Productions
NO future, dear darkness! In the face of the crises of our time, looking to the future may seem far from promising. And yet, in the 2026/27 season, we want to take that look – together with the generations who will inherit the future. Together with young people, we will take an open and honest look at what lies ahead, sometimes dystopian, sometimes utopian, and develop imaginative strategies for dealing with it.
PÖBELARIEN
PÖBELARIEN
In PÖBELARIEN, opera is under attack – and you are the infection! A collective of parasites crawls into costumes, gnaws away at arias and takes whatever feels good from the operatic canon. The rest is thrown out. The Snake Boys bring fat beats, clear voices and a mountain of shimmering costumes. Whoever wants to can […]
To 12. December 2026.
I MUST DIE
I MUST DIE
An empty stage. One body. Two parallel universes. In I MUST DIE, performer Nico Sauer meets… himself. And one of them is not going to survive. A musical theatre solo between everyday sounds, Jacques Tati-style absurdity, and seriously nerve-wracking suspense. Light and music split the stage into two worlds. They exist side by side, completely […]
To 25. October 2026.
I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum
I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum
NO Jung combine Shakespeare with slasher vibes. Dance becomes a hunt. Choral singing turns into rumor. Music becomes a racing pulse. Music theatre somewhere between dance, scene, song, and collage. Funny, precise, unsettling. And perhaps a little too close for comfort. PREMIERE 15 May 2026 SPRACHE GermanDAUER 60 minutes NOTE Strobe and haze effects are used […]
To 07. November 2026.
Tiresias
Tiresias
PLEASE NOTEUnfortunately, the production has had to be cancelled for health reasons. The planned performances on 5, 6 and 7 November will no longer take place and tickets already purchased will be refunded. Our Box Office will contact you with further information. The country needs new children. Smart, beautiful, productive children. As close to perfect […]
To 07. November 2026.
DARK CHRISTMAS
DARK CHRISTMAS
Christmas is approaching fast. Time to venture into musical highs and lows. At the Neuköllner Oper, however, the focus is not on the birth of a holy baby, but on the deaths of three pop icons who all passed away ten years ago: Prince, George Michael and David Bowie. Three exceptional artists, three evenings, three […]
To 24. January 2027.
DARK CHRISTMAS: Prince
DARK CHRISTMAS: Prince
Christmas is approaching fast. A reason to venture into musical highs and lows. At the NO, however, we’re not focusing on the birth of a baby, but rather on the deaths of three pop icons who all passed away ten years ago: Prince, George Michael and David Bowie. Three exceptional artists, three evenings, three tributes […]
To 01. December 2026.
1984
1984
George Orwell’s legendary dystopian novel 1984 depicts life under a totalitarian surveillance state: relentless control, a Thought Police ready to punish every deviation. Now composer Rui Rodrigues and writer John von Düffel bring Orwell’s nightmare into the 21st century, together with the fourth-year students of Musical/Show at Berlin University of the Arts. A stage piece […]
To 02. January 2027.
DARK CHRISTMAS: George Michael
DARK CHRISTMAS: George Michael
Christmas is approaching fast. A reason to venture into musical highs and lows. At the NO, however, we’re not focusing on the birth of a baby, but rather on the deaths of three pop icons who all passed away ten years ago: Prince, George Michael and David Bowie. Three exceptional artists, three evenings, three tributes […]
To 27. December 2026.
DARK CHRISTMAS: David Bowie
DARK CHRISTMAS: David Bowie
Christmas is approaching fast. A reason to venture into musical highs and lows. At the NO, however, we’re not focusing on the birth of a baby, but rather on the deaths of three pop icons who all passed away ten years ago: Prince, George Michael and David Bowie. Three exceptional artists, three evenings, three tributes […]
To 24. January 2027.
