Gifhorn

The legendary Berlin cabaret ensemble DISTEL dissects German sensibilities in 2026 in its current program “City Country Sockenschuss”: the railways are dilapidated, the bridges are broken, and the shortage of skilled workers has even reached the federal government. And then everyone still wants to be right: Left, Right, Center, Up, Down. By now, it should be clear: only one person is right — Richard David Precht. Says Richard David Precht. A BlackRock man is chancellor, a complete idiot is American president, and an American is pope, even though food influencer Markus Söder would have been available for all three jobs. And because the world isn’t crazy enough already, the DISTEL ensemble takes the audience on a bizarre road trip through an even more bizarre country. Beyond Germany — a fast-paced journey through the issues of our time. Entirely uncharacteristically, we set off on time, arrive without delay, and in between there are 100 minutes of outrageously good cabaret for you. With: Timo Doleys, Stefan Martin Müller, Nancy Spiller and band

The Gifhorn Cultural Association warmly invites you to the traditional New Year’s Concert at the Town Hall. The magnificent Braunschweig State Orchestra combines cheerful and reflective pieces, popular works and beloved classics in its program.

A clash of two worlds: In the musical highlight “Tarzan,” audiences join the title character on a breathtaking jungle adventure. Spectacular original compositions, plenty of suspense, and a touch of romance create an entertaining live experience for the whole family! Theater Liberi, known for its modern family musicals, stages Edgar Rice Burroughs’ hundred-year-old story in a contemporary version. Imaginative costumes, a playful, colorful set, and atmospheric lighting effects create the jungle world that Tarzan calls home. Musically, audiences are taken on a varied journey through different genres, impressing with powerful arrangements and big emotions. A highly trained ensemble ensures that characters, music, and sets merge on stage into a unique whole. A young family is shipwrecked and, barely having reached the African coast, is attacked by wild animals. Left behind is a little boy who, alone and orphaned, is taken in by the female ape Kala and raised as her own child. But although Tarzan finds a home among the apes and a good friend in the ape girl Tee, the leader Kerchak still makes him feel, even after years, that he does not truly belong. The feeling that he still has to find his place in the world grows even stronger when Tarzan meets humans for the first time. Professor Porter, his curious daughter Jane, and the shady Olivia Clayton are on an expedition to explore the jungle. Over time, Tarzan and Jane grow ever closer, but then events come to a head and Tarzan and his ape family are in great danger… Info and tickets: The musical lasts two hours including a 20-m

Off to the South – The Schlager musical comes to Gifhorn’s town hall on January 7, 2027. With the greatest German hits, a turbulent holiday story, and plenty of good cheer, the audience can look forward to an exhilarating evening. Three couples who could not be more different meet at the holiday hotel on the Italian Riviera and, with their flirting, moods, and charmingly human dramas, cause quite a bit of confusion and a few curiosities. The turbulent story is framed by around 50 of the greatest German hits from the past 60 years. In the professionally choreographed show, classics such as ANITA, HULAPALU, ER GEHÖRT ZU MIR, TAGE WIE DIESE, SCHULD WAR NUR DER BOSA NOVA, VERDAMMT, ICH LIEB DICH, WAHNSINN, MAJOR TOM and many more are skillfully combined with a turbulent story. A brilliant sound and light show perfectly sets the scene on stage. A lively atmosphere, real fun, and two hours of musical holiday paradise are guaranteed for the audience. Promised! Tickets for Off to the South are available now. Further information and tickets are available from all known ticket outlets as well as online.

After a stormy honeymoon, nothing should stand in the way of years of marital bliss — unless very different views of life collide: Paul is an extremely proper and ambitious young lawyer, while Conny has made fun and pleasure her guiding principles. On top of that, their first shared apartment turns out to be anything but a stroke of luck: five floors without an elevator, a broken skylight through which an icy wind blows, and no room for a double bed. And the neighbors can rightly be described as odd. For example, the eccentric resident Victor Velasco uses the couple’s bedroom window as an entrance to his attic dwelling. And when Conny’s mother then drops in unannounced and does not exactly hold back her criticism of her daughter’s living conditions, the young marriage is put to a severe test. Look forward to a delightful comedy classic that already made film history with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in the leading roles. Comedy by Neil Simon Production: Ohnsorg Theatre Hamburg Directed by: Nora Schumacher Set & costumes: Anike Sedello Starring: Lara-Maria Wichels, Flavio Kiener, Birte Kretschmer, Konstantin Graudus, Frank Grupe

SUPER ABBA - a tribute to ABBA brings the glittering world of the 1970s and ABBA's super hits live and authentically to the stage of Stadthalle Gifhorn. Join in the celebration, sing along and dance. Big emotions and pure nostalgia.

This lovingly and excitingly told fable is about the extraordinary friendship between a naive provincial sheep and a hungry wolf. On a cold winter night, the wolf meets the sheep and persuades it to go on a sleigh ride with him. In style and far from any witnesses, he wants to eat it. But the journey through the night develops into an adventurous story of a relationship, during which the wolf develops sympathy for the sheep he actually wants to devour. When, at the end, the wolf sends the sheep away without harming a hair on its head, the story lovingly and in a way children can understand conveys the insight that, with respect for the other person's quirks, friendship and trust are possible, even if you do not really fit together. Age recommendation: 4+

From a turbulent beginning, full of energy and already fascinated by Italian opera, through the early quartets in which Franz Schubert begins to explore his own expressive power, to the extraordinary expressiveness of his final quartet, this program traces a journey through his music, seen from the contemporary perspective of Lidia De Migno, who in Mein Traum reflects the fragile inner world of the composer, where love and pain merge and transform into one another.

Singer and pianist Meike Garden, known by her stage name LadyBOND, brings the legendary theme songs from the James Bond films to the stage with a fresh sound. With an extraordinary voice, a broad stylistic repertoire, and an ensemble of top-class musicians, she reinterprets the songs, from Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger” to Tina Turner’s “Goldeneye” and Adele’s “Skyfall” and Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die.” Meike Garden’s voice is distinctive, sensual, and assured, with a touch of humor. Together with her band, she creates an energetic sound that preserves classic Bond elements while opening up new sonic spaces. The concert is complemented by visual projections that atmospherically underscore the musical journey. Production: a.s.s. concerts & promotion With: Meike Garden and band

Told in this “novel of a career,” as the subtitle puts it, is the story of the actor Hendrik Höfgen, who between 1926 and 1936 rose from an insignificant actor to a celebrated theater star in Nazi Germany. Höfgen, who only belatedly comes to terms with the Nazi rulers and openly seeks conflict with his Nazi colleague Hans Miklas in the ensemble, initially flees to Paris out of fear of persecution by the Nazis. Lotte Lindenthal, the wife of the “aviator general” and minister president, herself rather a mediocre actress, however wants Höfgen as her stage partner for her Berlin debut at the State Theater and can persuade her husband, “the Fat One,” to bring Höfgen back to Berlin. So Goethe’s “Faust” is rehearsed. As a passionate artist for whom the role of Mephisto fits like a glove, the opportunist Höfgen realizes far too late that he has in fact made a pact with the devil. He celebrates great successes, makes a meteoric career, and with the minister president’s backing even becomes artistic director of the State Theater in Berlin. He will lose almost everyone who means something to him in this free fall into the moral abyss: his wife Barbara, who divorces him, his communist friend Otto, who is arrested, and his beloved Juliette. Only the actress Nicoletta will stand by him, and Höfgen hastily enters into a marriage of convenience with her in order to dispel rumors about his sexual inclinations. In the end, Hendrik Höfgen has become an “ape of power,” a “clown for the amusement of murderers.” An actor torn between career and conscience. The author Klaus Mann always emphasized