When does the performance take place?

The performance is scheduled for July 22, 2026, at 8:00 PM at the Odeon Cinema Bamberg.

Where is the play performed?

It will be performed at the Odeon Cinema, Luitpoldstraße 25, 96052 Bamberg, with scenes in the cinema hall and in the courtyard.

How much does a ticket cost?

The regular ticket price is 27 Euro.

Is the production more classical theater or film evening?

Both at once: The production combines live performance, screen, and cinema-based imagery into a hybrid theater evening.

Who directs the evening?

The direction is by Nina Lorenz.

Is there an official presale?

Yes. According to TiG, presale is ongoing through BVD Ticket and Betten Friedrich in Bamberg.

Where Cinema and Stage Merge: Woody Allen's Dream Play at the Bamberg Odeon

Name: The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen
Start: 2026-07-22T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-22T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Odeon-Kino

When Cinema Becomes a Stage: The Purple Rose of Cairo in Bamberg

The TiG Theater in the Gardener's Quarter presents Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo on July 22, 2026, at the Odeon Cinema Bamberg. Between the cinema hall, screen, and courtyard, a poetic stage experience emerges, intertwining fantasy and reality with fine wit, melancholy, and theatrical precision. Nina Lorenz's direction combines acting art, film aesthetics, and live theater into an evening that picks up the audience right in Cecilia's yearning for another life. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/the_purple_rose_of_cairo_von_w-776999-12667957/?utm_source=openai))

Screen Magic Meets Acting Art

At the center is Cecilia, whose everyday life is shaped by financial worries, disappointment, and a silent escape into the film world. Woody Allen's material, originally filmed in 1985 with Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels, thrives on the intriguing friction between dreams and reality. Exactly from this, the stage adaptation draws its tension: When Tom Baxter leaves the screen, the familiar order tips, and romantic longing turns into dramatic unrest. TiG cleverly plays with levels, role images, and the question of who actually owns the story. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/the_purple_rose_of_cairo_von_w-776999-12667957/?utm_source=openai))

An Unusual Venue with Its Own Atmosphere

The Odeon Cinema at Luitpoldstraße 25 lends a special theatrical atmosphere to the evening. The large cinema hall and the courtyard as an outdoor performance venue allow image and body, projection and presence, proximity and distance to intertwine. TiG is known for transforming places into temporary theater spaces; this concept also shapes this production. Thus, an stage experience is created that not only tells a story but also makes space, light mood, and acoustics part of the dramaturgy. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/the_purple_rose_of_cairo_von_w-776999-12667957/?utm_source=openai))

Ensemble, Direction, and Artistic Signature

Nina Lorenz is responsible for the direction. On stage are Heidi Lehnert, Stephan Bach, Benjamin Bochmann, and Martin Habermeyer; additional ensemble members can be seen on the cinema screen. Camera, editing, music, and costume bear the signature of a well-coordinated team that does not pit theater and film against each other but rather intertwines them productively. It is precisely this mix of direction, stage design logic, and cinematic montage that gives the evening its own, finely balanced tension. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/the_purple_rose_of_cairo_von_w-776999-12667957/?utm_source=openai))

Why This Evening Will Be Remembered

TiG was awarded the Culture Prize of the City of Bamberg in 2019 and is considered a defining voice of the local cultural scene with its site-specific theater concept. The press has already highlighted The Purple Rose of Cairo as a masterful intertwining of film and real performance. Those who engage with this evening do not experience an ordinary guest performance but a clever, emotional, and visually powerful exploration of longing, illusion, and the power of storytelling. Being there live is worthwhile for anyone who loves theater with head, heart, and cinema magic. ([tig-bamberg.de](https://www.tig-bamberg.de/?utm_source=openai))