6–8 years
Theatre from scratch
A first taste of the stage: slipping into roles, playing with voice and movement, inventing scenes.
All details →- When
- Wednesday 15:00 – 16:30
- Starts
- October 7, 2026
- Scope
- 15 sessions per term
€390
per child and term
since 2007 · Vienna
Children and young people make great theatre
Theatre courses all year round. And every summer a classic in the open air, at the finest spots in Vienna.
Programme
The stage
is yours
Three courses and a writing workshop, one goal: your own performance at the end of the term. With costumes, music and an audience. Dates for the coming term follow shortly. The first session is always a free trial.
- 8–12 years
A school year for one play
One school year, one group, a play they build themselves, performance in June.
All details →- When
- Tuesday 16:00 – 17:30
- Starts
- October 6, 2026
- Scope
- 30 sessions across two terms
€390
per child and term, payable separately each term
- 12–18 years
Youth ensemble
Acting training in the first term, the summer production under professional direction in the second.
All details →- When
- Wednesday 17:00 – 19:00
- Starts
- October 7, 2026
- Scope
- 15 sessions per term
€390
per child and term
- 12–16 years
Writing workshop
Short story, novel, poem, lyric or scene: you write, we guide.
- When
- Friday 16:00 – 18:00
- Starts
- Date to follow
- Scope
- 7 sessions
€210
course fee
Summer holidays
Three theatre weeks in summer
Day camp for ages 8 to 12, daily from 9am to 4pm, meals and a closing showcase included. Dates for next summer to follow. €360 per week.
To the summer camp
How it works
Register for courses
online
Course registration runs through My gutgebrüllt. Once set up, you register your child in a few clicks.
Pick a course
The courses page lists ages, times and fees for every course.
Create an account
In My gutgebrüllt you create an account and add your child.
Register
Choose the course and confirm. The confirmation arrives by email.
Why theatre
The joy
of playing
Building something together strengthens team spirit, teaches how to handle conflict and develops social and emotional competence.
About the association„Acting has a very positive effect on the intellectual, emotional and social sides of the personality.“
Summer theatre
Twelve performances at the finest spots
What began as a single summer performance is today twelve evenings across Vienna and Lower Austria. Opening night is always in mid-June.
- 12
- performances each summer
- since 2007
- a classic every year
- 13
- productions in the archive
- 10
- awards
Papageno Award
The highest distinction for youth theatre
Awarded across the German-speaking world. From around 50 nominated productions from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and South Tyrol, the Golden Bird and the Golden Papageno are chosen.
- 2019„Liliom“Goldener Papageno · Goldener Papageno · Goldener Vogel
- 2017„Floh im Ohr“Goldener Papageno · Goldener Vogel
- 2015„Der Alpenkönig & der Menschenfeind“Goldener Vogel
- 2014„Der tollste Tag“Goldener Papageno · Goldener Papageno · Goldener Vogel
- 2013„Jedermann“Goldener Vogel
Archive
Productions since 2007
From “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to “The Trials”: 13 entries, thousands of photographs.
Feedback
What parents write
„Nochmals vielen Dank für den so sehr gelungenen Theaterkurs und die großartige Aufführung. Meinem Sohn, und ich glaube sicher auch den anderen Kindern, hat es riesigen Spaß gemacht, und es sind richtige Freundschaften entstanden.“
Elternstimme
„Vielen Dank für die wunderbaren Aufführungen heute Abend. Meine Tochter hat während Ihres Kurses und natürlich besonders heute Abend „Blut geleckt“ und möchte sehr gerne auch am Sommerworkshop teilnehmen.“
Elternstimme
„Ich möchte meine Tochter anmelden. Es hat sie nun endgültig das Theaterfieber gepackt! Herzlichen Dank für die tolle Organisation des gestrigen Theaterabends!“
Elternstimme
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