Theater der Jungen Welt
The Theater der Jungen Welt is the oldest professional theater for children and young people in the German-speaking world. Today, its diverse program and various educational theater offerings are aimed at young and older theatergoers alike. It plays plays for very young children from the age of two to teenagers and in the evening performances for students and adults. The plays often deal with socially explosive topics. It is also open to kindergarten groups and school classes.
The Theater der Jungen Welt has its venue in the Theaterhaus am Lindenauer Markt in the west of Leipzig, where it has three permanent venues. There are also mobile performances in theater buses, kindergartens and classrooms. The repertoire of the Theater der Jungen Welt includes over 45 different plays.
Good to know
Openings
The opening hours refer to the ticket office in the Grand Foyer.
Tickets can be purchased 45 minutes before the start of each performance.
Tickets can be purchased 45 minutes before the start of each performance.
Price info
The prices for the individual plays can be viewed on the Theater der Jungen Welt website.
Information on reduced prices: Children up to the age of 14, school pupils, students, Federal Voluntary Service and FSJ volunteers, trainees and severely disabled people pay the reduced price. Accompanying persons of severely disabled persons receive a reduction of 100% if the severely disabled person's ID card contains a corresponding note. Holders of the Leipzig Pass and the Volunteer Pass receive a discount of up to 50%. Recipients of citizen's allowance pay €3.00 at the box office (no reservations).
Eligibility
Bad Weather Offer
Suitable for any weather
for Groups
for Class
for individual guests
Foreign Language
German
Other Furnishing/Equipment
Toilet
Accessibility
Saxony Barrier-Free
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:
- Please register wheelchair users in advance by telephone or specify when booking tickets.
- The number of wheelchair spaces depends on the production.
- All 4 stages are steplessly accessible.
- Separate checkroom for wheelchair users in the Grand Foyer (box office).
- Access to stage level 1 via elevator: door 90 cm, area 100x138 cm, controls 88-104 cm.
- Wheelchair-accessible WC: door 105 cm, 170x150 cm in front, 81-91 cm to the left (washbasin protrudes into area) or 91 cm to the right of the WC, 51 cm WC height.
- Performances for the blind, visually impaired, deaf and people with learning difficulties available on request.
Family vacation
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Performances for children and young people of all ages
- Every weekend performances for families
- Dance productions
- Including theater offers
- Puppet theater
- Evening greeting performances (evening dates for plays of all ages)
- Various offers for participation (including workshops for families at the weekend)
Directions & Parking facilities
By public transport: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Lindenauer Markt (streetcar lines 7, 8, 15 and bus lines 67, 74, 131).
By car: The Theater der Jungen Welt is located in the west of Leipzig and can be reached via Zöllnerweg, Leutzscher Allee, Hans-Driesch-Straße and then Friesenstraße in Alt-West. From there, follow Rietschelstraße to Lindenauer Markt.
The signs to WESTKULTUR/Theater der Jungen Welt will also show you the way. Parking is possible in the neighboring residential areas.
By car: The Theater der Jungen Welt is located in the west of Leipzig and can be reached via Zöllnerweg, Leutzscher Allee, Hans-Driesch-Straße and then Friesenstraße in Alt-West. From there, follow Rietschelstraße to Lindenauer Markt.
The signs to WESTKULTUR/Theater der Jungen Welt will also show you the way. Parking is possible in the neighboring residential areas.
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Organization
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
License (master data)
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
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