Ayhan Sönmez worked as an actor in various plays, including in the magazine of the State Opera (Kennen wir uns nicht aus Biaritz, directed by Adriana Altaras, 2004), at the HAU (X-Wohnungen, directed by Fatih Akin / Kohle- Kohle, directed by Volker Meyer-Dabisch, 2004 / Romeo und Julia, directed by Neco Çelik, 2007), at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (Kleiner Muck ganz unten, directed by Schorsch Kamerun, 2007). In 2000 he directed the children’s play Nassrettin Hoca at the House of World Cultures for the first time. Since then he has directed, among others, Scheiß Ausländer at HAU 2 (2006). In his theater productions Kotti (2006) and Woher – wohin? (2007) he has told the stories and life realities of young Kreuzbergers in a touching and aesthetically sophisticated way. He participated as a lecturer and director in the InterGetto Casting (2009) and Faust in da City (2010) of StreetUniverCity Berlin. Since 2010 he also does theater projects with children.