Stücke

Pieces. Mülheim Theatre Days NRW is a theater festival that takes place annually in May and June in the city hall of Mülheim an der Ruhr. Since 1976 seven to eight new pieces, usually, shown in staging the world premiere and evaluated by a jury and the audience. This is - unique in Germany - not the staging, but the piece itself the center of attention. The goal is to promote contemporary German drama.

Once admitted to competition pieces are selected by a selection committee. Are permitted only plays by German, living authors, which were premiered in the current season.

A jury of theater professionals, critics and playwrights awards the 15,000 euro Dramatikerpreis the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr, in addition, by the audience of undoped " Audience Award of the Mülheim Theatre Days " - possibly to another piece - forgiven. In addition, since 2010 the Mülheim Kinderstücke prize is awarded for the best new play for children 6-12 years.

In 1987, " pieces " of the ITI price of the "Center Federal Republic of Germany of the International Theatre Institute eV " of UNESCO for the conception, " ... to assess German -language drama and to encourage, to promote authors and aesthetic trends in contemporary dramatic literature of ideas and materials to support ... ".