Schauspielhaus Zürich 2026/27 Season: Ghosts and Classics

The Schauspielhaus Zürich has announced its 2026/27 season, featuring a lineup of classic plays and ghostly themes. The season includes a new production titled 'Monster,' which addresses racism through the perspective of a child asking, 'Mama, why do I have darker skin than you?' Despite its timely subject, the production reportedly fails to fully develop its themes, leaving children with darker skin tones as mere bystanders in the narrative. The season overall emphasizes classical works and spectral elements, as indicated by the title 'Es schlägt die Stunde der Geister und Klassiker' (The Hour of Ghosts and Classics Strikes). The announcement was made in a review by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, which critiqued the production's lack of depth.