More! Theater on the wholesale market

The more! Theater am Großmarkt is a multifunctional theater that opened in Hamburg in March 2015 . The theater is integrated into the listed wholesale market hall by architect Bernhard Hermkes , which was built in 1962 . With a capacity of up to 3,500 visitors, it is the largest theater in Hamburg. It is the world's only theater in an existing food wholesale market.

The theater opened on March 7, 2015 with a concert by the London Symphony Orchestra . The cost of the construction project was 25 million euros. The building owner and operator of the theater is the Düsseldorf-based "Mehr-BB Entertainment GmbH" with its owner and managing director Maik Klokow . The construction of the theater took 18 months; it is an example of the conversion of functional monument protection architecture in post-war modernism . With little intervention, it was possible to incorporate the architectural design of the Hamburg wholesale market and to redesign it to meet the new requirements. The ceiling structure made of prestressed concrete arches and the height of the wholesale market hall of around 20 meters give the theater an idiosyncratic atmosphere. Press releases describe the acoustics in the room as clearly detailed.

Rock concert in the theater

construction

Glance into the seated hall

The more! Theater am Großmarkt is a multifunctional guest theater and offers opportunities for theater and musical productions, shows, events, rock and pop concerts and exhibitions. The hall is designed for up to 2,418 seats, with a combination of standing and seating up to 3,500 spectators. With a variable playability of 320 m² to 1,440 m², the stage can be viewed from up to four sides and can be used for various productions.

The hall, the foyer and the bars are open plan; the internal construction has no partition walls or false ceilings. The building is located between Hamburg's Elbe bridges and the main train station ; it has 500 parking spaces for cars on the forecourt.

Side foyers

program

On the opening night

In the more! Theater am Großmarkt hosts guest performances by theater, musical and dance productions. In addition, the theater is a place for rock and pop concerts. With its capacity, the theater fills a hitherto existing gap in Hamburg. In 2015, tour musicals such as the Queen musical “ We Will Rock You (Musical) ” and the musical “ Dirty Dancing ” appeared in Mehr! Theater on the wholesale market. Rock-pop artists such as Brian May , Roger Cicero , Sufjan Stevens , Achim Reichel , Boy , the British band Editors , Fat Freddys Drop from New Zealand performed there. In addition, a magic show by Hans Klok and the festival "Soul im Hafen" took place there. In 2015 over 170,000 spectators attended the 100 shows, concerts and musicals in the theater. In 2016 further concerts and shows took place, including Iggy Pop , Paul Kalkbrenner , OMD , Gestört aber GeiL , Vicky Leandros and the musical Elisabeth . The theater is also used for product presentations, anniversaries and galas. In the summer of 2017, Mehr! Theater performed for the first time in German-speaking countries Billy Elliot (musical) . The English-language original production from London's West End was shown and will be shown exclusively in Hamburg.

In 2020 “ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ” should be in the Mehr! Theater - which means that the play by Jack Thorne, Joanne K. Rowling and John Tiffany, advertised as “The Eighth Harry Potter Story”, will be shown for the first time in Germany.