What age is the performance suitable for?

The production is aimed at children and the young at heart from eight years old.

When does Lotta and Luise take place?

The performance is scheduled for June 7, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

What is the admission price?

The regular price is 10 Euros, reduced to 5 Euros.

Where is the play taking place?

At the Movement Theater at Haller Weg 38 in 33617 Bielefeld.

Is the performance venue accessible?

The venue is a small, direct theater space. For specific needs, it is advisable to inquire in advance with the theater.

How can I reserve tickets?

Tickets can be reserved on the reservation page of Movement Theater.

A enchanting family theater about closeness, courage, and confusion at Movement Theater Bielefeld

Name: Lotta and Luise
Start: 2026-06-07T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-07T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Movement-Theater

A family theater evening full of warmth, wit and stage magic

With Lotta and Luise, the Movement Theater in Bielefeld brings a family theater to the stage that appeals to children from eight years old and the young at heart. Freely based on motifs from Erich Kästner's children's novel, the ensemble tells the story with playful ease, clear direction, and a fine sensitivity for theatrical nuances.

A classic, newly revived

The staging by Anke Koster focuses on closeness, pace, and an immediate theater atmosphere. The Movement Ensemble shapes the familiar material into an evening that not only recalls literary templates but also carries their humanity and humor into the present. In particular, in the small space of the Movement Theater, every gesture gains weight, and every glance becomes a scene.

Play, rhythm, and vivid imagination

The stage experience thrives on a concentration on the essential: acting, precise dramaturgy, and a stage design that supports the evening with few, effective means. This creates a staging that does without grand pathos and, precisely because of that, touches the audience. For families, an evening unfolds that stimulates imagination, provides conversation material, and makes the audience's reaction directly palpable.

The Movement Theater as an intimate performance venue

The Movement Theater at Haller Weg 38 offers a very direct contact between stage and audience with its compact seating capacity of around 50 seats. The former inn with its slanted stage, bar behind the audience area, and short distance to the action creates that special immediacy that makes independent theater work so appealing. Those who sit here experience the performance not from a distance but right in the midst of the scenic action.

For children from eight years old, but not a children's play from yesterday

Lotta and Luise is aimed at a young audience, yet it remains culturally challenging in language and performance style. The play takes children seriously without condensing the tone or underestimating their imagination. Exactly in this lies the strength of this pre-report: it makes you eager for a theater visit that combines lightness and substantive content.

Conclusion: On June 7, 2026, the audience at the Movement Theater can expect a lovingly designed family theater with charm, pace, and fine ensemble acting. Who appreciates literary motifs, vibrant stage art, and an intimate theater atmosphere should not miss this date.