Nestroy Spiele Schwechat

The Nestroy Spiele Schwechat are a summer theatre festival devoted entirely to the work of the great Austrian comic playwright Johann Nepomuk Nestroy. At the historic Rothmühle near Schwechat outside Vienna, Nestroy's often rarely performed plays are rediscovered year after year and brought to the stage in careful, language-loving productions. The festival thus cultivates an important heritage of Viennese popular theatre and has established itself as an insider tip for lovers of Nestroy's wit and verbal artistry. The combination of a historic venue and literary ambition makes the Nestroy Spiele a special place in the Lower Austrian cultural summer.