Verleihung der Bayerischen Poetentaler
Deutsches Theater Munich is hosting an award ceremony for the Münchner Turmschreiber e.V.
A gala evening hosted by Munich’s Turmschreiber
Curtains up for an outstanding evening: this year, the Bavarian Poetentaler 2025 awards will be presented in the Silbersaal. Munich’s Turmschreiber are honoring writer Paul Maar, actress Brigitte Hobmeier, legendary goalkeeper Sepp Maier, and author and journalist Thomas Grasberger.
The award ceremony will take place as part of an entertaining and colorful gala, at which not only the honorees but also several Turmschreiber members, including cabaret artists Franziska Wanninger and Wolfgang Ludwig Müller, will perform. The award – also referred to by the press as the “Bavarian Pour le mérite” – has been presented annually since 1961 by the Munich Turmschreiber to individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to art and culture in Bavaria. Previous winners include Marieluise Fleißer, Eugen Roth, Ernst Hoferichter, Gert Heidenreich, Michael Ende, Ottfried Preußler, Janosch, Konstantin Wecker, Haindling, Fredl Fesl, Dieter Hildebrandt, Bruno Jonas, Gerhard Polt, Biermösl Blosn, Frank M. Barwasser (Pelzig), Werner Herzog, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, and many others.
