Theater Mummpitz

Name

Theater Mummpitz

Legal name

MUMMPITZ, THEATER FÜR KINDER UND JUGENDLICHE E. V.

Website

https://theater-mummpitz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Theater and Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC), Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Children's theater
• Live theater productions
• Cultural education programs
• Children's concert series
• Theater pedagogy

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Individual and group tickets for theater performances sold via the theater's own box office, Reservix platform, and advance booking points. Revenue from families attending regular performances and school group bookings.
2. Group bookings (schools and kindergartens): Schools, kindergartens, and daycare groups book group tickets at 7 euros per child including VGN public transport coverage. Birthday party packages are also available.
3. Café Mahlzahn operations: Family café operated in the theater foyer serving hot and cold beverages, cakes, and light meals. Open Saturdays 14:00-17:00 and Sundays 10:30-16:30, and from 10:00 during Jazz für Kinder and Klassik für Kinder events.
4. Venue rental: The theater and foyer with Café Mahlzahn are rented out for private events, company celebrations, and meetings during non-performance periods.
5. Donations and memberships: Individual donations via bank transfer, PayPal, and Betterplace platform. Freundeskreis (Friends' Association) membership with annual fees offering premiere invitations, free tickets, and 20% discount on all tickets as benefits.
6. Festival panoptikum revenues: The biennial European-Bavarian children's theater festival generates revenue through ticket sales for international productions and associated events.
7. Merchandise and fan articles: Sale of Mummpitz fan scarves and other merchandise at performances and advance booking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Theater Mummpitz produces and presents live theatrical performances for children and young audiences (ages 0-99) in its 150-seat Kachelbau venue in Nürnberg and on tour across Germany and Europe. The portfolio includes original productions and adaptations of children's literature, monthly Jazz für Kinder and Klassik für Kinder concert series with live music, the biennial Festival panoptikum, the Nürnberger KulturRucksack cultural subscription for school children, theater pedagogy workshops, accessible performances with sign language and tactile introductions, on-site café operations, and venue rental services.

Product overview

Theater Mummpitz is one of Germany's oldest free children's theaters, operating for over 40 years in Nürnberg. The organization offers a portfolio of live theatrical productions for children and young audiences (ages 0-99), including original works and adaptations of children's literature. The core product portfolio centers on Theater Productions performed in their 150-seat venue and on tour, supplemented by the Jazz für Kinder and Klassik für Kinder concert series featuring live music performances. The biennial Festival panoptikum showcases European and Bavarian children's theater. Additional offerings include the Nürnberger KulturRucksack cultural subscription program, theater pedagogical services (workshops, acting courses, school programs), Café Mahlzahn café, Radio Mummpitz audio dramas, and venue rental services. The theater also presents digital content including online jazz concerts and podcasts.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theater Productions (Repertoire) Live theatrical performances for children and young audiences aged 0-99, including original productions and adaptations of children's literature, performed in the 150-seat hall and available as touring guest performances nationally and internationally.
• Jazz für Kinder Monthly jazz concerts for children featuring live music performances by Ferdinand Roscher and guest musicians, with puppetry elements and optional breakfast at Café Mahlzahn.
• Klassik für Kinder Classical music concerts for children in cooperation with students from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg, with moderated presentations introducing various instruments to young audiences.
• Festival panoptikum Biennial European-Bavarian children's theater festival featuring outstanding productions from across Europe and Bavaria, including exhibitions, workshops, professional meetings, and discussions over a six-day program.
• Nürnberger KulturRucksack Cultural subscription program for third-grade students in Nürnberg schools, providing affordable access to cultural experiences regardless of parents' financial situation, serving 20 schools annually.
• Theaterpädagogische Angebote Theater pedagogical services including workshops, school culture days, training for contact teachers and educators, and acting courses for children and youth.
• Café Mahlzahn Family café located in the theater foyer offering hot and cold beverages, cakes, and breakfast during Jazz für Kinder performances; available for children's birthday parties and private celebrations.
• Mummpitz On Tour (Gastspiele) Traveling guest performances bringing Theater Mummpitz productions to venues across Germany and internationally; all theater productions are available as mobile guest performance versions.
• Theater Venue Rental (Technik & Vermietung) Rental of the 140-seat theater hall, foyer, and Café Mahlzahn for private events, company celebrations, conferences, and meetings during non-performance periods; technical sound, lighting, and video systems included.
• Radio Mummpitz Audio drama series produced during the Corona pandemic, available as a podcast through SoundCloud, featuring ensemble members in audio storytelling with live music.
• Jazz für Kinder Online Online video episodes of the Jazz für Kinder series produced during the Corona pandemic with Ferdinand Roscher and Ferdis Jazz Puppet Universe, available on YouTube.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 spectators attended Ox und Esel in 500+ performances since 2003
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Staatstheater NürnbergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Since 1997, Theater Mummpitz, Theater Pfütze, and Staatstheater Nürnberg have operated a unique public-private cooperation model in which the two independent ensembles took over the cultural mandate to provide children's theater for the city and region. This nationally unique arrangement involves regular artistic and organizational exchange, and a reallocation of public funding between the three partners. More than 25 productions have been created within this framework, reaching over 100,000 children.
• Theater PfützecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Cooperation partner with Staatstheater Nürnberg and Theater Mummpitz in the 1997 three-way cultural mandate agreement for children's theater in Nuremberg. The two independent ensembles share the cultural responsibility for the city and region with Staatstheater Nürnberg.
• Hochschule für Musik NürnbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing cooperation in which students of the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg present their instruments and perform classical music pieces in moderated concerts for children (Klassik für Kinder). This provides students with performance experience and enriches the theater's programming.
• Stadttheater FürthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular coproductions with Stadttheater Fürth including productions such as Kleiner Zauber grosser Zauber, Der Golem, Der unvergessene Mantel, Die grandiosen Abenteuer der tapferen Johanna Holzschwert, Die Geschichte von der unbekannten Insel, Die Mühle der schwarzen Raben, and others.
• TAK Theater LiechtensteinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner including Der DreigroschenOpa and Der Kobold und der Steinmetz (in cooperation with Sala Baratza Aretoa Spain). TAK Theater in Liechtenstein regularly collaborates with Theater Mummpitz on children's theater productions.
• Sparkasse NürnbergminorOthersMajor sponsor supporting Theater Mummpitz and its programs. Provides funding for Jazz für Kinder concerts and is a supporter of the Nürnberger KulturRucksack initiative (via Zukunftsstiftung der Sparkasse Nürnberg). The Machhörndl specialty coffee sold in Café Mahlzahn is sourced from Sparkasse Nürnberg's partnership.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und KunstcoreOthersProvides government subsidies as one of the three main public funders (alongside Stadt Nürnberg and Bezirk Mittelfranken) supporting Theater Mummpitz's operations and productions.
• Stadt NürnbergcoreOthersProvides municipal subsidies as one of the three main public funders. Also supports the Nürnberger KulturRucksack cultural subscription program. The city owns and manages the Kachelbau property where Theater Mummpitz operates.
• Bezirk MittelfrankencoreOthersProvides regional government subsidies as one of the three main public funders of Theater Mummpitz.
• Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Federal Cultural Foundation)minorOthersFunded the production Memories through the Jupiter project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes.
• Sala Baratza Aretoa (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coproduction partner in Der Kobold und der Steinmetz, in cooperation with TAK Theater Liechtenstein and Theater Mummpitz. Three-language ensemble performance.
• Compagnie Gare Central (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coproduction partner referenced in current season programming. Worked with Agnès Limbos of Compagnie Gare Central on the Memories production.
• Akademie der Darstellenden Künste RegensburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in the current season, listed among international and regional partners for coproductions.
• ASSITEJ e.V. DeutschlandminorOthersMember of ASSITEJ Germany (International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People). Andrea Maria Erl previously served on the board of ASSITEJ. ASSITEJ International is also listed as a partner.
• Kindermuseum NürnbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-locates with Theater Mummpitz in the Kachelbau (former machine hall of Nuremberg slaughterhouse) since April 2001. Both institutions share the building, foyer, and Café Mahlzahn, creating a combined children's cultural center.
• Freundeskreis Theater Mummpitz e.V.minorOthersRegistered association (e.V.) of supporters and patrons of Theater Mummpitz. Members pay annual fees, receive premiere invitations, free tickets, and discounts. Provides ongoing financial support and community advocacy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Theater an der Parkaue: Berlin's state youth theater (Junges Staatstheater), producing theater for young audiences from age 4 onwards. Comparable in delivering high-quality, publicly funded children's theater; differs in being a state institution rather than an independent e.V., but operates a similar portfolio of productions, music-integrated shows, and outreach programs.
• Stadttheater Fürth: Regional theater in Fürth (adjacent to Nürnberg) and active coproduction partner with Theater Mummpitz on productions like 'Kleiner Zauber grosser Zauber' and 'Der Golem.' Comparable in producing theater for children and families in the Franconian region with similar artistic ambitions and audience profile.
• GRIPS Theater: Berlin-based independent children's and youth theater founded in 1966, one of Germany's most established free children's theaters. Highly comparable in mission, scale, and product offering (live theater for young audiences), with a similarly diversified revenue model including public funding, ticket sales, and theater pedagogy.
• Schauburg – Theater für junges Publikum: Munich's theater for young audiences, formerly Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel / Residenztheater's youth division. Directly comparable in producing theater for children and youth in Bavaria, with similar programming of world premieres, adaptations of children's literature, and integrated music programming.
• Junges Schauspielhaus Hamburg: Hamburg's dedicated children's and youth theater program. Comparable peer for German non-state-affiliated children's theater companies offering season programming, school partnerships, and touring productions across northern Germany.
• TAK Theater Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein's professional theater for children and young audiences and active international coproduction partner (Der DreigroschenOpa, Der Kobold und der Steinmetz). Comparable in scale, artistic focus on children's theater, and execution of multilingual/multi-country productions.
• Theater Pfütze: Nürnberg-based independent children's and youth theater and core cooperation partner since 1997. Operates the same three-way public-private mandate with Staatstheater Nürnberg and Theater Mummpitz, sharing the cultural responsibility for children's theater in Nuremberg and the region—essentially a sister organization with comparable mission, audience, and funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel / Residenztheater (Junges Theater): Munich's state-owned theater complex with a dedicated children's and youth programming division. A larger, state-funded institution that competes for the same school and family audiences in Bavaria and provides artistic benchmarks for independent peers like Mummpitz.

Emerging players

• Compagnie Gare Central: Belgian theater company led by Agnès Limbos, specializing in object theater for young audiences. Collaborated with Theater Mummpitz on the production 'Memories' (2023). Comparable in artistic specialization (object theater) and small-scale European children's theater production model.

Others

• ASSITEJ e.V. Deutschland: Germany's national center of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. Theater Mummpitz is a member; Andrea Maria Erl has served on the board. Functions as an industry association, networking body, and advocacy organization for the entire German children's theater sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Mummpitz
• Instagraminstagram.com/theatermummpitz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theater-mummpitz

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Profiles9 records

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