Schauspiel_Frankfurt

Schauspiel Frankfurt

Schauspiel Frankfurt

Theatre company in Germany

The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.

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History

Schauspielhaus in 1906

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]

Plans of the historic Schauspielhaus Frankfurt 1899

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, a new building for the Städtische Bühnen is planned.[10][11][12]

Venues

Städtische Bühnen

Main article: Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt

Schauspiel Frankfurt and Oper Frankfurt are part of the municipal Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main GmbH.[14]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Das Haus". Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    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.
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    "Die Geschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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    Bartetzko, Dieter (2013). "Man will doch nur spielen. Die unendliche Baugeschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen. Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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    "Uraufführung des Brecht-Stückes "Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit" in Frankfurt, 11. Dezember 1926". Zeitgeschichte in Hessen (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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    Alexander, Matthias (21 September 2016). "Das wandelbarste Gebäude der Stadt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. [7]
    Jacobi, Johannes (14 March 1957). "Zur Brecht-Uraufführung in Frankfurt: "Die Gesichte der Simone Machard"". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Geschichte". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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    Markham, James M. (1 November 1985). "Jewish protesters halt Fassbinder play's debut". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. [10]
    Murr, Günter (27 September 2023). "Neue Argumente gegen Abriss der Städtischen Bühnen". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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    Trauner, Sandra (15 December 2023). "Frankfurt will "Kulturmeile" für Oper und Theater". neue musikzeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Wolken unter Denkmalschutz?". German-Architects (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  13. [13]
    "Spielstätten". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  14. [14]
    Göpfert, Claus-Jürgen (2 October 2018). "Massives Spardiktat für Städtische Bühnen". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  15. [15]
    Berger, Jürgen (6 October 2017). "Bester Schauspieler im Staat". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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    Sternburg, Judith von (26 April 2017). "Anselm Weber umarmt Frankfurt". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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