The Winkelwiese Theatre has been offering a stage for contemporary theatre texts since 1964. Theatre Winkelwiese searches for strong stories and idiosyncratic narrative voices and has been offering the chance to discover current and innovative author:inside theatre for over five decades. With the DRAMENPROZESSOR in 2001, the Winkelwiese created a unique programme to support young theatre writers, which has helped shape the theatre's reputation as a centre for Swiss theatre.
The Winkelwiese Theatre is located in the listed Villa Tobler and is about 350 metres from the Haltestelle Kunsthaus. Two streets have to be crossed. The last 50 metres or so are on a paved road with a slight incline.
The main entrance is up two flights of stairs (three and five steps). To the right of the main entrance is a step-free side entrance that is only accessible when accompanied by staff. From here, a lift takes you to the foyer.
In the house
The box office is mobile and is not always in the same place. Due to protective measures (corona virus), glass panels are currently installed at the box office and bar.
The theatre hall and bar are accessible from the foyer via a permanently installed ramp. The space situation may change depending on the production.
There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet to the left of the lift.
Assistants who accompany people with a disability to a performance will receive a free ticket.
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Theater Winkelwiese
Polyester heart
Swiss premiere
Planet Earth has been plasticised and destroyed. Virtually all life and existence have come to a standstill. Now, at a final stopover between ...
20.10.2026
20:00
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Theater Winkelwiese
Polyester heart
Swiss premiere
Planet Earth has been plasticised and destroyed. Virtually all life and existence have come to a standstill. Now, at a final stopover between ...
21.10.2026
20:00
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Theater Winkelwiese
Daniel Goetsch: Nachlass – Book launch
The Soldin family has never wanted for anything. The grown-up children drift through life in the certainty that they will one day be wealthy heirs. But the ...
24.10.2026
20:00
Theater Winkelwiese
Elizabeth - I'm not a Bitch
Elizabeth I reigned for 45 years. Her reign was so successful that an entire era was named after her. In *Maria Stuart*, however, Friedrich Schiller ...
27.10.2026
20:00
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Theater Winkelwiese
Elizabeth - I'm not a Bitch
Elizabeth I reigned for 45 years. Her reign was so successful that an entire era was named after her. In *Maria Stuart*, however, Friedrich Schiller ...
28.10.2026
20:00
More dates available
Theater Winkelwiese
Yakamoz
“Kandaş and Kurtulmuş are spelled with a Ş. The name on my ID card is wrong.” Two Zurich residents with a Turkish migrant background embark on a ...
