The Wild Bunch

What The Wild Bunch does

The Wild Bunch is a privately held youth theater group (Junges Theater) based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1980 and operating under the trade name 'The Wild Bunch - Junges Theater aus Berlin'. The company's core business is producing and staging live theatrical performances for Berlin-based audiences. Its current and historical repertoire includes original productions such as 'Morgen reden wir über Gestern', 'Request Stop', 'Der Kinoerzähler', 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe', and 'PLAY!' — standalone shows rather than an ongoing series or franchise. The production 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe' was created in collaboration with Circus Schatzinsel, indicating selective co-development with adjacent performing arts partners.

The company operates from a single Berlin office and distributes its work exclusively through live theater performances within Germany, with no evidence of touring, international distribution, or digital streaming channels. Its marketing footprint is minimal: a Facebook page (facebook.com/thewildbunch.de) serves as the principal audience engagement channel, and the company website (the-wild-bunch.de) is built on legacy frame-based HTML. No mobile applications, APIs, software platforms, patents, trademarks, certifications, or technology integrations are disclosed in the source data.

The Wild Bunch generates revenue through ticket sales to live performances, but no pricing, revenue figures, funding history, headcount, ownership structure, or financial disclosures are publicly available. The company appears to function as an independent, privately funded performing arts collective with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or corporate structural complexity. Management team, leadership, and any recent strategic initiatives beyond production launches are not documented in the input data.

Name

The Wild Bunch

Website

https://the-wild-bunch.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Wild Bunch is a privately held youth theater group founded in 1980 and based in Berlin, Germany. It produces and stages live original theatrical performances for Berlin audiences, distributing work through single-country live performance channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts / Live Theater

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe) (MPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Youth theater productions
• Live theatrical performances
• Contemporary stage works
• Independent theater company
• Berlin performing arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Wild Bunch is a youth theater group (Junges Theater) based in Berlin that produces and performs original live theatrical productions. Its current and historical repertoire includes standalone productions such as 'Morgen reden wir über Gestern', 'Request Stop', 'Der Kinoerzähler', 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe' (created with support from Circus Schatzinsel), and 'PLAY!'. Performances are staged live for audiences, primarily in Berlin, Germany.

Product overview

The Wild Bunch is a youth theater group (Junges Theater) based in Berlin, Germany. The company produces live theatrical performances and shows. Their portfolio includes productions such as 'Morgen reden wir über Gestern', 'Request Stop', 'Der Kinoerzähler', 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe' (created in collaboration with Circus Schatzinsel), and 'PLAY!'. These are standalone theatrical productions presented at various venues rather than a unified software platform or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Morgen reden wir über Gestern (Tomorrow We'll Talk About Yesterday) A live theatrical production by The Wild Bunch, a youth theater group based in Berlin, performed for individual theater audiences.
• Request Stop A live theatrical production by The Wild Bunch, listed in their performance history, performed for individual theater audiences in Berlin.
• Der Kinoerzähler (The Cinema Storyteller) A live theatrical production by The Wild Bunch featuring cinematic storytelling elements, listed in their performance history.
• Die kleinen Honigdiebe (The Little Honey Thieves) A live theatrical production by The Wild Bunch, created with support from Circus Schatzinsel, listed in the company's performance history.
• PLAY! A live theatrical production by The Wild Bunch, listed in their performance history.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Circus SchatzinselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircus Schatzinsel is mentioned as a supporting partner for the production 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe' (The Little Honey Thieves), indicating a collaborative relationship in creating this specific theatrical production.

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Theater an der Parkaue: Berlin's largest dedicated youth theater with a long-running repertory program serving young audiences. Directly comparable to The Wild Bunch in target demographic (youth/family) and city (Berlin), with a more institutionalized scale but the same core mission of producing theater for young audiences.
• Grips Theater: Long-established independent youth and young-adult theater company based in Berlin. Directly comparable as a Berlin-based independent theater focused on younger audiences with an original-productions model similar to The Wild Bunch's portfolio approach.
• Sophiensaele: Independent Berlin performance venue producing contemporary theater, dance, and performance art. Comparable to The Wild Bunch as a small-to-mid-size Berlin independent producing entity focused on contemporary and experimental work for niche audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Maxim Gorki Theater: Berlin theater with a contemporary, politically engaged programming profile. Comparable as a Berlin-based independent theater company producing contemporary work, but operates at a larger institutional scale with broader audience programming than The Wild Bunch's youth focus.
• Berliner Ensemble: Historic Berlin theater company with a permanent ensemble and full season programming. Comparable as a Berlin-based theater producer, but institutionally much larger and more established than The Wild Bunch's independent small-scale operations.
• Volksbühne Berlin: Berlin theater known for avant-garde and experimental programming. Comparable to The Wild Bunch in spirit of producing non-mainstream contemporary work, but operates as a large institution with much broader programming and audience scale.
• Deutsches Theater Berlin: Major Berlin theater presenting classical and contemporary productions across multiple venues. Comparable only geographically and categorically; its scale, repertoire breadth, and institutional resources far exceed those of The Wild Bunch.
• Schaubühne Berlin: One of Berlin's leading repertory theaters with a large ensemble and international profile. Comparable only at the broad category level (Berlin contemporary theater) but operates at vastly greater scale, budget, and audience reach than The Wild Bunch.

Others

• Circus Schatzinsel: Berlin-based circus-arts organization that partnered with The Wild Bunch on 'Die kleinen Honigdiebe'. Comparable as a Berlin performance-arts collaborator and co-production partner rather than a direct competitor, and is included here because of the documented working relationship.

Regional players

• English Theatre Berlin: Berlin-based independent theater producing English-language productions and international contemporary work. Comparable as a small Berlin independent producer, though differentiated by its English-language focus versus The Wild Bunch's German-language youth theater positioning.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thewildbunch.de

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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