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

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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
Public transit	Hauptbahnhof Nord
Owner	Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg
Type	Theatre
Capacity	1192
Construction
Opened	1901
Architect	Fellner & Helmer
Website
schauspielhaus.de

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The Deutsches Schauspielhaus was co-founded by stage actress Franziska Ellmenreich.^[1] It was designed by Austrian architects Fellner & Helmer, built between 1899 and 1900,^[2] and opened its doors in 1901.^[3]

The theatre was renovated in 2013/2014.^[3]

In May 2010 The Infernal Comedy – Confessions of a Serial Killer, written by American actor John Malkovich^[4] and directed by Michael Sturminger [de], was performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus,^[5] with Malkovich starring. This was an operatic production, about the life of the Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger.^[4]