Travel Reference
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Deutsches Theater
( 5523 4444;
www.deutsches-theater.de
; Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 11; Fröttman-
ing)
Still occupying its impressive 'tent palace' in Fröttmaning (near the Allianz Arena),
Munich's answer to London's West End hosts touring road shows such as
Grease,
Mamma Mia
and
Tommy
.
THEATRE
GOP Varieté Theater
( 210 288 444; Maximilianstrasse 47; Maxmonument)
Hosts a real jumble of acts
and shows from magicians to light comedies to musicals.
VARIETY
Circus Krone
( 545 8000;
www.circus-krone.de
; Zirkus-Krone-Strasse 1-6; tickets from €15;
Hackerbrücke)
No matter how you feel about circuses, the venerable Circus Krone is un-
like any other. A Munich fixture for decades, its tent is vast and the shows are dazzling.
After three months of performances, the circus goes on tour, leaving the city in a grand
procession with elephants and camels driven along Arnulfstrasse towards the Haupt-
bahnhof.
The hall is left to host rock concerts and other events for the rest of the year.
CIRCUS
Spectator Sports
FC Bayern München
( 6993 1333;
www.fcbayern.de
; Fröttmaning)
Like it or not, the Germans can play
football and none do it better in the Bundesrepublik than Bayern Munich, Germany's most
successful team both nationally and on a European level. Home games are played at the
impressive, chameleon-like Allianz Arena, built for the 2006 World Cup. Tickets can be
ordered online.
The Allianz Arena is also home turf for Munich's other soccer team, the perennial un-
derdogs
TSV 1860
(
www.tsv1860.de
)
. They play in Germany's second league and have a
passionately loyal fan base.
SOCCER
EHC München
ICE HOCKEY
