Overview

• The 75th-season opener on 26 June 2026 is the commissioned world premiere Parzival – Die Suche nach dem Heiligen Gral, directed by Michael Schachermaier.
• Broadway’s Something Rotten will be staged as a German premiere, with entertainer Gayle Tufts announced as Nancy Nostradamus.
• Additional titles in the anniversary slate include Lysistrata oder die Fantasie vom Frieden, Die Schule der Frauen – Molière auf Hessisch, and the family production Pippi Langstrumpf.
• Festival leadership says most casting and further production details will be released later in the season rollout.
• The program launch follows a second consecutive year above 100,000 visitors with roughly 85% occupancy, which the organization cites as momentum for its growth plans.