Zurich English-Speaking Theatre (ZEST) - Your Community for English Theatre in Zurich

1. "Opening Up" from Waitress (Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles)

• A fun, upbeat ensemble number that features Jenna and the staff of Joe's Pie Diner, capturing the hustle and small-town feel of the show.

• Listen on YouTube

2. "The New World" from Songs For a New World (Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown)

• The powerful, driving opening number of this contemporary classic song cycle, setting the stage for stories about facing new challenges and making hard choices.

• Listen on YouTube

Sign up to attend the session here.

Sheet music and lyrics available at: www.thezest.ch/mt-20-11-25

1. "Opening Up" from Waitress (Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles)

A fun, upbeat ensemble number that features Jenna and the staff of Joe's Pie Diner, capturing the hustle and small-town feel of the show.

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RagLuN8xHLY

2. "The New World" from Songs For a New World (Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown)

The powerful, driving opening number of this contemporary classic song cycle, setting the stage for stories about facing new challenges and making hard choices.

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YkoCL7qvvOE

Sign up to attend the session here: https://rallly.co/invite/LZL9dvBQ4pit

Sheet music and lyrics available at: https://www.thezest.ch/mt-03-12-25

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Cancelled due to lack of available rehearsal rooms

Dario Fo unleashes a chaotic storm in this political farce, inspired by a real-life 1969 police scandal in Milan. A quick-witted Maniac infiltrates police headquarters and impersonates a judge, a psychologist, and a captain to expose the truth about an anarchist's suspicious "accidental" death in custody.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

A woman carries her heart, broken into nineteen pieces, in a small paper bag. A man shrinks to half his former size, after losing hope in love. A couple keep the love they have given each other in large red bags, or compress the mass into the size of a diamond. These playful and surreal experiences are commonplace in the world of John Cariani’s Almost, Maine, where on one deeply cold and magical Midwinter Night, the citizens of Almost -- not organized enough for a town, too populated for a wilderness -- experience the life-altering power of the human heart. Relationships end, begin, or change beyond recognition, as strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn into strangers. Propelled by the mystical energy of the aurora borealis and populated with characters who are humorous, plain-spoken, thoughtful, and sincere, Almost, Maine is a series of loosely connected tales about love, each with a compelling couple at its center, each with its own touch of sorcery.

No Play Reading

Due to changes in availability at the Theater im Seefeld, our Musical Theatre Session dates and locations for 2026 are not yet known. We will update as soon as possible.

Set in the wake of Shakespeare’s death, The Book of Will follows the Bard’s loyal friends and fellow actors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, as they realize his masterpieces are being lost to history or mangled by memory. To preserve his legacy, they embark on a race against time and rival publishers to collect the scattered scripts and print what would become the First Folio. Gunderson's play is a witty and deeply moving tribute to the power of friendship and the enduring magic of the theatre.

Coming soon

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Coming soon

Coming soon

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Coming soon

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.

Come and explore the fun of improvisation in a welcoming and supportive environment! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, our Improv Workshops are the perfect, low-pressure way to build confidence, think on your feet, and have a lot of laughs. There's no script, no pressure, and no need to prepare anything: just a friendly group ready to play.