The 90s. A nostalgic sing-along show with Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (music) and archivist Alfred Sülheim (Jens Spörckmann) as tour guide. Running time approx. two hours including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

The Fantastic 90s Sing-Along Show

Theater with few words for audiences aged 3 and up. Almost entirely without language, Stefanie Lenz and Finn Leonhardt experience in their movement theater piece all the adventures that the world holds between bedtime rituals, dreams and alarm clocks ringing.

Off to Bed!

TAS Neuss

A Schlager party with Dat Rosi and Heinz Allein, featuring colorful hits, gags and guests, plus a preview of the new season at the Theater am Schlachthof. Duration: one and a half hours, without intermission.

Schlager Party with Rosi & Heinz

Sparkassen-Bühne der Landesgartenschau

Cabaret. Music. Slapstick. Sabine Wiegand as Ruhr-area working-class character Dat Rosi in her current program. Whether it's world politics or doing the laundry, climate change or menopause, no topic is too hot for her. With hits and blockbusters from AC/DC to Zappa.

Dat Rosi: Hot as Fry Grease!

A musical theatre piece about family, women and different ways of living, featuring popular songs by Nina Hagen, Ton Steine Scherben, Madonna and many others. After the death of their shared aunt Hilde, three sisters meet again after a long time in an attic.

Indescribably Feminine!

Theater am Schlachthof

A prickly adventure for ages 5 and up. Pippin the Gnome and his team set out to find the missing treetop.

The Christmas Gnomes

A theatre play for all ages from 7 and up. Stage adaptation by Christian Schönfelder after Astrid Lindgren. Running time approximately 110 minutes, including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

Naturbühne der Orangerie

Theater for children ages 4 and up, based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Running time approximately 50 minutes, without intermission.

The Hare and the Hedgehog

Theater play for ages five and up. The old tale of the fisherman and his wife, freshly retold!

Der Herr Fischer und seine Frau

A musical journey into the world of flowers, shrubs and trees with a sing-along character. Together with Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (guitar) and city archivist Alfred Sülheim, aka Jens Spörckmann (facts). Running time approx. two hours, including an approx. 20-minute intermission.

The Fantastic Sing-Along Show – 100% Floral (The State Garden Show Edition)

The fanTAStic sing-along show: a nostalgic journey through the music of the 1950s and 1960s with Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (guitar) and Jens Spörckmann aka Alfred Sülheim (facts). Singing along is expressly welcome.

The 50s & 60s

A reading with live music for ages 8 and up. When Tom discovers a mouldy-green ghost in his basement, he seeks help from the experienced ghost hunter Hedwig Kümmelsaft. The reading is accompanied by a string quartet of the dkn. Running time approximately 50 minutes, without intermission.

Ghost Hunters on an Icy Trail

Alter Schlachthof

For Kulturnacht 2026, the Theater am Schlachthof (TAS) and the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein (dkn) share the Wetthalle. Alternating every half hour, cabaret (KulturNIGHT Debate Vol. V) plays on the hour and music (Bach to Broadway, a string quartet from the dkn) on the half hour, from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free, with open seating.

KulturNIGHT Debate VOL. V & DKN Strings – Bach to Broadway

Wetthalle

A non-AI-generated comedy by Markus Andrae. City archivist Alfred Sülheim is shortly due to retire; the city archive in Neuss is about to undergo a complete renovation, and on his return he meets Kim, an artificial intelligence that is to run the archive independently in the future. Chaos breaks out as new technologies enter his orderly world.

Sülheims letzter Akt

Theater im Barbaraviertel

Heinz Allein with band and guests – A musically delightful live evening

But the Jazz Is On!

A musical journey into the world of flowers, shrubs and trees, with audience sing-along. Together with Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (guitar) and city archivist Alfred Sülheim, aka Jens Spörckmann (facts). Running time approx. two hours, including an intermission of about 20 minutes. Admission free.

The Fantastic Sing-Along Show 100% Floral – The State Garden Show Edition at the LAGA

A two-hour improv theater workshop about fun, spontaneity and laughing together. No prior experience needed, free of charge, as part of the Landesgartenschau Neuss 2026.

Workshop – Laughing Guaranteed! The Improv Theatre Workshop

Landesgartenschau Neuss 2026

A mystical comedy after Washington Irving. A production by the “TheOtter” ensemble. Synopsis: Ichabod Crane travels to the village of Sleepy Hollow, where mysterious events, witches and a headless horseman await him.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

A satirical musical reckoning with the year, featuring Eddy Schulz and A. Sülheim. The event must be cancelled for health reasons.

Year in Review 2025 – Fading Landscapes

Children's summer holiday program at the TAS: over the first two weeks of the summer holidays, children develop a holiday story under the guidance of theatre educators/directors, rehearse the scenes and perform them on the TAS's main stage at the end of the week. First week (July 21–24) for primary school children, second week (July 27–31) for ages 10–14. Both weeks are fully booked.

Off on Holiday! – A Travel Theatre Week

A political fable by Sam Bobrick. German translation by Hagen Horst. Cast: Daniel Cerman, Karolin Stern. Direction and stage design: Jürgen Eick. Costumes: Stefanie Klein. Production assistant: Hannah Kruse. Performance rights: AHN & SIMROCK Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH, Hamburg.

Travis Pine – A Man of the People

A wintry theatre piece with a ghost and a cat, for ages 5 and up. Theatre ghost Thea and the black cat Anatol turn the stage into a Christmas oasis, together with Rudi the rat and the grumpy caretaker Ralf.

A Terribly Beautiful Christmas Ghost

Funeral Feast on the Rhine. A comedy by Dennis Palmen. After the death of their mentor Sina, the two aspiring cooks Alma and Othilie become rivals for a lucrative commission to cater a funeral feast on the Rhine. Running time approx. one and a half hours, including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

The Last Dinner

or: The Leftovers of the Shooting Festival. An apocalyptic drama with local flavor by Dennis Palmen. A chamber play about tradition and the future, home and climate catastrophe, set in a bunker beneath Neuss.

The Last Marksman

Comedy by Nora Abdel-Maksoud. A radical inheritance reform: all bequests are redistributed by lottery.

Jeeps

A musical political thriller by Julia Jochmann. A music theater piece with music ranging from the Rolling Stones to Linkin Park, about media manipulation.

Fake News

A comedy by Jens Neutag, Martin Maier-Bode and Jürgen Eick. The big city anniversary is approaching, and the independent scene is allowed to take part in the supporting program. A Berlin director is to stage Shakespeare's Hamlet as modern, bloody, naked art, with video projection and a woman in the title role. Anniversary season for the 30th year of the Theater am Schlachthof.

Hamlet Dies and Then Goes for a Bratwurst

Drama based on the novel by Bov Bjerg. A Junges.TAS production. Running time: approx. one and a half hours, without intermission. Content warning: theme of suicide.

Auerhaus

A drama by Franziska Flachs. We wanted it this way, and now it has come true: Germany, but nationalistic! Aris Musca, an artist on the run, is cornered in the Department Store of Humanity by Stauf, a politician loyal to the regime. Stauf makes a pact with the artist: he wants, just once, to be staged as a good-hearted do-gooder.

Operation Gutmensch

Actor, entertainer, guaranteed success: Harry Heib plays, sings and swings through the turbulent phases of life of the unforgettable "man for all occasions." Running time approximately two hours, including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

No Dates and Easily Sitting… An Encounter with Harald Juhnke

TAS Theater an der Schleife

The craziest music show of all time: a musical show in which the ensemble transforms into more than 40 heroes of pop history and presents the great hits of the 1980s live.

Back to the 80s

Hey Maniacs & Uptown Girls! Together with Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (music) and city archivist Alfred Sülheim, aka Jens Spörckmann (facts), we take a nostalgic journey through the music of the 80s and recall its most curious moments and events. Singing along is expressly encouraged! Running time: approx. two hours, including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

The Fantastic Sing-Along Show of the 80s

Freshly brewed madness from the office, the administration and current affairs. A breathless ride through the absurdities of contemporary bureaucracy, a laugh-out-loud obstacle course of everyday overwhelm, and a tribute to the lovable colleagues on the team.

Flurfunk! Büro und Bekloppte

A nostalgic journey through the music of the 1970s with singing, guitar and facts about the most curious moments and events. Singing along is expressly welcome. Running time approx. two hours including an approx. 20-minute intermission.

The Fantastic Sing-Along Show: The 70s

A musical-comic sleigh ride from Duisburg to Glehn

Rosi & Heinz Celebrate Christmas at the Wetthalle

A witty Advent reading with Anke Jansen and Tim Fleischer. Humorous, satirical, sharp and contemplative literary morsels, along with unusual Christmas songs performed with guitar, flute and voice. Running time approx. one hour, without intermission, including a plate of cookies.

Cinnamon & Tinder – A Witty Advent Reading

Cabaret theater & songs. Brigitte, an unemployed children's book author, is asked to help a president explain, in plain language, a communication problem that has gone viral. With singing and music between the lines, after Schulz von Thun.

I Understand What You're Not Saying

Music theatre by Julia Jochmann. In April 1962, the most modern department store in the Federal Republic of Germany opens on Oberstraße in Neuss with the "Merkur." At the center is the young shop assistant Ilse, who dreams of a career as a singer, while her father fights for the survival of the small family business, and Helmut Horten is confronted with his entanglement in the Nazi era.

The Department Store on Oberstraße

Musical memories of the Christmas season for audience sing-along. Featuring Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (music) and Jens Spörckmann (facts). Running time approx. two hours including an intermission of about 20 minutes.

Die fanTAStische Mitsingshow – X-Mas-Edition

A Christmas Charity Concert. Multi-part vocal singing, band, string instruments and charming hosting; the proceeds of the evening go to a good cause.

The Great Cutlery Set for a Good Cause

Open offer for young people aged 16 to 27. The youth club of the TAS (improvisational theatre) restarts at the beginning of the 2026/2027 season; participation is free of charge.

Junges.TAS

The improv show with TheOtter at the Neuss State Garden Show 2026. Spontaneous stories emerge in the moment, with the audience as the source of ideas. The event is free on the LAGA grounds, but entry requires a LAGA ticket.

LAchen GArantiert! The Improv Show with TheOtter

A fantasy improv format inspired by D&D. The theatre collective TheOtter improvises stories live, full of magic and adventure, with the audience deciding how they unfold. Running time approx. 75 minutes without an intermission. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Otters and Dragons

Musical cabaret. Matthias Reuter presents satirical Christmas poetry and songs and looks back on the year's events. With cabaret, piano and wrapping paper.

Spottwichteln

The New Year's Eve special at the Wetthalle. With the most beloved German schlager hits, the most atmospheric songs of the NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) and other classics of modern music, Franka von Werden (vocals), Tim Steiner (music) and Archivar Sülheim (aka Jens Spörckmann) invite you to a New Year's Eve evening of a special kind.

The Best of the Fantastic Sing-Along Show

Interactive concert with plenty of light and shadow for ages 3 and up. The audience becomes part of the show with their flashlights. Running time approx. 55 minutes, no intermission.

Die Fug and Janina Flashlight Show

Wonder, laughter and audience participation for everyone aged five and up. A magic show by Olli, multiple winner of the German Championships of Magic. Running time approximately 45 minutes, no intermission.

Ollis Children's Magic Show

Action reading for the whole family, ages four and up. A unicorn just wants some peace and quiet; with the friends WhatBear, NoDog and the PrincesYes. Cheerful action theater to join in and laugh along with, read and performed by Eva Marianne Kraiss and Sebastian Menges. Duration approx. 45 minutes, without intermission.

The Nein-Unicorn

A cabaret-style year-in-review evening with Aydın Işık, Mike McAlpine and Kadir Zeyrek.

A Hard-Hitting Reckoning with 2026

Theater for ages 3 and up by Finn Leonhardt. Normally, lighting technician Linus does his work unobserved before the performance. But today of all days, he is surprised by the audience. Linus decides to improvise and shows his unexpected visitors the world of light. Running time: approx. 45 minutes, no intermission.

Linus Makes Light

Singer-songwriter Eddy Schulz presents his current program. With wordplay, catchy pop music, piano and vocals, he sets out to answer the question: Who is to blame? Whether high performers, AI, sitcoms or knights, everyone comes under suspicion over the course of the evening. Like Dr. Watson for Sherlock or Robin for Batman, Finn Leonhardt is the brilliant sidekick who supports Eddy in the investigation with a diverse range of instruments.

Eddy Schulz – Die Schulzfrage

A tribute to Hildegard Knef. The actress and singer Anke Jansen portrays Hildegard Knef, accompanied by Richard Eisenach on double bass and Thorsten Schreiner on piano, with more than twenty classic chansons.

So or So, That's Life

Fed up with the news? Then satirical group therapy is just what you need. The two group leaders, Jens Spörckmann and Eddy Schulz, invite you to a relaxed hour in the foyer over a drink, to talk about the news, oddities and the latest trends from our metropolitan region and from around the world. Armed with the news, satirical wit and a piano, they dare a casual glance over the shoulder into the rearview mirror.

Rückspiegel – The Satirical-Musical Quarterly Review in the Foyer, Winter Edition

TAS Theater an der Schwarzbach

Theatre production with music for ages 3 and up. During a breathtaking flight to the witches' supermarket, the brave witch Frieda's broom breaks, and she makes a crash landing in a gloomy attic. Running time: 50 minutes, without intermission.

A Brave Little Witch

Cabaret. Music. Slapstick. In her new program Schnauze mit Goldrand, Ruhr-district working-class performer DAT ROSI delivers plain talk, self-irony and a feel for tunes in an evening full of pace, wit and Ruhr-area charm.

DAT ROSI – Schnauze mit Goldrand

World premiere. In the middle of the night, Clara arrives at the door of her younger sister Millie, fleeing her violent husband. The two sisters have not been in contact for years, and old conflicts, feelings of guilt and longings immediately resurface. Living together in Millie's "controlled chaos" becomes a darkly comic state of emergency, oscillating between exuberant fantasies of liberation and bitter reality.

Till Death Do Us Part

A theatre piece for audiences aged 5 and up. Furry hero Sitz sets out to find out who leaves three-pawed prints in the garden, and ends up at the junkyard. A play about fear of the unknown, prejudice, friendship and courage.

The Three Paws and the Mysterious Junkyard

A contemporary comedy with depth about missed opportunities, second chances, and the question of whether one can really rewrite one's life. World premiere. The premiere is planned for April 23, 2027; further dates and the start of advance ticket sales are expected to follow in autumn 2026.

Theater am Schlachthof (TAS)

Nov 13, 2026 - Jan 17, 2027

Travis Pine – A Man of the People

Nov 15, 2026

A Terribly Beautiful Christmas Ghost

Nov 20, 2026

The Last Dinner

Nov 20, 2026

The Last Marksman

Nov 20, 2026

Jeeps

Nov 8, 2026 - Feb 19, 2027

The Fantastic 90s Sing-Along Show

Nov 8, 2026

Off to Bed!

Theater am Schlachthof (TAS)