Overview

• The Gefängnistheater Aufbruch will premiere Shakespeare’s 'Titus Andronicus' in the Tegel prison courtyard on June 3, with ten additional inmate-performed shows scheduled through June 27.
• Secured last week by a grant from the Lotto-Stiftung, the project’s budget is covered until the end of 2025.
• Organizers warn that funding beyond 2025 remains uncertain as Berlin enforces significant cuts to its state budget.
• Now in its 26th year, the theater continues its tradition of staging inmate performances to foster engagement between prisoners and the public.
• Production leader Sibylle Arndt says the team is actively pursuing sponsorships, third-party funds and fines to secure the theater’s future.