Vorarlberger Landestheater

What Vorarlberger Landestheater does

The Vorarlberger Landestheater (VLT) is the official state theater (Landestheater) of Vorarlberg, Austria's westernmost federal state. Operating under the legal entity Vorarlberger Kulturhäuser-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, registered in Feldkirch, Austria, the VLT produces and presents live theatrical performances — dramas, comedies, musicals, and opera — across four venues: the Werkstattbühne at the Festspielhaus Bregenz, the Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch, Bühne 68 in Lauterach, and the Remise & Würbel Areal in Bludenz. The institution serves the general public of Vorarlberg and the broader German-speaking (DACH) region, with dedicated programming for youth and families via the Junges Theater division (including Schule & Theater school partnerships and theater clubs), and offers participatory community engagement through the THEATERFreund:innen patron circle and the Bürger:innenchor (citizens' choir). Headcount for the operating entity is 22 employees, with the artistic ensemble rostered separately.

Name

Vorarlberger Landestheater

Legal name

Vorarlberger Kulturhäuser-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://landestheater.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vorarlberger Landestheater is the state-funded regional theater of Vorarlberg, Austria, operating across four venues to produce dramas, comedies, opera, and musicals. It serves general audiences, youth, and subscribers via direct ticketing, subscriptions, and tripartite public subsidy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts / Live Theater

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Live theater productions
• Performing arts venue
• Theater ticket sales
• Youth theater programs
• Season subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Bregenz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Single tickets sold at full price, with tiered categories (Category 1 and 2 at Werkstattbühne), last-minute discounted tickets (€10 adults, €6 young people), and group/school pricing on request. Ticket sales are the primary revenue stream.
2. Subscriptions (Abonnements): Season subscriptions offering 10% discount on all tickets. Subscribers receive a free travel benefit on public transport (Bus & Bahn in Vorarlberg, Ostwind tariff zone, and LIEmobil Liechtenstein) with their subscription ticket.
3. Gift Vouchers (Gutscheine): Gift vouchers are sold at the box office and can be redeemed for tickets. No cash redemption is permitted.
4. Sponsorship and Public Subsidies: The theater receives government subsidies from the Federal Ministry for Arts, Science, Research and Technology (Bundesministerium für Kunst, Wissenschaft und Forschung), the State of Vorarlberg (Land Vorarlberg), and the City of Bregenz (Stadt Bregenz). Corporate sponsors include Illwerke, Hypo Vorarlberg, and Ö1 Club.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vorarlberger Landestheater (VLT) is the state theater of Vorarlberg, Austria, producing and presenting live theatrical performances — dramas, comedies, musicals, opera and contemporary Austrian and international works — across multiple regional venues (Werkstattbühne at Festspielhaus Bregenz, Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch, Bühne 68 in Lauterach, and Remise & Würbel Areal in Bludenz). It sells single tickets, season subscriptions, gift vouchers, and youth programming directly to consumers through its box office, webshop, and Ticket-Gretchen mobile app, with public subsidies and corporate sponsorships as supplementary funding.

Product overview

Vorarlberger Landestheater is the regional state theater in Vorarlberg, Austria, offering a diverse portfolio of live theatrical productions including dramas, comedies, operas, and musicals. The theater operates across multiple venues (Werkstattbühne at Festspielhaus Bregenz, Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch, Bühne 68 in Lauterach, and Remise & Würbel Areal in Bludenz) and distributes tickets through its online webshop, the Ticket-Gretchen mobile app, and physical box offices. Supplementary programs include the Junges Theater youth division with school partnerships and family offerings, audio introductions, subscription packages, and participatory community programs such as the THEATERFreund:innen patron program and Bürger:innenchor choir.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theater Productions Live theatrical performances including dramas, comedies, musicals, and opera presented across multiple venues in Vorarlberg (Bregenz, Feldkirch, Lauterach, Bludenz) for general audiences.
• Season Subscriptions (Abonnements)

Quantifiable outcome

• STELLA Award recognition for youth productions (multiple nominations in 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ö1 ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural partner offering Ö1 Club members a 15% discount on all theater tickets. Ö1 is the cultural radio station of Austrian Public Broadcasting (ORF).
• Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg (VVV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic transport authority providing free travel on buses and trains for theater ticket holders within Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein, and Ostwind tariff zone on the day of the performance.
• Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContemporary art museum in Bregenz adjacent to the theater. During the theater's renovation period, the box office is relocated to the KUB's Sammlungsschaufenster in the Postgebäude. Cultural partner sharing facilities.
• Bregenz TourismusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional tourism organization that serves as an additional point of sale for theater tickets, reaching visitors and tourists to Bregenz.
• Theater am Saumarkt, FeldkirchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional theater venue in Feldkirch used for VLT productions, such as 'Das Glück im Inneren der Lawine'. Ticket sales for this venue are managed by Theater am Saumarkt's own box office.
• Symphonieorchester VorarlbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrchestra with which the theater co-produces opera performances, such as Beethoven's 'Fidelio' (2019 production with Bregenzer Festspielchor).
• Bregenzer FestspielchorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChoral ensemble that collaborates on opera and large-scale musical theater productions at the theater.
• Franz-Michael-Felder-VereinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural association that commissioned the theater for the world premiere 'Aus seinem Leben' about Bregenzerwald poet and farmer Franz Michael Felder.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Theater St. Gallen: Regional Swiss theater serving a comparable-sized German-speaking catchment across the border. Similar repertory mix, public subsidy model, and ensemble structure to VLT.
• Stadttheater Klagenfurt: Carinthian state theater operating repertory productions with similar institutional scale, public funding dependency, and DACH regional programming focus.
• Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck: State theater of Tyrol operating in Innsbruck with comparable ensemble-and-guest repertory model, public subsidy structure, and multi-genre programming across drama, opera, and musical theater. Closely comparable in scale and institutional mission.
• Theater Luzern: Swiss regional theater with comparable repertory structure, public funding model, and German-language programming mix. Similar institutional scale and audience development mandate to VLT.
• Landestheater Niederösterreich: Lower Austrian state theater operating across multiple venues in St. Pölten and surrounding region. Directly comparable decentralized multi-venue model and public-subsidy-backed repertory operation.
• Landestheater Linz: Upper Austrian state theater in Linz with similar repertory structure, public funding composition, and youth programming initiatives. Comparable institutional scale with slightly larger audience catchment.
• Salzburger Landestheater: State theater of Salzburg, Austria, operating as a multi-venue repertory theater with similar public funding structure from federal, state, and municipal sources. Directly comparable institutional model, programming mix, and audience development mandate to Vorarlberger Landestheater.
• Theater Konstanz: Regional German theater in the Lake Constance region directly adjacent to Vorarlberg, serving a comparable cross-border German-speaking catchment. Comparable multi-genre repertory model with public funding.

Broad incumbents

• Schauspielhaus Wien: Larger Viennese repertory theater with broader portfolio and significantly larger audience catchment. Comparable in programming philosophy and public-subsidy structure, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Bregenzer Festspiele: International summer opera festival based in the same city as VLT, sharing local cultural infrastructure and overlapping institutional ecosystem. While operating a different seasonal business model, it competes for the same regional audience mindshare and cultural tourism attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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