When does the ETA Show: Great Spirits take place?

The performance begins on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 19:30.

Where will the production be staged?

The ETA Show will take place on the main stage of the ETA Hoffmann Theater, E.T.A.-Hofmann-Platz 1, 96047 Bamberg.

How long does the performance last?

According to event information, the event lasts approximately two hours and is expected to end around 21:30.

How much does a ticket cost?

Tickets are available from 18 euros according to the published price overview. Further prices apply depending on the category.

Who is responsible for the production?

Direction and concept are by Daniel Seniuk. The set is designed by Anna Siegrot, and dramaturgy is handled by Lea Mantel.

Which characters are at the center?

The central characters are E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich von Kleist, Mozart, Donna Anna from Don Giovanni, and the show host ETA.

Experience Great Spirits live: Literary haunting meets music at the ETA Hoffmann Theater

Name: ETA Show: Great Spirits, Daniel Seniuk
Start: 2026-10-22T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-22T21:30:00+02:00
Location: ETA Hoffmann Theater, Große Bühne

When the great spirits of the theater begin to sing

On October 22, 2026, a mysterious haunted house opens at the ETA Hoffmann Theater Bamberg: E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich von Kleist clash as undead writers, Mozart searches for musical inspiration, and Donna Anna from Don Giovanni haunts the legendary foreign lodge number 23. With the ETA Show: Great Spirits, Daniel Seniuk transforms local theater history into a humorous-musical stage experience.

An undead shared apartment full of literary friction

The dramaturgy thrives on the collision of great names and small human abysses. Between E.T.A. Hoffmann's romantic spirit world, Heinrich von Kleist's sharp mind, and Mozart's immortal music, an involuntary community of the undead is formed. When a washed-up show host with the Franconian stage name ETA moves in with them after a burnout, high culture, show business, and the present collide.

Music as the key to understanding

What initially begins as a grotesque power struggle develops into a surprising community. Whether dead or alive: all characters share the longing to be understood. Music serves as the dramatic key. It bridges the centuries, makes repressed emotions audible, and gives the evening its special acoustics between musical revue, ghost comedy, and poetic dance of death.

Direction, design, and video as a play with memory

Daniel Seniuk is responsible for direction and concept. Anna Siegrot designs the set, while Alexander Drabusch and Lennart Peters contribute video elements. Lea Mantel takes on the dramaturgy. The stage design, costumes, lighting atmosphere, and projections lead the audience through a theatrical atmosphere where memory, legend, and the present flow into each other.

An ensemble between black humor and acting art

Hennie Gerdes, Avi Meyer, Laura Röseler, Daniel Seniuk, Stephan Ullrich, Luke Venatier, and Daniel Warland bring the colorful character world to the stage with comedic timing, musical energy, and precise acting skills. The great spirits do not appear as museum monuments but as willful, vulnerable, and very much alive stage figures.

An evening for theater lovers and music friends

The ETA Show combines literature, music theater, and the history of the ETA Hoffmann Theater into an unusual production. The stage experience is aimed at all who appreciate literary allusions, grotesque humor, historical figures, and imaginative directing. The audience reaction is likely to fluctuate between laughter, astonishment, and quiet moments of emotion.

Conclusion: Ghost story becomes a live experience

On October 22, 2026, the audience at the ETA Hoffmann Theater Bamberg can expect a humorous, musical, and atmospheric theater evening. ETA Show: Great Spirits allows the famous undead of the house to meet live and poses a timeless question at its center: What connects people across life, death, and centuries? Anyone who wants to experience theater as an immediate encounter should not miss this special evening.