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Tickets and Wheelchair Seats

Since the ticket provider’s website has limited accessibility, you can book tickets and a wheelchair-accessible seat with an accompanying seat by phone at 030 4234314 or by email at ticket@schaubude.berlin. For weekend performances, bookings must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Friday.

People with severe disabilities receive tickets at a reduced price. People with severe disabilities who require a companion receive a free ticket for that companion.

Audio Descriptions and Tactile Guided Tours

Audio descriptions and tactile tours are offered for select performances for blind and visually impaired people. These performances are marked in the program. Please register by calling 030 4234314 or emailing ticket@schaubude.berlin by 12:00 p.m. the day before the performance.

Directions by S-Bahn/Travel by Public Transportation

The Schaubude Berlin is located directly at the “Greifswalder Straße” stop (distance: 40 meters). The S-Bahn station is served by lines S8, S85, and the circular lines S41 and S42. The station has an elevator with voice announcements (between the platform and the station concourse) as well as a tactile guidance system. Tram line M4 stops at the tram stop. The stop has a tactile guidance system; the traffic light crossing is equipped with a feature for the visually impaired.

Traveling by Car

The nearest parking spaces for people with disabilities are located in front of the swimming pool at Lilli-Hennoch-Straße 20; there are 4 parking spaces (distance: 500 meters).

On-site accessibility

The foyer is accessible without steps through two double-leaf, non-motorized doors (width: 150 cm), which are open for entry. The box office is located immediately to the right in the entrance area. The bar (counter height: 120 cm) is straight ahead.

Admission

Access to the auditorium is via a staircase with 6 steps and handrails on both sides.

For people with mobility impairments, ground-level access is available via the stage entrance. Please proceed to the theater lobby; staff members will escort you from there into the auditorium. Guide dogs are permitted.

Restrooms

Gender-neutral restrooms are located behind the red doors that open outward. Access is via two staircases with handrails on both sides, totaling 11 steps. The restroom facilities consist of an entryway with several sinks and restroom stalls branching off to the left and right.

Access to the accessible restroom is on the left side of the theater auditorium. Entry is through two non-motorized doors (width: 88 cm). The light turns on automatically via a motion sensor.

Accessibility for Individual Productions

More detailed information regarding special requirements for the audience, seating arrangements, potential content triggers, and sensory stimuli can be found in the program notes for each production approximately two weeks before the first performance.

Feedback

For suggestions, questions, and feedback:

Magdalena von Sicard (Ticketing)

030 4234 314

ticket@schaubude.berlin

Early Boarding

Early Boarding is available for the performances of “La Langue des Cygnes” and “Hrdinky?!”. Early Boarding is a service for audience members with visible and invisible disabilities. It allows you to enter the auditorium ten minutes before the official admission time to acclimate to the environment and find a suitable seat.

Tactile Guidance and Audio Description

The performances “Ein Loch ist meistens rund” and “unsichtbar” feature integrated artistic audio description.

The workshop “Roots: Experiments with the Invisible” is aimed at blind, visually impaired, and sighted colleagues.

A pickup service is available for blind and visually impaired people from the nearest public transit stations.

Registration for the tactile tours and the pick-up service is required by 4:00 p.m. the day before the event. Registration takes place after purchasing a ticket via email to ticket@schaubude.berlin or by phone at 0049 30 4234314.

Assistance dogs are, of course, permitted.

Events Featuring Sign Language

The performances “La Langue des Cygnes” and “Hrdinky?!” incorporate sign language. A DGS interpreter will be on site before and after the performances to assist visitors as needed. The post-performance discussions will be interpreted into DGS, and questions may be asked in DGS.

The workshops “Krump with Signs” and “Communication without Words” are aimed at both deaf and hearing participants.

Surtitles

The performance “La Langue des Cygnes” will be surtitled in English and German.

Tickets

Tickets are available at the box office and in the online shop. Since the ticket provider’s website has limited accessibility, tickets—including wheelchair-accessible seats with companion seating—can also be reserved by phone at 030 4234314 or by email at ticket@schaubude.berlin.

The box office will be open starting August 18, 2026, Tuesday through Friday, daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as one hour before the performance begins.