Rathen Open Air Stage

The open-air theatre has 2,000 seats (since its expansion in 1957) and was laid out in 1936, inspired by the ideas of the Thingbewegung movement,[1] by the municipality of Rathen for the staging of plays and concerts.

In 1984 their performance of Schatz im Silbersee in an adaptation by Helmut Menschel continued the interrupted tradition of Karl May.

On the 165th anniversary of Karl May's birth on 23 June 2007, the new work Der Schatz im Silbersee was launched in an adaptation by the actor and director Olaf Hörbe.

The programme is very varied, ranging from musical theatre to plays and from classic to modern works.

Traditional performances, in addition to the Karl May pieces, include Freischütz, Hänsel and Gretel and Carmina Burana.