When it comes to Bavarian dialect theatre, it is impossible to imagine Munich without the Iberl Bühne. In addition to changing plays, the stage in the Augustiner-Stammhaus also hosts cabaret and performances by well-known musicians.
The Iberl Bühne is unique in Munich's cultural landscape because it combines dialect theatre with culinary delights and Bavarian hospitality. The Munich theatre has been around for over 55 years and is now centrally located in the city centre near Karlsplatz-Stachus. A must for locals and guests who are fans of Bavarian comedies, the Chiemgauer Volkstheater or the Komödienstadel!
Iberl Bühne was founded in 1966 by Georg Maier from Munich – he not only wrote all the plays himself, but also often acted in them. One of Maier's most successful plays is the “Grattleroper“, which has been performed over 1000 times since the late 70s. Maier was not only an author, actor and director, but also a patron of cabaret and acting talent. For example, he discovered the popular cabaret artist Luise Kinseher, who became famous between 2011 and 2018 as the first female Lenten preacher “Mama Bavaria“ at the Starkbierfest at Nockherberg.
Since the death of Georg Maier in 2021, the Iberl Bühne has been run by his wife Raphaela Maier. Today, the programme still includes Bavarian theatre, including many of Georg Maier's own productions, as well as cabaret and music. These include, for example, Claudia Pichler, Toni Bartl, Helmut Schleich and Stefan Kröll. Until 2014, the Iberl Bühne was housed in Maier's pub of the same name in Solln, after which it moved to the Augustiner-Stammhaus in Neuhauser Strasse. The cult discotheque “Sugar Shacke“ was already located here in the 80s.
Around 100 seats await guests in the cosy pub, and there are a dozen discounted seats in the gallery. Guests can order Bavarian food and drinks both before the performance and during the two intermissions – and even afterwards, some of them stay seated and enjoy a relaxed end to the evening. In summer, you can enjoy the beautiful inner courtyard of the Stammhaus, where beer is served from the wooden barrel from 6 pm.
The programme includes plays such as “Zuagricht, hergricht, higricht“ about the robber Mathias Kneissl or the latest “Adele Spitzeder oder wia ma's Spui spuitt“. This is about the 19th-century actress, swindler and folk singer Adele Spitzeder, whose high interest rates in her own private bank make not only the brewery owner but also the journalists suspicious. This type of storytelling is a recurring feature of the Iberl Bühne: history is combined with fiction – giving real historical figures an imaginary, humorous background.
