Schauspiel Frankfurt
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The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.
History[]
In the late 1770s the theatre principal Abel Seyler was based in Frankfurt, and established the city's theatrical life.[1]
Opened in 1782, the Comoedienhaus (comedy house) was the first permanent venue of the Frankfurt theatre, both plays and opera (drama and opera).[2][3] Its traditional house, the Schauspielhaus, build in 1902 by architect Heinrich Seeling at the Theaterplatz (now Willy-Brandt-Platz) was destroyed in World War II. In 1926, Brecht's A Respectable Wedding premiered.[4]
Main temporary location of the Schauspiel from 1945 to 1963 was the Börsensaal.[2] A new house for opera and play was built at the Theaterplatz, completed in 1963.[5] When Harry Buckwitz was general manager, the ruins of the Schauspielhaus were restructured to house both play and opera.[5][2] Buckwitz focused on plays by Bertolt Brecht, including the world premiere of Die Gesichte der Simone Machard in 1957.[6]
On 31 October 1985, the planned first performance of Fassbinder's Garbage, the City and Death caused a theater scandal. Spectators occupied the stage and prevented the actors from continuing to play.[7][8]
Venues[]
- Schauspielhaus (680 seats), Willy-Brandt-Platz[9]
- Kammerspiele (185 seats), Neue Mainzer Straße
- Bockenheimer Depot (400 seats), Carlo-Schmid-Platz
- Box (70 seats), Willy-Brandt-Platz
Städtische Bühnen[]
Schauspiel Frankfurt is part of the municipal Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.[10]
Intendants[]
- 1879–1912
- 1912–1916
- 1916–1920
- 1920–1929 Richard Weichert
- 1929–1933
- 1933–1944
- 1945–1947 Toni Impekoven
- 1947–1951 Heinz Hilpert /
- 1951–1968 Harry Buckwitz
- 1968–1972 Ulrich Erfurth
- 1972–1980 Peter Palitzsch
- 1980–1981 Johannes Schaaf /
- 1981–1985
- 1985–1990
- 1990–1991
- 1991–2001
- 2001–2009
- 2009–2017
- Since 2017 [11][12]
References[]
- ^ Mohr, Albert Richard (1967). "Abel Seyler und seine Verdienste um das Frankfurter Theaterleben". Frankfurter Theater von der Wandertruppe zum Komödienhaus: ein Beitrag zur Theatergeschichte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt am Main: Kramer. pp. 66–81.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Die Geschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Bartetzko, Dieter (2013). "Man will doch nur spielen. Die unendliche Baugeschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Uraufführung des Brecht-Stückes "Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit" in Frankfurt, 11. Dezember 1926". Zeitgeschichte in Hessen (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alexander, Matthias (21 September 2016). "Das wandelbarste Gebäude der Stadt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Jacobi, Johannes (14 March 1957). "Zur Brecht-Uraufführung in Frankfurt: "Die Gesichte der Simone Machard"". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Geschichte". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Markham, James M. (1 November 1985). "Jewish protesters halt Fassbinder play's debut". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Spielstätten". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Göpfert, Claus-Jürgen (2 October 2018). "Massives Spardiktat für Städtische Bühnen". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Berger, Jürgen (6 October 2017). "Bester Schauspieler im Staat". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Sternburg, Judith von (26 April 2017). "Anselm Weber umarmt Frankfurt". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links[]
- Official website (Bühnen Frankfurt)
- Official website (Schauspiel Frankfurt)
- Theatre companies in Germany
- Theatres in Germany
- Buildings and structures in Frankfurt
- Culture in Frankfurt
- Tourist attractions in Frankfurt
- Frankfurt-Altstadt