Landestheater Detmold

What Landestheater Detmold does

Landestheater Detmold is a German state-owned theater (Landestheater) headquartered in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, operated under the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as a public cultural institution rather than a commercial enterprise. Its core offerings span five production strands: Schauspiel (drama), Oper (opera), Ballett (ballet), Junges Theater (young people's theater), and Konzert (concerts), supported by an in-house symphony orchestra and opera chorus. The theater produces a full 2026/27 season bookending with 'Leonce und Lena' (August 21, 2026) and 'Shockheaded Peter (Struwwelpeter)' (August 26, 2026), alongside premieres including 'La bohème', 'Ein Volksfeind', the ballet gala 'ANKOMMEN', and 'Der Nussknacker'.

The institution serves general theater-going audiences in the eastern Westphalia-Lippe region, with a distinct secondary audience of school and kindergarten children served through Junges Theater programming, and a subscription-holder base served through Saturday, Wednesday Plus, and Wechselabo packages with a regional bus transportation network spanning towns including Vlotho, Hohenhausen, Lemgo, Oerlinghausen, Bad Pyrmont, and Bad Lippspringe. Ancillary marketing channels include a website, Facebook/Instagram/YouTube social presence, email newsletters (general, Junges Theater, and educator-focused), print publications (Spielzeitheft season booklet, TheaterZeit newspaper, Monatsleporello), and SoundCloud-hosted digital introductions to productions.

Commercial revenue is generated through box office sales (in-person, phone hotline at 0 52 31 - 974 803, and online reservation), subscription series, sponsored events such as the annual Sparkassen-Matinee (with Sparkasse Detmold), guest performance fees from touring to venues in Leverkusen, Herford, Worms, Hagen, and Gummersbach, and public subsidies from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The theater has 52 employees, no publicly disclosed revenue, no proprietary technology platform, and no external funding rounds; it operates within a stable public-sector mandate rather than a venture or equity-financed growth model.

Name

Landestheater Detmold

Legal name

Landestheater Detmold

Website

https://landestheater-detmold.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Landestheater Detmold is a state-owned German theater in North Rhine-Westphalia operating five production strands—drama, opera, ballet, concerts, and young people's theater—for general audiences, schools, and subscribers across the eastern Westphalia-Lippe region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performing Arts (Theater)

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Dance Companies (711120), Musical Groups and Artists (711130)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe) (MPAGABAG), Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire) (MPAGADAA), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Live performing arts
• Opera and ballet
• Drama theater productions
• Youth theater programs
• Symphony concerts

Headquarters

HQ city

Detmold

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landestheater Detmold is a German state theater producing and presenting live performing arts across opera, ballet, drama (Schauspiel), concerts, and a dedicated Young People's Theater (Junges Theater) program. Productions are staged on-site in Detmold with guest performances at external venues, supported by subscription series, ticket sales, and regional bus transportation.

Product overview

Landestheater Detmold is a German state theater offering a multi-genre performing arts program. The core offering consists of five main production areas: Schauspiel (plays/drama), Oper (opera), Ballett (ballet), Junges Theater (young people's theater), and Konzert (concerts). Supporting services include a box office for ticket reservation, a regional bus service for audience transportation, and newsletter subscriptions. The theater also produces publications including the annual Spielzeitheft (season booklet), Monatsleporello (monthly brochures), and the TheaterZeit newspaper. Digital offerings include audio introductions to productions via SoundCloud. The portfolio represents a traditional performing arts institution rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jungen Theater: The young theater division of Landestheater Detmold, providing productions and programs for children and young audiences

Products and services

• Schauspiel (Drama Productions) Live dramatic theater performances of classical and contemporary plays (Schauspiel) staged on the main stage and at venue locations such as the Hof and the Grabbe-Haus, performed for general audiences.
• Oper (Opera) Live opera performances featuring the opera chorus and symphonic orchestra of Landestheater Detmold, including works such as La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, performed in Italian with German surtitles.
• Ballett (Ballet) Live ballet productions by the Ballet of Landestheater Detmold, including the ballet gala "ANKOMMEN" and "Der Nussknacker" choreographed by Ballet Director Ivan Alboresi.
• Junges Theater (Young People's Theater) Live theater productions and programs designed for children, young audiences, and families, including school and kindergarten outreach and educational material folders.
• Konzert (Concert) Live concert performances including symphony concerts, gala concerts, and family concerts (e.g., Familienkonzert: Bilder einer Ausstellung), performed by the symphonic orchestra and opera chorus.
• Abonnements (Subscription Series) Subscription packages offering regular attendance at curated performance series across the season, with options including Saturday, Wednesday Plus, and Wechselabo (alternating) formats, supported by regional bus service for subscribers.
• Theaterkasse (Box Office Ticket Service) Ticket reservation and sales service provided on-site at the theater in Detmold, via a dedicated telephone hotline, and through online reservation on the theater website.
• Regional Bus Service for Subscribers Bus transportation service providing connections from surrounding communities including Vlotho, Hohenhausen, Lemgo, Oerlinghausen, Bad Pyrmont, Bad Lippspringe, and other regional towns to the theater for subscription series performances.
• Guest Performance Tour (Gastspiele) Guest performances staged at external venues in Leverkusen, Herford, Worms, Hagen, and Gummersbach, extending the theater's productions to audiences beyond the Detmold region.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Grabbe-Gesellschaft DetmoldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Landestheater Detmold and the Grabbe-Gesellschaft Detmold jointly announce the Christian-Dietrich-Grabbe-Preis 2026 (Jubiläums-Grabbe-Preis 2026), a prestigious literary prize awarded in Detmold.
• Sparkasse DetmoldcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSparkasse Detmold sponsors the Sparkassen-Matinee event at Landestheater Detmold, held annually on September 6th.
• Tiger LilliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe British cult band Tiger Lillies collaborated with Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott to create the musical 'Shockheaded Peter' (Junk-Oper), performed at Landestheater Detmold.
• Symphonisches Orchester des Landestheaters DetmoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe symphony orchestra of Landestheater Detmold provides musical accompaniment for productions.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Theater Paderborn: Regional state theater in eastern Westphalia offering opera, ballet, drama, and concerts. Operates within similar funding structures and serves a comparable demographically and geographically overlapping audience to Landestheater Detmold.
• Theater Dortmund: Multi-genre German state theater (Städtische Bühnen) operating opera, ballet, drama, and concerts in a comparable regional setting. Operates with a similar hybrid public funding model and similar multi-genre performing arts mandate, making it a direct comparable for Landestheater Detmold.
• Stadttheater Minden: Regional theater in nearby Minden within the same Westphalia-Lippe area, offering multi-genre programming. Comparable in scale and mission to Landestheater Detmold, serving an overlapping regional audience.
• Theater Bielefeld: Regional German state theater located in eastern Westphalia providing opera, ballet, drama, and concerts. Closest geographic peer to Landestheater Detmold with overlapping catchment areas and a near-identical genre mix.

Broad incumbents

• Theater Bonn: Major German regional theater offering opera, ballet, drama, and concerts under a city/state hybrid funding model. Comparable in operating model and multi-genre programming structure though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Oper Stuttgart: Large internationally acclaimed German state opera house. While at significantly larger scale, it operates under the same state-funder model and the same multi-genre performing arts logic, making it a relevant incumbent benchmark for production and funding economics.
• Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden: German state theater providing opera, ballet, drama, and concerts as a state-owned multi-genre institution. Shares operating model and cultural-mission mandate with Landestheater Detmold, even though Wiesbaden is a larger urban market.
• Theater Freiburg: German Stadttheater with a multi-genre repertoire including opera, ballet, drama, and concerts. Comparable in operating model and multi-genre performing arts mandate to Landestheater Detmold, though at a larger scale.
• Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe: German state theater (Staatstheater) with full-spectrum opera, ballet, drama, and concerts. Operates under comparable state-state ownership and same multi-genre public-funder model, sharing distribution and audience-development dynamics with Landestheater Detmold.

Regional players

• Theater Detmold (Hochschule für Musik): Detmold-based music university with its own concert and performance programming. Operates in the same city but as an educational institution rather than a public theater; provides a local ecosystem peer for talent and audience overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZedZRfKaj__twAtV45XSjQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/landestheaterdetmold
• Instagraminstagram.com/landestheaterdetmold
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landestheater-detmold

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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