Body. Politics. Emotion.
Season 26/27
WE'RE THRILLED: “Let's Play I Am Old and Tired” has been nominated for the 2026 Nestroy Special Prize!
2073: The New Colony
A Speculative Farce with a Script by Helene Thümmel
RECOMMENDATION: Following the performance on October 23, 2026, there will be a PANEL DISCUSSION in the foyer of the Folklore Museum on the topic >> All Tomorrow's Parties: Futures and the Forces of the Past.
Featuring Julia Hoydis (Institute of English Studies, University of Graz), Kurt Poeschl (Folklore Museum), and Helene Thümmel (Theater im Bahnhof). Moderated by Pia Hierzegger
"Certain goals that were very relevant 50 years ago have been achieved. Whether this was done through purely democratic…
GAME OF DEATH
Impro Solo with Jacob Banigan
Taking inspiration from the audience and a deck of fortune-telling cards, Jacob Banigan evokes exotic settings, embodies diverse characters and hurtles through intriguing stories. But he is not totally in control; there are twists he cannot predict, elements are controlled by the audience, and the Egg Timer Of Death is always ticking...
GAME OF DEATH premiered in Graz in 2012, and the monthly show has been sold out ever since. Banigan has also performed the show in Vienna, London, Bristol, Toronto,…
MONTAG
The improvised show
After almost 30 years, the TiB players still don't know what this evening actually is. Even after hundreds of shows, thousands of stories and plays without a text, where we direct and rehearse live on stage, our desire to play remains unchecked. Inspired by suggestions from the audience, we create characters and invent stories that are spontaneous, unique and one-of-a-kind. This is how characters, stories and songs are created. A musician improvises the appropriate atmosphere.
The stage is empty,…
... à travers ...
Schallfeld Ensemble
The Schallfeld Ensemble continues its “Reflections” season this fall with the first of three concerts: On Wednesday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m., the ensemble will make its debut at TiB – Theater im Bahnhof.
The program centers on the world premiere of *Wasteland – fragile, almost a presence*, the second work from Maurizio Azzan’s *Wasteland* cycle (Stair Residence 2026) for six spatially distributed instruments and electronics. In this new chapter of the cycle, multichannel live electronics…
Let's play I am old and tired
A live gaming theater with Total Refusal
“Let's Play: I Am Old and Tired” has been nominated for the Nestroy Special Prize!
The production will be performing on October 28 and 29, 2026, at HAU-Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin!
And on December 2 and 3, 2026, at WUK in Vienna!
Yes, we can. - Barack Obama
Sorry, too tired and exhausted - Slavoj Žižek
Live in front of the audience, TOTAL REFUSAL and the TiB create a tired hero who wants to lead a secluded life in the mountains of a video game - like in Henry David Thoreau's “Walden”.
Avatars,…
This Moment with You
A solo by and starring Frans Poelstra
A guest at TiB!
All his life, actor Frans Poelstra has pretended to be a dancer. Now, at 72, he’s too old to play a dancer—but still far too young to leave the stage. In his latest solo performance, “This Moment with You,” he breaks away from traditional theatrical roles. In the here and now, he wants to be just one thing: Frans. Authentic, real, and in direct interaction with his audience.
Starting from a whimsical “memory palace” on stage—filled with tied-up surprise packages, old…
Leaving Work
Tomorrow I’ll be retired
**Name: Johanna Hierzegger
**Date of Birth: May 4, 1965
**Earliest Possible Retirement Date: December 1, 2026
So in December 2026, I could retire at age 61.5. This theoretical transition into the “last phase of life” has been on my mind for quite some time. Since 2011, I have visited people at their workplaces on their last day of work—for example, at the LKH, a state government office, a conference room, or city hall—interviewed them, and filmed them in the process. For me, these interviews…
DOSSIER
Back room
DOSSIER-Hinterzimmer returns to the QUARTIER Theater im Bahnhof on December 12, 2026.
This time, the show will feature an investigative year-in-review of 2026. DOSSIER will look back on the biggest scoops, the most notable reactions, and the latest developments of the year. There will also be exciting insights into the day-to-day work of the editorial team.
Host:
Julia Herrnböck
Guests from the editorial team:
Georg Eckelsberger
Eja Kapeller
Markus Hagspiel
(We have our texts translated by…
