31 January/1-2 February 2025
Heroes & Villains
We kicked off 2025 with a celebration of our favourite stories and the choices that drive them — the good, the bad, and the in-between. What makes a “hero” or a “villain”? When does someone cross the threshold from a hero’s journey into something darker? With classic songs from stage and screen, we explored the characters we love and the ones we love to hate.
Download the full programme for the show here.
Hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile
29/30/31 August 2024
Unruly Hearts: Queer Stories in Musical Theatre
Through this collaboration with the iconic Berlin queer institution SchwuZ, we explored many facets of the queer experience as they’ve been reflected in musical theatre. We examined this community’s identity via the colours of the Pride rainbow, with live vocals and dance numbers from La Cage aux Folles, Billy Elliot, My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?), Bare and many more all-time favourites.
Download the full programme for the show here.
SchwuZ
28/29/30 June 2024
Next to Normal
Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal was nominated for a whopping eleven Tony Awards in 2009, winning three, including Best Original Score and Best Orchestration. Through gut-wrenching writing and storytelling (Brian Yorkey) and a powerful score (Tom Kitt), audiences are granted a glimpse into the interior lives of the show's characters. Beneath this singular narrative lies an exploration of familial ties, romantic love, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of normalcy amidst life's chaos — a universally resonant story.
Check out our trailer here!
ufaFabrik
27/28/29 October 2023
The Wedding Singer
After a failed engagement, rockstar wannabe Robbie Hart has finally found his perfect match! The only problem is… she’s already engaged to someone else. In 2023, Encore! had an 80s-nostalgia blast with this Tony Award-nominated hit musical comedy that asks you to put it all on the line for love.
Check out the trailer here!
ufaFabrik
This Is Me
In celebration of Berlin Pride month, Encore! proudly staged a summer concert, This Is Me, dedicated to honouring queer stories in musical theatre.
Featuring a selection of songs from musical theatre both past and present. audiences enjoyed performances from shows such as Rent, Falsettos, The Color Purple, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cabaret and many more!
Neue Bühne Friedrichshain
16 July 2023
23/24/25 February 2023
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy about everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws… but were too afraid to admit. Encore! is proud to have presented the German premiere of this heartwarming and hilarious musical.
WABE
2/3 December 2022
A Cozy Christmas Concert
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but A Cozy Christmas Concert with Encore! is so delightful!
Encore! staged an intimate Christmas concert to spread a little holiday cheer, with festive classics such as ‘White Christmas' and ‘O Holy Night’ along with a host of more modern hits like ‘Fairytale of New York’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.
Terzo Mondo
Musicals Through The Ages
What makes musical theatre simultaneously so timeless and so dynamic? How did we get from romantic ballads between besotted lovers to snappy email exchanges between teenagers? Encore! navigated this deep and rich history, allowing audiences to experience each show through the lens of the era in which it was created.
Neue Bühne Friedrichshain