Wolfgang Borchert Theater, Professional theater in central Münster, Germany
The Wolfgang Borchert Theater is a spoken-word theater in central Münster, staging a repertoire of classical and contemporary plays. It has several performance spaces of different sizes within the same building, allowing for both large productions and smaller, more contained shows.
The theater was founded in the second half of the 20th century and grew into an established part of Münster's cultural life. It was named after Wolfgang Borchert, who died in 1947 at the age of 26, and whose writing left a strong mark on postwar German literature.
The theater is named after Wolfgang Borchert, a Hamburg writer known for the play "The Man Outside," about soldiers returning after the Second World War. Since 2006/07, director Meinhard Zanger has shaped a literary chamber-play profile, mixing unconventional classics with contemporary works. A philosophical café with Christa Runtenberg is held five times per season.
The theater is in central Münster and easy to reach on foot or by public transport from most parts of the city. The building is accessible for wheelchair users, and booking tickets in advance is a good idea as popular shows tend to sell out.
In 2012 the theater staged Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" inside Münster's gasometer, with a set splitting the Athenian marketplace from the Athenian forest and audiences led through two labyrinths; all 46 performances sold out, drawing 20,299 spectators.
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