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

  • “WUNDERKAMMER – Reflections on Wonder” returns to the rehearsal stage in Tübingen for four performances from March 5–8, 2026, after ten years of touring.

Premieres 2026

  • The garden and rehearsal stage at Schlachthausstrasse 15 in Tübingen will once again host a summer production. Starting August 6, 2026, we will present “schABERnack!”, a collage of texts, music, puppet theater, and culinary arts.
  • “FATA MORGANA – places for peace” uses the lyrical work of Mahmoud Darwish as the basis for a poetic exploration through words and objects and will be on the program starting November 12, 2026.

Collaborations 2026

  • Ballet and Puppet Theater Magdeburg, “The Sandman” after E.T.A. Hoffmann Hofmann. Choreography by Jörg Mannes, premiere at the Kammer 1 Magdeburg, April 25, 2026
  • Directed by Frank Soehnle, a version of Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" is being staged at the German-Sorbian Volkstheater in Bautzen. Premiere: September 25, 2026.

ARD Media Library

  • Three psalms by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, performed by the SWR Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Yuval Weinberg, recorded at Maulbronn Monastery with the participation of some ensemble members, can be viewed here, here and here in the ARD Media Library.

ticket presales

The venue in Tübingen

rehearsal stage & theater garden
Schlachthausstrasse 15
72074 Tübingen (Germany)

Ticket presales
 +49 (0) 160 91 88 18 19
 tickets.figurentheater@gmx.de

Office and studio address

figuren theater tübingen
Hohentwielgasse 1 + 3
72070 Tübingen (Germany)

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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.