Lake Thun Festival – Musical “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

A poignant story about love, courage and humanity

The musical tells the story of the bell ringer Quasimodo, who grows up isolated from the rest of the world in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He was taken in as a foundling by the evil archdeacon Frollo and has lived a lonely life in the tower ever since. When he sneaks into the annual Festival of Fools, he gets into trouble. Only the courageous Esmeralda stands up for him. When she is targeted by the vengeful Frollo, Quasimodo rescues her and hides her in the church tower. In the highly emotional finale, Quasimodo realizes what it means to be a monster and what it takes to become a human being.

From 9 July to 23 August 2025

9 July
20.00 hours Premiere

11 to 31 July
Wed–Sat 20.00 hours

1 August
10.30 hours Matinée performance

6 bis 23 August
Wed–Sat 19.30 hours

  
Subject to change without prior notice

All prices in CHF per person incl. VV fee, excl. service fee / Prices and products subject to alteration.

Tickets can be purchased at any BLS Travel Centre or Ticketcorner. 

Information on whether performances will go ahead

Information on whether a performance will go ahead in poor weather can be obtained from 13.00 hours (or for matinees from 06.00 hours) on the day of the performance by:

• Checking the information box on the home page of the Lake Thun Festival
• Calling telephone number 1600 and selecting “info box” 81076, (CHF 0.50 per call and per minute)
• Sending a text message with the words “seespiele” to 1600 (CHF 0.80 per text)
• Downloading the “Wetter-Alarm” app, and adding “Thunerseespiele” (Lake Thun Festival) as a favourite