Venue: Theater am Neumarkt
Town: Zurich, CH

The Theater am Neumarkt (English: Theater at Neumarkt) or by its present official name Theater Neumarkt is a theatre in the German-speaking Switzerland situated at Neumarkt, Zürich. It is part of the building complex Bilgeriturm-Neumarkt and also houses the Hottinger guild for two days a year. The building was constructed by David Morf in 1742 as the guild house of the Schumacher (shoemakers) guild and was later used as the meeting point of the Communist Party of Switzerland that was there founded in 1923. The government of the city of Zürich bought the building in 1933, since 1966 it houses the present Neumarkt Theater, as well as the Neumarkt restaurant in the ground floor. The hall in the second floor probably was used sporadically as a venue in the 18th century by the then guild house. Since the 1940s it was in use under the name "Theater am Neumarkt" for guest performances and also served as a permanent venue, among others from 1949 to 1951 to the Cabaret Cornichon. After it had been used as an alternative site to the Schauspielhaus venue, increasingly evident occurred in the fifties and sixties for the use as a contemporary theater. Since the start of the 2019/2020 season, Hayat Erdoğan, Tine Milz and Julia Reichert have been managing the theater as a collective. The directors are committed to an expanded concept of theater through three newly established divisions: Theater, Playground and Academy. This will continue the theater's tradition as an ensemble theater and a place for artistic experimentation. In February 2024, it was announced that Mathieu Bertholet would take over the management of the theater from the 2025/26 season. Thus, on 13 January 1965 the city theater under the direction of the administrative department of the Zürich mayor was established, but failed financially and artistically. Re-opened on 12 January 1966, presenting Havel's "The Garden Party", the Neumarkt Theater was founded in its present form. Under the direction of Felix Rellstab (