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Vienna’s Teata plans to open in its new home on Jan. 23

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Vienna’s Teata plans to begin performances at the renovated former Theater in der Gumpendorfer Straße on Jan. 23, 2027.
  • The theater’s season will open on Oct. 9 with Sara Ostertag’s stage adaptation of Tijan Sila’s novel “Radio Sarajevo,” a co-production first staged in Linz.
  • The opening production “Eva schläft” is scheduled to premiere in Bolzano on Sept. 26.

Vienna’s Teata plans to start performing in its new home on Jan. 23, 2027, after the former Theater in der Gumpendorfer Straße is renovated. The theater outlined its plans for the 2026/27 season on Monday, including three revivals.

Director Sara Ostertag said the renovation remains within the planning options. The theater’s opening production, “Eva schläft,” will have its premiere in Bolzano on Sept. 26.

The season itself begins on Oct. 9 with Ostertag’s dramatization of Tijan Sila’s novel “Radio Sarajevo.” The co-production premiered at the Landestheater Linz in March and will be presented in Vienna at the Theater-Arche.

From Jan. 23, performances are scheduled to move into the rooms of the former TaG, or Theater in der Gumpendorfer Straße, which is expected to be completed and reopened as Teata.

The renovation remains within the planning options.

· Sara OstertagThe Teata director described the status of the theater’s renovation.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.