Acting in Mozart’s hometown
Choose from internationally renowned theatres like the big festival house (Großes Festspielhaus) or smaller theatres showcasing experimental art and cabaret.
From the Altstadthotel Kasererbräu, you can reach Salzburg’s best-known sights on foot. The big festival house (Großes Festspielhaus) is roughly a 5-minute walk from this four-star hotel. At 100 metres wide, its stage is one of the world’s largest. High society and press from all around the globe meet at the big festival house (Großes Festspielhaus) in summer.
Theatre has been alive at this southern corner of the Mirabell Palace Gardens since the 18th century.
The Salzburger Landestheatre is located on the other side of the Salzach. Theatre has been alive at this southern corner of the Mirabell Palace Gardens since the 18th century. The four-genre theatre promises excellent performances in musical theatre, drama, dance and youth theatre.
The theatre with the smallest actors in Salzburg
Directly next to the Landestheatre, there is a theatre that enjoys a great international reputation for its exceptional performances despite the small stature of its actors: the Salzburg Marionette Theatre. For around a hundred years, these little puppets have been enchanting children with pieces by Mozart, Tschaikowsky and Shakespeare.
At the feet of Hohensalzburg Castle
There is a wide range of theatres in Salzburg:
- ARGEKultur
- Felsenreitschule Theatre
- Haus für Mozart
- Kleines Theater
- Literaturhaus Salzburg
- Oval Republic
- Toihaus
Directly under Hohensalzburg Castle and not far from the Altstadthotel Kasererbräu, you’ll find Austria’s largest ensemble theatre. Ten to 14 productions are performed at the Salzburg Theatre (Schauspielhaus) every year. Their programm includes everything from antique pieces to modern innovations.