Dear citizens of Bruchsal, dear friends of Badische Landesbühne!

The story of our citizens' theatre movement started in the 2012/13 season. In the spring of 2015, it culminated in the festival Utopolis, and kept growing thereafter. Until the pandemic put an end to all the getting and working together, the joint exploration of our urban society,  and the joint transformation of a city into theatre. But these times are over!

During the 22/23 season, a club for young adults, called Junge Szene, reemerged amidst the festival Stadtgeschichten, tales of a city. Under the new direction, the citizen's theatre becomes the third programmatic line of Badische Landesbühne -  a new beginning, based on a tradition and on established processes, renewing them and leading them into a bright future.

The 23/24 season started with three groups, and the anniversary season of 2024/25 will continue in the same vein, offering opportunities for citizens of all ages, to contribute to both the city of Bruchsal and to the world of theatre. These is the 'Theaterbande' for ages from 8–12, the 'Junge Szene' for ages from 13–18, and 'vox populi', the group for everyone above the age of 18. The latter makings a sparkling return: formed by former participants of the citizen's theatre and independently run, vox populi and Badische Landesbühne join forces and are happy to welcome new members.

In May 2025, we'll see three new productions that will be as diverse as the citizens who make up the three clubs. The common denominator: all three groups work with the topic of time, more precicely with the concepts of 'yesterday', 'today', and 'tomorrow'.