The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.
 Schauspielhaus in 2007 | |
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| Anselm Weber | |
Parent organization | Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt |
| Website | schauspielfrankfurt.de |
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| Coordinates | 50°06′29″N 8°40′27″E / 50.10806°N 8.67417°E |
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| Seating capacity | 689 (Schauspielhaus)[1] |
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History
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In the late 1770s the theatre principal Abel Seyler was based in Frankfurt, and established the city's theatrical life.[2]
Opened in 1782, the Comoedienhaus (comedy house) was the first permanent venue of the Frankfurt theatre, both plays and opera (drama and opera).[3][4] Its traditional house, the Schauspielhaus, built in 1902 by architect Heinrich Seeling at the Theaterplatz (now Willy-Brandt-Platz) was destroyed in World War II during an air raid in 1944. In 1926, Brecht's A Respectable Wedding premiered.[5]
Main temporary location of the Schauspiel from 1945 to 1963 was the Börsensaal.[3] A new house for opera and play was built at the Theaterplatz, completed in 1963.[6] When Harry Buckwitz was general manager, the ruins of the Schauspielhaus were restructured to house both play and opera.[6][3] Buckwitz focused on plays by Bertolt Brecht, including the world premiere of Die Gesichte der Simone Machard in 1957.[7]
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.[8][9]
As of 2023[update], a new building for the Städtische Bühnen is planned.[10][11][12]
Venues
edit- Schauspielhaus (689 seats), Willy-Brandt-Platz[13]
- Kammerspiele (185 seats), Neue Mainzer Straße
- Bockenheimer Depot (400 seats), Carlo-Schmid-Platz
- Box (70 seats), Willy-Brandt-Platz
Städtische Bühnen
editSchauspiel Frankfurt and Oper Frankfurt are part of the municipal Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main GmbH.[14]
Intendant
edit- 1879–1912 Emil Claar
- 1912–1916 Max Behrend
- 1916–1920 Karl Zeiss
- 1920–1929 Richard Weichert
- 1929–1933 Alwin Kronbacher
- 1933–1944 Hans Meissner
- 1945–1947 Toni Impekoven
- 1947–1951 Richard Weichert / Heinz Hilpert
- 1951–1968 Harry Buckwitz
- 1968–1972 Ulrich Erfurth
- 1972–1980 Peter Palitzsch
- 1980–1981 Wilfried Minks / Johannes Schaaf
- 1981–1985 Adolf Dresen
- 1985–1990 Günther Rühle
- 1990–1991 Hans-Peter Doll
- 1991–2001 Peter Eschberg
- 2001–2009 Elisabeth Schweeger
- 2009–2017 Oliver Reese
- Since 2017 Anselm Weber[15][16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Das Haus". Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Die Geschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Bartetzko, Dieter (2013). "Man will doch nur spielen. Die unendliche Baugeschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Uraufführung des Brecht-Stückes "Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit" in Frankfurt, 11. Dezember 1926". Zeitgeschichte in Hessen (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b Alexander, Matthias (21 September 2016). "Das wandelbarste Gebäude der Stadt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Jacobi, Johannes (14 March 1957). "Zur Brecht-Uraufführung in Frankfurt: "Die Gesichte der Simone Machard"". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Geschichte". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Markham, James M. (1 November 1985). "Jewish protesters halt Fassbinder play's debut". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Murr, Günter (27 September 2023). "Neue Argumente gegen Abriss der Städtischen Bühnen". FAZ.NET (in German). Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Trauner, Sandra (15 December 2023). "Frankfurt will "Kulturmeile" für Oper und Theater". neue musikzeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Wolken unter Denkmalschutz?". German-Architects (in German). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Spielstätten". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Göpfert, Claus-Jürgen (2 October 2018). "Massives Spardiktat für Städtische Bühnen". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Berger, Jürgen (6 October 2017). "Bester Schauspieler im Staat". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Sternburg, Judith von (26 April 2017). "Anselm Weber umarmt Frankfurt". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (Bühnen Frankfurt)
- Official website (Schauspiel Frankfurt)