Berliner Ensemble

Brecht's own theater

My husband and I took in two performances at the Berliner Ensemble. Although the company puts on some plays not written by its founder, Bertoldt Brecht, it must have to strain to create new takes on h...

Historic theatre in Berlin

We visited because of the Brecht connection; the premiere of The Threepenny Opera took place here, and outside there is a statue of Brecht with quotations from his work. Unfortunately no performances ...

Iconic theatre.

Founded by Bertolt Brecht the Berliner Ensemble is a unique looking building that's worth a look if your walking down Schiffbauerdamm . An iconic theatre building that although I never attended a perf...

Nice Building with history

While waiting for my group to be on board the Spree River tour boat, I was walkinaround the area and saw this nice building. The building is located across the River from the Palace of Tear with the ...

Opportunity to catch a famous Brecht play by the company he founded

Located just across the Spree from the Friederichstrasse train station, the Berliner Ensemble offers up Brecht classics, such as “Die Dreigoschenoper” (“The Three-Penny Opera”), plus recent internatio...