Neues Theater Höchst

Neues Theater Höchst (NTH) is a small-arts cabaret stage (Kleinkunstbühne) founded in 1987 in the Höchst district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupies a former cinema auditorium on Emmerich-Josef-Straße; the cinema hall of the Filmforum Höchst is located on the first floor of the same building. The theatre is operated by the Bund für Volksbildung Frankfurt am Main Höchst, a registered non-profit association, which also serves as the recipient of donations for the house. The programme is deliberately varied: as the theatre's own website puts it, "today cabaret, tomorrow variety, the day after tomorrow a concert — every evening a new world." Artists and groups appear mainly in the fields of cabaret, comedy and musical, usually for one or several days. Twice a year the theatre stages a four-week variety programme; in this respect it offered such programming in Frankfurt a full year before the Tigerpalast opened. In 2024 Maik M. Paulsen took over artistic project direction for the variety shows. Beyond evening cabaret, NTH hosts children's performances — above all puppet theatre — artist readings and exhibitions by visual artists. Since 2004 it has organised the late-summer festival Barock am Main in the garden of the Bolongaropalast. Attached to the theatre is the Filmforum Höchst, a programme cinema of the Frankfurt Volkshochschule (adult education centre). Its film programme focuses in particular on directors from North and Latin America, Africa and Asia, shown as subtitled original-language versions, and it has several times been awarded the Hessian Film Art Prize (Hessischer Filmkunst-Preis). As a non-profit house, NTH depends on ticket income, public support and private donations. Its website appeals directly to audiences to donate to secure the building's upkeep — from stage lighting to heating — and to keep the theatre a place of encounter for culture in Frankfurt's west. Donations are collected under the account holder Bund für Volksbildung Frankfurt am Main Höchst e.V., with donation receipts available on request.

Neues Theater Höchst was founded in 1987 as a Kleinkunstbühne (small-arts cabaret stage) in the Höchst district of Frankfurt am Main. It is housed in a former cinema auditorium on Emmerich-Josef-Straße; the cinema hall of the Filmforum Höchst occupies the first floor of the same building. The theatre's supporting body is the Bund für Volksbildung Frankfurt am Main Höchst, a registered non-profit association that also acts as the account holder for donations to the house. From its early years the theatre built its identity on variety of programming rather than a single genre. Its programme features artists and groups working mainly in cabaret, comedy and musical, appearing for one or several days at a time. Twice a year the house stages a four-week variety programme — a format it offered in Frankfurt a full year before the Tigerpalast opened. In 2024 Maik M. Paulsen took over the artistic project direction for the variety shows at Neues Theater Höchst. Alongside evening cabaret, NTH has long presented performances for children, above all puppet theatre, as well as artist readings and exhibitions by visual artists. Since 2004 the theatre has organised the late-summer festival Barock am Main in the garden of the Bolongaropalast, extending its activity beyond its own auditorium into one of Höchst's landmark settings. Attached to the theatre is the Filmforum Höchst, a programme cinema of the Volkshochschule Frankfurt am Main. Its film programme focuses in particular on directors from North and Latin America, Africa and Asia, screened as subtitled original-language versions, and it has been awarded the Hessischer Filmkunst-Preis several times. As a non-profit operation, the theatre relies on ticket sales, public support and private donations. Its website frames the upkeep of the house — from stage lighting to heating — as an ongoing financial effort and appeals to audiences to donate so that the curtain can continue to rise and the theatre can remain a place of encounter for culture in Frankfurt's west. Donations are collected under the account holder Bund für Volksbildung Frankfurt am Main Höchst e.V., with donation receipts available on request.

• 2024

  Maik M. Paulsen takes over artistic project direction for the variety shows at Neues Theater Höchst.

• 2004

  The theatre begins organising the late-summer festival Barock am Main in the garden of the Bolongaropalast.

• 1987

  Neues Theater Höchst is founded as a Kleinkunstbühne in Frankfurt's Höchst district.

A non-profit small-arts cabaret and variety stage serving Frankfurt's western districts, combining cabaret, comedy, musical, children's theatre and festival programming under one roof.

• Cabaret, comedy and musical performances

  Artists and groups appear mainly in cabaret, comedy and musical, for one or several days at a time.

• Twice-yearly four-week variety programme

  A recurring variety format; the theatre offered such programming in Frankfurt a year before the Tigerpalast opened.

• Children's and puppet theatre

  Performances for children, above all puppet theatre.

• Artist readings and visual art exhibitions

  Readings by artists and exhibitions of visual artists are part of the programme.

• Barock am Main festival

  A late-summer theatre festival held since 2004 in the garden of the Bolongaropalast.

• Filmforum Höchst

  An attached programme cinema of the Volkshochschule Frankfurt am Main, focusing on directors from North and Latin America, Africa and Asia in subtitled original versions.

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2. 2Neues Theater Höchst – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Neues Theater Höchst – Wikidatawikidata.org