Berliner Theatertreffen

{{Short description|Annual theatre festival in Berlin, Germany}}

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The Berliner Theatertreffen ("Berlin theatre meeting"{{cite web | title=The Berlin Theatertreffen | website=deutschland.de | date=5 May 2015 | url=https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/culture/the-berlin-theatertreffen | access-date=22 February 2024}}) is a two-week long theatre festival occurring yearly in May in Berlin, Germany. It is organised by the Berliner Festspiele corporation, funded by the {{ill|Federal Cultural Foundation|de|Kulturstiftung des Bundes}} of Germany.{{cite book | title=25 Jahre Theatertreffen Berlin: 1964 - 1988 ; ein Buch der Berliner Festspiele | publisher=Argon-Verl | publication-place=Berlin | date=1988 | isbn=3-87024-124-1 | language=de | page=}}

During the festival, those ten theatre productions within the German-speaking region that have premiered in the previous season and have been voted most noteworthy by the festival jury of seven drama critics are presented on various stages in Berlin.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Other festival events have come to include award ceremonies, Q&A and panel discussions, films, and concerts.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

The central building of the Berliner Festspiele corporation, the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, is located at Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin.{{cite web | title=Anfahrt & Kontakt | website=Berliner Festspiele | date=23 June 2023 | url=https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/besuch/anfahrt-kontakt | language=de | access-date=22 February 2024}}