Restart in Walfischgasse: City theater shines from March 2025

Restart in Walfischgasse: City theater shines from March 2025

The city theater in Walfischgasse, which has remained unused for many years, gets a new coat of paint. The prominent group of artists around André Heller, Ursula Strauss and Ernst Molden has taken over the management of the theater and is planning a reopening in March 2025. This development causes excitement among those interested in culture in Vienna, who are looking forward to the fact that the lights are approaching in the once big theater.

According to information from meinbezirk.at The title "Remassuri" - which means "confusion or vertebrae" - and focus on Vienna's popular music. The artists want to bring this music tradition, which is deeply rooted in Vienna's culture

musical focus on Viennese tradition

Ernst Molden emphasizes the importance of this music for Vienna's identity: "The Viennese popular music of the past 200 years, like Vienna's language, has been an intangible treasure. We want to dig it in it." In the program, Münchhausen von Schubert, pieces by Johann Strauss and Léhar as well as Wienerlieder by artists such as Arik Brauer and Falco are intended.

The cooperation with the Mummenschatz pantomime group, which will ensure visual accents. For Heller and his colleagues it is important to create a "small but very fine" staging that is unique and inspires the audience.

The city theater in Walfischgasse is called the optimal event location, since it is only a short walk from the State Opera and offers space for 271 spectators. There are also additional rooms that can be used for various events.

Ursula Strauss brings her view of the Viennese song and reaffirms its importance: "It is an expression of the Viennese soul, humorous, melancholic, and of course a little bad." She sees the new project as a way to create a place that connects the community and promotes understanding of each other.

The musical direction is in the hands of Peter Havlicek, and the musicians of the new Wiener Concert Schrammel will accompany the performances. The reopening of the city theater is expected to take place on March 14, 2025 and promises to become an important cultural event for the Wiener Bühne.

For more information about the recovering of the city theater and the plans of the creative trio, See the current reporting on www.meinbeinbezirk.at .