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Deutsches Schauspielhaus

Front view of Deutsches Schauspielhaus.
Address	Kirchenallee 39 20099 Hamburg
Coordinates	53°33′15.5″N 10°0′31.9″E / 53.554306°N 10.008861°E / 53.554306; 10.008861
Public transit	Hauptbahnhof Nord
Owner	Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg
Type	Theatre
Capacity	1192
Construction
Opened	1901
Architect	Fellner & Helmer
Website
schauspielhaus.de

The Deutsches Schauspielhaus, sometimes referred to as the Hamburg Schauspielhaus or Hamburg Theatre, is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany

History

The Deutsches Schauspielhaus was co-founded by stage actress Franziska Ellmenreich. It was designed by Austrian architects Fellner & Helmer, built between 1899 and 1900, and opened its doors in 1901.

The theatre was renovated in 2013/2014.

Notable productions

In May 2010 The Infernal Comedy – Confessions of a Serial Killer, written by American actor John Malkovich and directed by Michael Sturminger [de], was performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, with Malkovich starring. This was an operatic production, about the life of the Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger.

Theatre managers

References

1. Gisela Schwanbeck (1959), "Ellmenreich, Franziska", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 4, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 460–460
2. "Ferdinand Fellner II". Architektenlexikon Wien 1770–1945 (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. ^ "Deutsches Schauspielhaus". Malerblatt Online (in German). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
4. ^ "John Malkovich on stage, from Steppenwolf to the West End – in pictures". the Guardian. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
5. "THE INFERNAL COMEDY / 2009". Michael Sturminger.

External links

Media related to Deutsches Schauspielhaus at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Documents and clippings about Deutsches Schauspielhaus in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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