For more than 50 years, the Theater am Hechtplatz has stood for high-class entertainment. The cobblestones in the foyer are reminiscent of the former taxi stand, which the architect Ernst Gysel integrated into the theatre building in 1959 on behalf ...
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Night-time fairy tales for adults – The Magic Organ
Zurich Fairy Tale Theatre
King Adalbert the Last is feeling absolutely rotten. Is it the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests that are getting him down so much? Is it the fear that new atrocities concerning his brother will come to light in the ‘Epstein files’? Or is it merely a simple man’s flu that has confined the king to his oversized bed? In any case, he wants to get out of it as soon as possible and promises his entire fortune to whoever cures him. When the poor tinker Fridolin hears of this, he remembers the magic organ he once invented, designed to make everyone joyful and happy with its music. Now, of course, he could use it to cure the king and become a rich man. But he could also use his magic organ to compose the next Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and become famous all over the world. Or he might keep his hands off the magic organ, for by promising to make everyone happy and content, the blameless tinker would be breaking the Narcotics Act.
The building at Hechtplatz 7 will undergo renovation from January 2026. During this time, we will be presenting our programme at Haus Seefeld (Seefeldstrasse 91, 8008 Zurich).
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Tuesday, December 08, 2026
19:30
Monday, December 14, 2026
19:30
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
19:30
Monday, December 21, 2026
19:30
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
19:30
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
19:30
Featuring the ensemble of the Zürcher Märchenbühne and special celebrity guests.
Directed by: Philippe Roussel
Theater am Hechtplatz
Hechtplatz 7
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 415 15 15
Accessibility:
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Mobility
Tickets
You can reserve wheelchair spaces directly in our ticketing system. Our box office team will then contact you for more detailed information about the size of your wheelchair and provide you with further information.
Seats
The wheelchair space, cloakroom and our theatre bar are barrier-free. The wheelchair space and the space for the accompanying person are located near the stage (rows 1-4), directly by the door and can be requested in the ticket shop or at the theatre box office. As soon as we have received your enquiry, our box office team will contact you to enquire about the dimensions of the wheelchair and determine the optimum seating solution based on this.
Toilets
There is a spacious, barrier-free WC at Limmatquai 4 directly behind the theatre (Zürcherhof 1st floor, next to the lift) and a Züri-WC at Bellevue (at the back between the VBZ ticket office and Deli-Snack on the Bellevue service island). Both are accessible with a Eurokey. If you need assistance from the theatre team when going to the barrier-free WC or would like to use one during the interval, please report to the cloakroom.
Sight
For people with a visual impairment, we recommend a seat in rows 1 to 3.
Blind dogs
Blind dogs may be taken into the theatre. Please either book seats in the ticket shop on the far left of the wall or on the far right of the door or contact the theatre box office. We are also happy to place guide dogs outside the theatre in a quiet place.
Ticketing
Our ticketing system is not yet barrier-free. To order tickets, please contact our theatre box office directly: Tel. +41 44 415 15 15 (free of charge) / Tue - Sat, 4 - 7 pm
Hearing
For people with a hearing impairment, we recommend a seat in rows 1 to 3.
Do you have any questions? Please contact Christina Teuber, co-director of the theatre at Hechtplatz:
Email: christina.teuber@zuerich.ch
Phone: +41 44 412 54 59 (available Tue, Wed, Thu, 10 am - 5 pm)
