English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center
English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center is the German capital's only producing and presenting organization in the Hauptstadt expressly dedicated to English, the 21st century lingua franca, as the working language, as a bridge between cultures, countries and traditions. The theater collaborate with both English native speakers and non-native speakers in order to achieve a continuous exchange between artists of different backgrounds who mutually inspire and influence each other to create something new together.
The year-round programming comprises the Producing Series - Made in Berlin (in-house productions), the Presenting Series (selected international productions and work from Berlin's independent performing arts community), as well as the Performing Series (concerts, comedy and more from Berlin's English performing arts community) and Pedagogy Series (cultural and drama education).
The theater is a member of Berlin's freie Szene, the independent performing arts community, and is currently developing platforms to share the work within Germany and abroad. It consciously use theater and performance as living, discursive forms to bring artists and audiences into conversation with each other about our shared city and the greater world we live in.
The theater is located in the F40 Künstlerhöfe (F40 artists’ courtyard), a beautiful courtyard housing numerous studios and galleries, originally constructed as a brewery. It is part of the vibrant Bergmann Kiez, one of Berlin’s most popular neighborhoods and home to countless restaurants, cafés, bars and shops.
