When does Sleeping Beauty take place?

The performance takes place on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

Where is Sleeping Beauty performed?

The performance takes place at the Bamberg Puppet Theater in the Staubschen House, Untere Sandstraße 30, 96049 Bamberg.

How long is the performance?

The runtime is approximately 60 minutes. No intermission is planned.

What age is the production suitable for?

Sleeping Beauty is recommended for children aged 5 and older and is suitable as a family event.

How much does a ticket cost?

A ticket costs 17 Euros according to published ticket information.

Is the event venue accessible?

The listed theater is only reachable by a staircase with 25 steps, according to the organizer. For inquiries about barrier-free access options, a direct request to the theater is recommended.

Experience Sleeping Beauty Live: Fairy-Tale Magic and Puppet Art in Historical Bamberg

Name: Sleeping Beauty
Start: 2026-10-23T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Bamberger Marionettentheater

Sleeping Beauty: A Fairy-Tale Stage Experience in Bamberg

When the curtain rises at the Bamberg Puppet Theater, a journey begins right into the world of the Brothers Grimm. Sleeping Beauty combines artistic puppet play with the historical atmosphere of Bamberg and takes the audience from the stage through the rooms of the New Residence and the courtyards to the rose garden.

A Grimm Classic with a Special Venue

The production based on the well-known fairy tale unfolds its effect not only through the familiar story of sleep, enchantment, and redemption. Its dramatic uniqueness lies in the combination of puppet theater and city history: The fairy tale begins in the Bamberg Puppet Theater and then opens up into the splendid world of the residence. This creates an atmospheric path through historical spaces leading to a fairy-tale happy ending in the rose garden.

Puppet Art Between Tradition and Technology

Text author Marec Bela Steffens and director Maria Sebald created the production in July 2021. The Bamberg Puppet Theater maintains a long-standing stage art, where finely controlled figures, precise movements, and a concentrated theatrical atmosphere interact. Small gestures carry great weight: A glance from the puppet, a change in lighting, or the play with shadows transform the stage into a poetic fairy-tale space.

An Experience for the Whole Family

With a runtime of about 60 minutes and a recommended age of five years and older, Sleeping Beauty is suitable for families, children, and adults who wish to rediscover the magic of classic fairy tales. The entertaining production combines acting, stage design, acoustics, and puppet play into an immediately experiential cultural experience.

Historical Ambiance and Fairy-Tale Images

The performance takes place in the listed Staubschen House on Untere Sandstraße. The historic building gives the stage experience its own aura. As the story unfolds, the imagination expands beyond the puppet theater: The New Residence, the courtyards, and the rose garden become stations of a fairy-tale dramaturgy, in which Bamberg's cityscape itself becomes part of the production.

Conclusion: Experience Sleeping Beauty Live in Bamberg

For those who love fairy tales, puppet theater, and historical stage art, Sleeping Beauty offers a special theater evening for the whole family. The combination of a Grimm classic, artistic staging, and the Bamberg cultural backdrop makes the visit a journey into a world where figures, spaces, and imagination merge into a poetic stage set.