Overview

• The planned interim leadership for Berlin's Volksbühne by director Vegard Vinge and designer Ida Müller has been canceled, leaving questions about the theater's future direction.
• Kultursenator Joe Chialo stated that the final leadership, set for 2027, might be expedited to avoid the need for temporary management.
• The withdrawal follows the unexpected death of former director René Pollesch in February 2024, which initially prompted plans for interim leadership starting in summer 2025.
• Chialo denied that recent cultural budget cuts were definitively the cause of the withdrawal but acknowledged a mix of reasons may have contributed.
• Vinge and Müller remain connected to the Volksbühne despite their decision, which Chialo described as a significant loss for the theater.