When does Arendt take place in Aalen?

The performance is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Where will Arendt be performed?

It will be performed in the Old Town Hall - Theater in Aalen, Market Square 4, 73430 Aalen.

What is the entry fee?

The regular price is 19 euros, the reduced ticket costs 14 euros.

What is Arendt about?

The play shows Hannah Arendt in a hotel room in Copenhagen and connects her memories with central stations of her life and thought.

Is the venue accessible?

The performance space is barrier-free. For wheelchair seats, the need should be registered at least one day before the event.

Where can I get tickets?

Tickets are available through the official advance ticket sales of the City Theater Aalen and the ticket portal.

Arendt in Aalen: Hannah Arendt's life awakens surprisingly intensely in the Old Town Hall

Name: Arendt
Start: 2026-11-28T21:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-28T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Altes Rathaus - Theater

An evening with Hannah Arendt that touches the heart

With Arendt, the city theater of Aalen presents an intense play in the Old Town Hall, closely linking thought, memory, and the present. The production by Rhea Leman takes us deep into the inner world of one of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century.

A hotel room as the stage of a whole life

The story begins in 1975 in Copenhagen: Hannah Arendt is waiting for the Sonning Prize to be awarded and struggles in her hotel room with the speech she wants to share with the world. From this quiet starting situation unfolds a concentrated event experience full of tension, in which memories of expulsion, flight, and the Eichmann trial become a dense theatrical evening.

Strong themes, clear language, great impact

The play combines political history with personal vulnerability and creates a fine psychological profile. Between sharp analysis and surreal images, the exact audience mood emerges for which contemporary theater in Aalen is appreciated: attentive, approachable, and intellectually demanding. Especially in the historical setting of the Old Town Hall, this production gains additional intensity.

The venue makes the evening special

The Old Town Hall has been a fixed theater stage in Aalen for many years and offers a very direct contact between the ensemble and the audience with its compact atmosphere. Anyone who takes a seat here does not experience a distant large stage, but a concentrated cultural event with immediate effect. For people with mobility limitations, there are barrier-free accesses to the performance space and information about wheelchair seats available upon prior registration.

Conclusion: A theater evening for head and heart

Arendt promises a clever, moving, and atmospherically dense evening in the heart of Aalen. Anyone interested in political theater, strong characters, and demanding stage art should not miss this experience live in the Old Town Hall.