenburg, Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, The Elephant in the White Sea by Yana Shliabanska and many more. Children can look forward to three new puppet productions. Starting with the premiere of Der kleine Raabe Socke by Jürg Schlachter after Nele Moose. This will be followed by The Princess and the Pea by Kerstin Dathe after Hans Christian Anderson and the solo puppet show Bunt und Rund by Karin Eppler.