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year, which reach from Shakespeare to Woody Allen plays. The theatre also runs the
500-seater Akademietheater, which was built between 1911 and 1913. There's a 25% re-
duction on tickets one hour before the show.
THEATRE
Vienna's English Theatre
( 402 12 60;
www.englishtheatre.at
; 08, Josefsgasse 12; tickets €22-42; box office 10am-7.30pm Mon-Fri,
5-7.30pm Sat performance days; Rathaus, 2 Rathaus/Josefstädter Strasse)
Founded in 1963, Vi-
enna's English Theatre is the oldest foreign-language theatre in Vienna (with the occa-
sional show in French or Italian). Standby tickets for €9 go on sale 15 minutes before
start.
Tanzquartier Wien
DANCE
( 581 35 91;
www.tqw.at
;
07, Museumsplatz 1; tickets €11-62; box office 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat;
Museumsquartier, Volkstheater)
Tanzquartier Wien, located in the MuseumsQuartier, hosts an
array of local and international performances with a strong experimental nature. Students
receive advance tickets at 30% or €7 for unsold seats 15 minutes before showtime.
Schauspielhaus
THEATRE
(
317 01 0111;
www.schauspielhaus.at
; 09, Porzellangasse 19; tickets €19;
box office 4-6pm Mon-Sat, 2hr be-
Rossauer Lände)
Performances in German. Student tickets cost €10.
fore performance;
Volkstheater
THEATRE
( 521 11-400;
www.volkstheater.at
; 07, Neustiftgasse 1; tickets €11-50; box office 10am-7.30pm Mon-Sat;
Volkstheater)
Performances in German, with a strong focus on popular theatre but also
some classics with a new flavour. Student rush tickets are available for €4 one hour be-
fore the start.
