Since 1991, figuren theater tübingen has been devising theatre that melds visual arts, music, literature, film, and dance in an unmistakable style – with theatre puppets at the centre: Visual theatre for adults, involving all the senses, and internationally accessible.
Invitations to theatre festivals have taken the group working with puppeteer and director Frank Soehnle to more than 50 countries. Since 2016, the rehearsal stage in Tübingen has been open for productions prepared especially for that theatre space and for public rehearsals.
International collaborations, directorial work for other theatres, and teaching assignments at various universities complement the group’s own theatre work.
NEWS
- Our new production "Kafkabagage" was received with great enthusiasm by audiences and can be seen again in Tübingen from May 8-11 and October 23-26, 2025. Guest performances will take us to the Ludwig Forum in Aachen on May 16, to the Osthafen Festival in Frankfurt (Oder) on September 18, and from October 30 to November 1, we will be guests at the Figurentheater Winterthur in Switzerland.
- The production "Wunderkammer – Meditations on Wonderment" in collaboration with Alice Therese Gottschalk and Raphael Mürle, returns to the program this fall: on September 27 at the festival in Bottrop and on October 16 and 17 at the Spielformen Festival in Esslingen.
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The venue in Tübingen
rehearsal stage & theater garden
Schlachthausstrasse 15
72074 Tübingen (Germany)
Office and studio address
figuren theater tübingen
Hohentwielgasse 1 + 3
72070 Tübingen (Germany)
The figuren theater tübingen is supported by regular funding from the university town of Tübingen. Since 2022, the venue SCHLACHTHAUSSTRASSE 15 receives support from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Research, Science and the Arts.