Theater Am Kurfürstendamm

What Theater Am Kurfürstendamm does

Theater Am Kurfürstendamm (legally Komödie Berliner Privattheater gGmbH, with affiliate Komödie Bühnen GmbH) is a Berlin-based private theater company operating a 100+ year-old cultural institution. The company currently stages live productions at two venues — the Ernst-Reuter-Saal in Reinickendorf and the Neues Haus of Berliner Ensemble — while a new flagship classical-modern theater building at Kurfürstendamm is under construction by Klaus Roth Architekten BDA. Its repertoire spans comedies, cabaret, musical readings, and seasonal special events (including Advent concerts with the Berlin Comedian Harmonists), featuring acclaimed performers such as Katharina Thalbach and Oliver Mommsen.

The business operates an event-driven go-to-market model with multiple revenue streams: single-ticket sales (€16–€49), season subscriptions (Abonnements), gift vouchers (Gutscheine), external gastronomy services, and institutional sponsorships from foundations such as LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin and Stiftung am Grunewald. Tickets are distributed through an Eventim-powered webshop, advance booking offices (Vorverkaufskassen) across Germany, phone sales, and on-site box office, with affiliated touring productions (Gastspiele) extending reach beyond Berlin. Marketing leverages a dedicated website, the branded podcast 'Parkett Reihe 1', social media, an email newsletter with a 10% subscriber discount, and media partnerships with RBB radio3 and Tagesspiegel. The theater is also part of the Berlin Bühnen association and shares branding and production with sister venue Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus in Hamburg.

Name

Theater Am Kurfürstendamm

Legal name

Komödie Berliner Privattheater gGmbH

Website

https://theater-am-kurfuerstendamm.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Theater Am Kurfürstendamm is a 100+ year-old Berlin private theater company that produces live comedy, cabaret, and musical-reading performances at the Ernst-Reuter-Saal and the Neues Haus of Berliner Ensemble for Berlin theater audiences, while building a new flagship venue at Kurfürstendamm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater & Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Live theater performances
• Comedy productions
• Cabaret performances
• Theater subscriptions
• Stage entertainment

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from single-ticket purchases for theater performances. Tickets range from €16 to €49 depending on production. Box office opens two hours before performances.
2. Subscriptions (Abonnements): Subscription packages offering discounted access to multiple performances throughout the season.
3. Gift Vouchers (Gutscheine): Gift vouchers sold for future ticket purchases, with vouchers not redeemable for online orders per AGB.
4. Gastronomy Services: Food and beverage services operated by external service providers within the venue, with payment processing handled by third-party providers.
5. Sponsorships and Funded Performances: Support from organizations such as LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin, Stiftung am Grunewald, and the Freunde Komödie association.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Komödie am Kurfürstendamm (Komödie Berliner Privattheater gGmbH) is a Berlin-based private theater that stages live theatrical productions including comedies, cabaret, musicals, holiday/Christmas shows, and guest performances. It sells single tickets, season subscriptions (Abonnements), and gift vouchers directly to theatergoers, with programming performed at venues including the Ernst-Reuter-Saal and the Neues Haus of the Berliner Ensemble, alongside touring productions (Gastspiele).

Product overview

The Komödie am Kurfürstendamm operates as a Berlin-based private theater company offering a diverse portfolio of theatrical productions including comedies, musical readings, cabaret performances, concerts, and seasonal special events. The company operates two primary venues: the Ernst-Reuter-Saal in Reinickendorf as its main stage, and the Neues Haus of Berliner Ensemble as a secondary venue. Additional offerings include a podcast ('Parkett Reihe 1'), ticket sales via web shop, season subscriptions, gift vouchers, and a newsletter service. Touring productions are managed by the affiliated Komödie Bühnen GmbH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theater Performances

Quantifiable outcome

• 136 performances of Hercule Poirot in 'Mord im Orientexpress' with Katharina Thalbach

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Freunde KomödieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFriends organization of the theater that supports events and performances.
• Berlin Comedian HarmonistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSextet ensemble that performs traditional advent concerts and special programs at the theater, including 'Süßer die Glocken nie klingen' and their farewell tour.
• Kulturmanagement HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company that produced 'Das Gespenst von Canterville' - a concert reading performed at the theater with Matthias Matschke and Stefan Weinzierl.
• Komödie Winterhuder FährhauscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister theater in Hamburg with shared branding and production exchange. Also operated under the Komödie company umbrella.
• RBB radio3minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for 'Eine Mords-Freundin' production, providing promotional support.
• Berlin BühneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Berlin stages that the theater is a member of, promoting Berlin theater culture.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Theater Berlin: One of Berlin's flagship theaters with a much larger venue footprint and broader repertoire of drama, comedy and contemporary productions; competes for the same cultural-entertainment audience in Berlin with significantly more public subsidy and capacity.
• Berliner Ensemble: Major Berlin theater company whose Neues Haus venue is currently used by Komödie am Kurfürstendamm as a performance space; overlaps heavily in dramatic and contemporary programming but operates at significantly larger scale as an established Berlin theater institution.
• Stage Entertainment: Germany's largest private commercial theater operator (Stage Theater an der Elbe, Stage Operettenhaus, Stage Theater im Hafen, Stage Palladium Theater), producing large-scale musicals and shows; broader incumbent in the German commercial live-entertainment space rather than niche comedy.
• Volksbühne Berlin: Major publicly funded Berlin theater with a much broader and more experimental repertoire; competes for the same Berlin cultural audience and has the scale and subsidization that a privately operated theater does not.

Direct peers

• Renaissance-Theater Berlin: Berlin private theater with a comparable repertoire of contemporary drama, comedy and musicals at a similar ticket price point; directly competes for the same Berlin cultural-entertainment audience and shares the city's private-theater operating model.
• Theater im Delphi Berlin: Smaller Berlin private theater operating from a dedicated venue with a comparable mix of contemporary drama, comedy and special programming; competes in the same Berlin private-theater segment for similar audiences.
• Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus: Sister theater in Hamburg operated under the same Komödie company umbrella with shared branding, production exchange and a similar comedy/entertainment repertoire; the most directly comparable peer as a private commercial theater with comparable programming model and price points.
• Münchner Kammerspiele: Privately operated Munich theater with a comparable drama and contemporary repertoire; comparable as a private commercial theater producing spoken-word and theatrical entertainment at similar per-ticket price levels, though in a different German city.
• Schlosspark Theater Berlin: Long-established Berlin private theater with a similar comedy/entertainment focus and comparable per-show ticket pricing; competes directly for Berlin theater-goers using a similar private-theater, multi-production model.
• Ernst-Deutsch-Theater Hamburg: Major private theater in Hamburg with a comparable mix of contemporary drama, comedy and musicals at similar price points; serves the same Hamburg market as the Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus sister venue and is a structurally comparable private commercial theater.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KomoedieBerlin
• Facebookfacebook.com/komoedieamkurfuerstendammimtheaterampotsdamerplatz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theater-am-kurf%C3%BCrstendamm

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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