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World-Class Show Business 

The Deutsches Theater Betriebs GmbH is a full subsidiary of the state capital Munich and thus has to report to the supervisory board that is comprised of city councils from different parties and is presided by chairman Manuel Pretzl. Operations are led by the two managing directors Carmen Bayer and Werner Steer. The Deutsches Theater Betriebs GmbH is tenant of the theatre and is obliged to the following tasks, according to its statute: “The purpose of the company is the lease and the complete or partial operation of the Deutsches Theater, the management of theatre and auditorium operations, especially during carnival, and all other subsidiary works that belong and may occur in regards to theatre and room operations. The programme of the theatre should include operetta, musical theatre, popular theatre and modern shows in particular.”

In addition to engaging many national and international productions, the Deutsches Theater is focusing on establishing ties with other theatres and festival operators, amongst others the Theaterakademie August Everding, the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Landestheater Linz, the Staatsoperette Dresden, the English Theatre Frankfurt, the Junges Theater Bonn and many more..

Due to restoration measures of the theatre, performances took place in a theatre tent that provided 1.600 seats near the Allianz Arena between October 2008 and March 2013. On Jan 17th 2014 the renovated theatre in Schwanthalerstraße was re-opened.

By now the Deutsches Theater has re-established itself in the heart of Munich and can look back on outstandingly successful years. With approximately 300.000 visitors in 2014 and over 315.000 visitors in 2015, these past years have been the most successful in the theatre’s 120-year-long history. These findings are also confirmed economically: While being offered municipal grants amounting to € 1,753 Million, the theatre only made use of € 338.000 and refunded € 1,415 million to the municipal budget. Allocating these figures to the number of spectators in 2015, this means that only € 1,07 per seat are subsidized.

With a versatile programme consisting of well-known musical theatre hit, innovative new productions, dance, cabaret and shows, the Deutsches Theater continues to build its success. In September 2016, the theatre celebrated its 120th birthday.