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 , 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 Years Theatre managers 1901–1910 Alfred Freiherr von Berger 1910–1913 Carl Hagemann 1913–1918 Max Grube 1918–1926 Paul Eger 1926–1928 Ernst Ziegel 1928–1932 Hermann Röbbeling 1932–1945 Karl Wüstenhagen 1945–1946 Rudolf Külus 1946–1948 Arthur Hellmer 1948–1955 Albert Lippert 1955–1963 Gustaf Gründgens 1963–1968 Oscar Fritz Schuh 1968 Egon Monk 1968–1969 Gerhard Hirsch 1969–1970 Hans Lietzau 1970–1971 Rolf Liebermann 1972–1979 Ivan Nagel 1979–1980 Günter König and Rolf Mares 1980–1985 Niels-Peter Rudolph 1985–1989 Peter Zadek 1989–1991 Michael Bogdanov 1991–1993 Gerd Schlesselmann 1993–2000 Frank Baumbauer 2000–2005 Tom Stromberg 2005–2010 Friedrich Schirmer 2010–2013 Jack F. Kurfess (acting) since 2013 Karin Beier
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