Vaganten Bühne, Theatre in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany.

Vaganten Bühne is a theater located in the basement of Delphi House on Kantstraße in Charlottenburg, presenting modern drama and spoken theater performances. This underground venue creates an intimate setting for its productions, hidden beneath the street level of the surrounding neighborhood.

Günther Rutenborn and Horst Behrend founded the free troupe Die Vaganten on 9 February 1949, opening with Die Auferstehung. In its early years the company performed in both East and West Berlin, with East Berlin actors in the ensemble. In 1956 the troupe found a permanent home in the souterrain of the Delphi-Haus on Kantstraße, and after the Wall was built in 1961 guest appearances in the GDR ended.

The name refers to medieval vagantes, wandering scholars and performers from universities, adopted when Günther Rutenborn and Horst Behrend founded the troupe on 9 February 1949. The opening production was "Die Auferstehung". In the 1960s the stage became known for avant-garde authors such as Sartre, Genet, Ionesco, Mrożek and Osborne.

The theater is located underground, so allow extra time to find the entrance when visiting for the first time. The venue is relatively small and intimate, so it makes sense to check the program in advance and secure tickets early.

The name translates to vagrant or wandering theater, referencing medieval traveling performers who had no permanent home. This connection to historical uncertainty and movement reflects the post-war period in Berlin when the theater was established.