Name: The Moon
Start: 2026-11-14T21:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-14T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Düsseldorfer Marionetten-Theater

A poetic puppet fairy tale that makes the moon shine anew in Düsseldorf

With The Moon, the Düsseldorf Puppet Theater brings a small world theater to the intimate stage in Palais Wittgenstein. Carl Orff's fairy tale material based on the Brothers Grimm combines fable, music theater, and subtle puppet art into a stage experience that continues to fascinate with its poetic clarity and vivid dramaturgy to this day. The production has been part of the house's repertoire for years and shows how precisely puppets, masks, and lighting can create an entire world. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/stuecke_detail.php?vid=12&utm_source=openai))

When a fairy tale becomes a theatrical image of rare power

The story is as quirky as it is timeless: Four wandering boys steal the moon in a foreign land and bring it back to their home, where in the end it has a value that points beyond mere money. The Düsseldorf Puppet Theater draws from the special aesthetics of puppet theater and works with classical puppets, table figures, shadow and flat figures, as well as masks. It is precisely this connection of craftsmanship and poetic elevation that gives the evening its unique theatrical atmosphere. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/stuecke_detail.php?vid=12&utm_source=openai))

A small house, great intimacy, strong impact

The theater in Palais Wittgenstein offers 98 seats, creating that concentrated intimacy that makes puppet theater so immediate. Even the foyer, the proximity to the stage, and the finely balanced acoustics in the small space amplify the audience's response to every movement of the figures. The house primarily addresses adults with its repertoire, and depending on the production, also older children from 8 years. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/haus.php?utm_source=openai))

Tradition of staging with significance

The Düsseldorf Puppet Theater has a long history and has developed into a fixed feature of the cultural city of Düsseldorf since its reopening. The playing style of the house does not rely on a diminished human theater but on the independent means of puppet theater. Exactly therein lies the artistic authority of this evening: In the seemingly small, a grand stage for imagination, music, and precise direction arises. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/stuecke.php?utm_source=openai))

Practical anticipation for the theater evening

The performance takes place on November 14, 2026, at 8:00 PM at the Düsseldorf Puppet Theater. Tickets are available through the theater office; the regular prices range from 21 to 32 euros for adults, reduced prices from 20 to 27 euros, and children pay 13 euros. Additionally, Wednesdays and Thursdays are designated student days with children's prices. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/tickets.php?utm_source=openai))

Those looking for an evening of poetry, precision, and quiet magic will find a rare stage experience here. The Moon promises no loud spectacle but the precious transformation of a fairy tale into living theater art. A visit is worthwhile especially when you want to see how big a small space can become. ([marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de](https://www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de/webseite/haus.php?utm_source=openai))