Freilichtspiele Schwäbisch Hall & Globe Theatre
Freilichtspiele Schwäbisch Hall
Germany's long-running open-air theatre festival. On summer nights, plays and musicals are staged on the church steps and in a wooden Globe Theatre on a river island.
The Schwäbisch Hall open-air theatre festival was founded in 1925 and is one of Germany's oldest and best-known open-air theatres.
The main stage is the broad flight of steps in front of St. Michael's Church, where audiences sit in the market square grandstand to watch plays and musicals. The other venue is a wooden round theatre on Unterwöhrd island in the Kocher, modeled on Shakespeare's Globe, which mainly stages Shakespeare and small-theatre productions.
The season runs roughly June to August. Productions are mostly in German. Popular performances should be booked in advance on the official website, and it can get chilly at night, so bring a jacket.
Opening hours
Performance season about June–August; check official website for showtimes
Nearby sights
- Haalplatz & Sulferturm
- Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum
- Kunsthalle Würth
- Marktplatz & Town Hall
- Kocher Covered Bridges & Riverfront
- St. Michael's Church & Great Steps
- Johanniterhalle (Würth Old Masters)
- Großcomburg