From a one-off guest performance to a tour through several countries: we bring your company to the theatre in the right coach and into hotels that fit the performance schedule.
We organise guest performances and tours for theatre companies: touring theatres, independent groups, drama ensembles attached to theatres and productions with regular touring dates. Coach travel and accommodation are at the centre of what we do. Cast and crew travel in coaches of every size and specification, from a minibus for a small cast to a full-size coach for the whole company, plus minivans and limousines for directors, management and guests. On tours with many stops the same coach accompanies the company from venue to venue, with a dedicated dispatcher on larger projects. We choose hotels within reach of the theatre, with hours that fit get-in, performance and late evenings: late check-in, breakfast after the previous night's show, room allocation according to your list. Rail, flights and ferries complement the coach, and individual arrivals and departures for single members are possible. Costumes, props and hand luggage travel in the coach; for set and technical equipment we arrange a suitable van if needed. Our network covers more than 30 partners across Europe: coaches and hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as in France, the Benelux countries, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the United Kingdom. Tours across several countries are planned as one route. Coach transport is our core strength; on request we take on the complete travel management of the tour: schedule with driving-time rules, hotels at every stop, tour plan and coordination with the theatres. As a tour operator with insolvency protection we give company and management legal security. Ideally, planning starts 6 to 9 months before departure; for tours with many stops we recommend 12 months of lead time.
Direct access to a network of coaches of every size and specification: minibus for a small cast, full-size coach for the whole company with crew, plus minivans and limousines for directors, management and guests. Larger projects include a dedicated dispatcher.
Accommodation within reach of the theatre, with hours that fit get-in, performance and late evenings: late check-in, breakfast after the previous night's show, room allocation according to your list.
Arrival, moves between venues, return after the get-out: we plan the journeys so that driving-time rules, get-in and curtain times fit together.
Technical crew often travels a day ahead of the cast for the get-in. We plan both routes as one tour plan, by coach, rail or air depending on group and distance.
Group tickets, individual arrivals and departures for single members, or a combination of rail and coach: flexible, time-saving and as sustainable as possible.
One fixed contact person from planning to return. Costumes, props and hand luggage travel in the coach; for set and technical equipment we arrange a suitable van if needed.
One stop, one or more performances: coach there and back, hotel within reach of the theatre. The compact case, often at short notice.
Many venues in a row: the same coach accompanies the company, schedule with driving-time rules, hotels at every stop, one tour plan for everyone.
Fixed slots for get-in and performance: we plan travel and hotel so that the company arrives rested and on time.
Multi-day working periods at the partner theatre: transfers, accommodation and catering for the company, return after premiere or final rehearsal.
The theatre cities of the German-speaking world: short distances between hotel and theatre, often with one coach for the whole tour.
Paris, Lyon, Amsterdam, Brussels and the regions: coach, schedule, hotels and tour plan through our local partner network.
From Milan to Lisbon: long legs planned with driving-time rules, hotels at every stop, on request a flight for the company and a coach on site.
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Riga: coach with ferry, or flight plus coach on site, hotels within reach of the theatre.
Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb: easy to reach by coach, hotels and schedule from one source.
London, Edinburgh, Dublin: coach with ferry or tunnel; we sort out entry requirements and carnets with you.
Timeline, budget, venues, transport and working agreements, written for management and production.
Our service page on coaches, dispatchers, driving-time rules and equipment.
„On every tour one of the two of us is personally reachable – from the first concept to the last performance."
Wagener & Zimmermann GbR, ensemble.tours (Bochum, Germany)
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