Theater Gütersloh

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Theater Gütersloh
South-east view with studio stage
location
Address: Friedrichstrasse 10
City: Gutersloh
Coordinates: 51 ° 54 '22 "  N , 8 ° 22' 14"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 54 '22 "  N , 8 ° 22' 14"  E
Architecture and history
Construction time: 2008-2010
Opened: March 13, 2010
Spectator: 530 seats
Architect: Jörg Friedrich
Internet presence:
Website: www.theater-gt.de/

The Gütersloh Theater is a theater building in the East Westphalian district town of Gütersloh .

building

South facade at night

The city's old theater in the Paul-Thöne-Halle was closed in 2003 for security reasons (lack of fire protection). After the closure, theater performances took place in the neighboring town hall in Gütersloh . The new building was preceded by a referendum in 2003, which was against the expensive new building approved by the city. The Hamburg architect Jörg Friedrich delivered this design for the new theater . He now presented the city with a slimmed-down (530 instead of 700 seats), cheaper version, which was then also implemented after the decision's binding period had expired.

The foundation stone was laid on October 11, 2008. A 24 meter high building was erected on an area of ​​2086 m². The new so-called vertical theater opened on March 13, 2010. Instead of being wide, the theater building extends upwards, crowned by a "sky lobby" on the top floor. The first play performed was Gypsy Boy .

Christian Schäfer has been director of the Gütersloh Theater since March 2013 and is the successor to Klaus Klein , who retired in 2013.

The costs of around 21.75 million euros were largely borne by the taxpayers; In addition, there was a donation of five million euros from the local companies Miele and Bertelsmann as well as from numerous citizens.

Web links

Commons : Theater Gütersloh  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The new theater was officially opened. In: New Westphalian
  2. ↑ Christian Schäfer was introduced as the new Gütersloh theater director In: Neue Westfälische
  3. ↑ New theater building. on: guetersloh.de , accessed October 12, 2011