The Volksbuehne (German for People's Theatre) is a theatre in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa Luxemburg Platz in what was the DDR's capital, the Volksbuehne exemplifies the socialist realism style of architecture that characterized much of East Berlin.

The Volksbuehne was built during the years 1913 to 1914 and was designed by Oskar Kaufmann. It has its origin in an organization known as the "Freie Volksbuehne," which sketched out the vision for a theater "of the people" in 1892. The goal of the organization was to promote the social-realist plays of the day at prices accessible to the common worker. The original slogan inscribed on the edifice was "Die Kunst dem Volke." During World War II, the theatre was reduced to rubble like much of the rest of Berlin. From 1950 to 1954, the theatre was rebuilt according to the design of architect Hans Richter.

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