Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt

After an extensive conversion and renovation phase, the Wiener Neustadt Municipal Theater has been given a barrier-free, state-of-the-art makeover and reopened its doors in November 2024.

The building in Herzog-Leopold-Straße was originally a convent of Carmelite nuns. The former church of the convent, abolished by Joseph II in 1782, forms today's Stadttheater, which was first opened as such on October 23, 1794. The theater went through difficult times and was destroyed several times in its 230-year history, whether in the devastating town fire of 1834 or later during the bombing raids of the Second World War. However, it was always quickly repaired and reopened just as quickly.

After the last closure, the Wiener Neustadt consortium "KOUP Architekten ZT GmbH and SMP-ZT", under the leadership of Peter Übersberger, was commissioned by Wiener Neustadt and the state of Lower Austria to bring the municipal theater into the year 2024 and it was renovated with the utmost care and passion. The materials used, predominantly white, create an atmosphere that enables guests interested in culture to make a gentle transition from the reality of everyday life to the magic of the theater. This concept of color purity was applied as an "artificial backdrop" over all areas of the theater building - with one exception: the color scheme of the auditorium was derived from the amber hues of the coral-like motifs of Wolfgang Huts' painting on the iron curtain.

The program of the guest performance hall includes plays for young and old by the Landestheater Niederösterreich, concerts by the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Bösendorfer Klavierwelten, cinema films in cooperation with the Kino im Kesselhaus Krems, cabaret, readings and stage talks, sing-alongs and concerts.sing-along concerts and new formats such as the Logenpolka, which brings folk music to the (theater) stage, or the Funky Town festival, which turns Wiener Neustadt into the metropolis of funk for one night. The theater has 560 seats in the Great Hall, the Salon Bösendorfer is approved for 70 people (standing room), with variable seating, the number of standing places is reduced accordingly. The Great Hall is equipped with a sound system that can be connected to hearing aids and into which you can dial in with your own hearing aid and smartphone if required.

The integrated Theater Café is open one hour before the start of the event and during the breaks and serves regional delicacies.

Guided tours and/or rental inquiries can be sent individually to: info@stadttheater-wn.at