Contra-Kreis-Theater
The Contra-Kreis-Theater is the oldest private theater in Bonn . It was opened on May 20, 1950 with the play Hamlet , had to give way to the new town hall at its former location in 1966 and has since been located next to the main university building.
Are played comedies , musicals , but also current plays by young writers.
The theater does not owe its name to the circular stage, but rather the name goes back to a circle of actors and patrons who in 1950 had a program “contra city theater” in mind. It has 258 seats and has made a national name for itself through numerous premieres and premieres. TV broadcasts contributed to the good reputation of the theater. The theater is directed by Katinka Hoffmann and Horst Johanning , the longstanding vice-president of the German Stage Association and chairman of the private theater group.
The carrier is the Contra-Kreis-Theater GmbH.
Awards
- 2002: Da Capo Award from Da Capo (music magazine) for the comedy musical What a feeling! by Wolfgang Adenberg and Stephan Ohm as best comedy musical 2002 (world premiere on January 17, 2002)
- 2014: Monica Bleibtreu Prize in the Comedy category for the play Achtung Deutsch! at the 3rd private theater days in Hamburg
Web links
Theater Bonn | Bonn University Shakespeare Company | Stage for sensual perception - KONZIL | Contra-Kreis-Theater | Euro Theater Central Bonn | House of the Jerboa | Young Theater Bonn | Small theater | Puppet and figure theater SEIDENFÄDCHEN | Piccolo puppet shows | Jerboa | tik - theater in the basement
Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 0.2 ″ N , 7 ° 6 ′ 4.3 ″ E