Berlin Entertainment

Berlin’s vibrant cultural scene is bustling with exhibitions, concerts, plays, and dance performances. The city generously subsidizes its artists despite recent cutbacks, and tickets are usually reasonable, especially with student discounts. Reservations can be made through the box office. Most theaters and concert halls offer up to 50% discounts for students who buy at the Abendkasse (evening box office), which generally opens 1hr. before shows. Other ticket outlets charge 15-18% commissions and do not offer student discounts. There is also a ticket counter on the sixth floor of the KaDeWe. (. ☎030 217 7754; www.showtimetickets.de. Open M-F 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-4pm.) Theaters generally accept credit cards, but many ticket outlets do not. Most theaters and operas close from mid-July to late August.

Hekticket, Hardenbergplatz (☎030 230 9930; www.hekticket.de), near the Cineplex. 2nd branch at Alexanderplatz, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 12.Last-minute tickets up to 50% off. Open M-Sa 10am-8pm, Su 2-6pm; closed July to mid-Aug.
Berlin Ticket (☎030 2309 9333; www.berlin-ticket.de). Tickets for everything from sporting events and club parties to classical music concerts. Klassik Kard (€20) allows under 25 patrons to buy last minute €10 tickets for the opera or ballet.

Concerts, Opera, And Dance

Berlin reaches its musical zenith in September during the fabulous Berliner Festwochen, which draws the world’s best orchestras and soloists. The Berliner Jazztage in November, featuring top jazz musicians ...more

Theater

Theater listings, found on the yellow and blue posters in most U-Bahn stations, are available in the monthly pamphlets Kultur!news and Berlin Programm, as well as in 030, Zitty, and Tip. In addition to ...more

Film

On any night in Berlin you can choose from over 150 different films. O.F. or O.V. next to a movie listing means original version (i.e., not dubbed in German); O.m.U. means original version with German ...more