The Maxim Gorki Theater (MGT) is Berlin’s smallest municipal theatre. Its building from 1827 was substantially renovated after the bombing of World War II. It reopened under its current name in 1952, and in the period associated with playwright Heiner Müller, among others, it became the most important venue for contemporary theatre in the German Eastern Bloc.

Since 2013, Shermin Langhoff has been the artistic director of the theatre. Her daring concept of so-called “post-migrant theatre” reflects the diversified society in the present times of continuous economic and political crises as well as increasing social conflicts. Not only for the choice of topics and the staging style, but also for the multicultural composition of the young ensemble formed by artists with migrant experience. Alongside productions of classics, reflecting in their style the aesthetic diversity of contemporary theatre, the MGT also presents new plays staged by renowned directors such as Nurkan Erpulat, Sebastian Nübling and Yael Ronen. Among the resident directors at the MGT is Oliver Frljić.