When does the performance take place?

The performance starts on 30.05.2026 at 18:00.

Where is the play performed?

At Bamberg Puppet Theatre, Untere Sandstraße 30, 96049 Bamberg.

What is the admission price?

The ticket price is 17 euros for the fairy tale category.

How do I get to the theatre?

The theatre recommends bus line 916 as well as paid parking in the underground garage of the Welcome Hotel Residenzschloss or at the concert hall.

Is the theatre barrier-free?

The house is located in a historical building and is only accessible via a staircase with 25 steps.

Is there a cloakroom?

Cloakroom information was not clearly mentioned in the available sources.

Romance on the Puppet Stage: The Golden Pot enchants Bamberg with poetic imagery

Name: The Golden Pot - Bamberg Puppet Theatre Bamberg
Start: 2026-05-30T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-30T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Bamberger Marionettentheater

A romantic stage experience between reality and wonder

With The Golden Pot, the Bamberg Puppet Theatre opens the door to E.T.A. Hoffmann's poetic counter-world: a fairy tale from a new era, in which student disorientation, bourgeois order, and magical seduction vividly intersect. The original from 1814 is considered one of the most significant works of German Romanticism and as the initiation story of an artist who finds his language only in dreams. ([etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de](https://etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/portfolio-item/goldne-topf/?utm_source=openai))

When Anselmus gets out of step

Anselmus is not a hero of straight lines. A mishap in everyday life, a fall into a small disaster, and his life spins into a vortex of fantasy, love, and self-discovery. Exactly from this derives Hoffmann's material its unbroken power: from the struggle between sober bourgeois life and poetic elevation, from that tension that has fascinated readers, directors, and audiences for over two hundred years. The piece tells of longing, transformation, and the price that art demands. ([etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de](https://etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/portfolio-item/goldne-topf/?utm_source=openai))

Puppet art with historical aura

The Bamberg Puppet Theatre brings this fantasy dramatically to life for the first time on its traditional stage. The house itself sees itself as a living theatre museum and works with a historical stage from the 19th century, where the art of puppetry unfolds special intimacy. It is precisely here that a rare theatre atmosphere arises, in which small gestures become large and the acoustics of closeness make every audience reaction audible. ([bamberger-marionettentheater.de](https://www.bamberger-marionettentheater.de/?utm_source=openai))

Bamberg as a resonance space

The location also adds an additional layer to the evening. The theatre in the Staubchen House is located on Untere Sandstraße, directly at the foot of Michelsberg. For transportation, the house mentions bus line 916; for parking options, the underground garage of the Welcome Hotel Residenzschloss as well as the underground garage at the concert hall are recommended. Those who arrive before the performance not only experience a stage performance but also a cultured evening in historic Bamberg. ([bamberger-marionettentheater.de](https://www.bamberger-marionettentheater.de/kontakt-1))

Staging with poetic fall height

The special fascination of The Golden Pot lies in the dramatic friction: Veronika, Serpentina, Archivarius Lindhorst, and Anselmus move between everyday logic and the realm of magic. Especially in a puppet production can this double world unfold its full effect, because body, voice, light mood, and stage design create a finely tuned balance of distance and closeness. The result is not just a mere retelling, but a concentrated theatre experience about the power of imagination. ([etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de](https://etahoffmann.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/portfolio-item/goldne-topf/?utm_source=openai))

Conclusion: An evening for romance, fantasy, and fine theatre moments

Those who love E.T.A. Hoffmann will find here an evening full of poetic images, craft precision, and atmospheric density. The Bamberg Puppet Theatre transforms the classic into a lively art event that closely intertwines literature, puppetry, and romance. An ideal date for anyone who wants to not only see theatre but also feel it. Absolutely to be experienced live. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/der_goldne_topf-749023-12650713/?utm_source=openai))