The Schauspielhaus Bochum is a city theatre with a history of more than a century. It has long been one of the most progressive venues in Germany. Under the influence of its artistic director Johan Simons, a Dutch drama and opera director, it currently presents itself as a theatre that accentuates the multiculturalism of society against the backdrop of the (post)industrial heritage of the Ruhr region in which it is located. Artists of various cultures, nationalities and disciplines – in addition to acting, it is also dance, performance art, music, film and installation art – find their creative home there.
On its four stages (Schauspielhaus, Kammerspiele, Oval Office and Theaterrevier), it offers productions for youth audiences and interpretations of classic plays as well as world premieres of authorial projects, which are frequent guests at major international festivals – for example, Christopher Rüping’s Das neue Leben (The New Life) or Macbeth directed by Simons, which were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen. In 2022, Schauspielhaus Bochum also won the prestigious title of Theatre of the Year in the Theater heute magazine critics’ poll.

The Bochum drama company first appeared in Olomouc in 2022 with Manuela Infante’s Noise. The Sound of the Crowd starring Gina Haller. Last year, the company returned to Flora with an acclaimed adaptation of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Das neue Leben / The New Life.