Metropoltheater (Munich)
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The Metropoltheater is a free theater in Munich-Freimann , which started operating in October 1998. The founder and director of the theater is Jochen Schölch .
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The theater is known for its poetic and visually strong productions, whereby the content-related discussion of socio-politically relevant topics determines the selection of the pieces shown. Since the theater attaches importance to bringing plays that have not yet been shown in Munich on stage, world premieres and Munich premieres are not uncommon. In addition to Jochen Schölch, who is responsible for the majority of the productions, so far u. a. Dominik Wilgenbus, Gil Mehmert , Gerd Lohmeyer and Ulrike Arnold staged at the Metropoltheater.
The theater is characterized by the close and personal contact with his audience, has an exceptionally loyal following and is the non-profit theater development association of friends Metropol Theater eV supports whose honorary chairman of Munich old OB Christian Ude is.
Venues
The theater is housed in the former Freimann old cinema, whose 1950s aesthetic has been preserved true to the original, and a glass porch by H.-Werner Lederer-Piloty. The theater hall itself can accommodate up to 160 spectators with its eight rows of seats.
For its 15th birthday, the audience, the Freundeskreis Metropoltheater eV and several companies and sponsors made it possible to completely renovate the artists' cloakrooms and sanitary facilities, as well as to finance a glazed extension, which takes the form of a 1950s kidney -shaped table in accordance with the aesthetics of the house , so that the house has had a sufficiently large foyer since October 2013 and, with the Café Metropol, not only has its own restaurant, but also a second venue that can accommodate around 80 people and enriches the theater program with new formats. In the Café Metropol u. a. the event series "Christian Ude in conversation with ..." takes place, which is thematically based on the theater repertoire, and at which Christian Ude speaks to an audience two to three times a year with a guest from politics, business or culture. Previous guests in the series have been the theater director Jochen Schölch, the former parliamentary group leader of the Left in the German Bundestag , Gregor Gysi , the television journalist and book author Maria von Welser , the regional bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria , Susanne Breit-Keßler , the author and imam of Islamic Community Penzberg, Benjamin Idriz , and the publisher Martin Balle .
In 2010 and 2011, the theater alternated with the Munich comedy theater, in addition to the theater in Freimann, for a few weeks a year at the Oblomow city theater in the Glockenbachviertel . In these two years, four productions were staged, two of them - Emma in Love and sauschneidn - were the winning pieces chosen by the audience in the series Testspiele: Anpfiff - Das Spielplanurnier , which took place in 2010 and 2011, especially designed by the Metropoltheater for the Oblomow City Theater ( 2011 at the same time as cooperation and means of going live in Munich and in Belacqua Theater in Wasserburg had to decide) and the audience, which piece should be staged in the coming season: in a total of four rounds by knockout system were played, were the audience presented eight contemporary theater texts, excerpts from each of which were read by actors. After each round, the audience chose the winner of the respective round. The final winner was performed in accordance with the tournament rules in the following season.
Guest performance
The theater performs with its plays in the entire German-speaking area. B. in the Altonaer Theater in Hamburg , at the open-air plays Schwäbisch Hall , in Fulda , Leverkusen , Ravensburg , Meran and Liechtenstein . It has also been invited to the International Shanghai Arts Festival twice , in 2009 with the production Dogville and in 2010 with the sequel Manderlay .
Awards and nominations (selection)
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The German Stage Season Review:
- Best independent theater in the German-speaking area 2019
- 1 × nomination for Best Off-Theater 2018
- 2 × nominations for Best Off-Theater 2017
- Best off-theater in German-speaking countries in 2016
- Best off-theater in German-speaking countries in 2015
- 2 x nominations for Best Off-Theater 2012
- 1 × nomination for Best Off-Theater 2011
- 2 x nominations for Best Off-Theater 2009
- 2 x nominations for Best Off-Theater 2008
- 2 x nominations for Best Off-Theater 2007
- 1 × nomination for best theater away from the centers 2006
- 2 x nominations for best theater away from the centers 2005
- 1 × nomination for best theater away from the centers 2003
- theaterheute annual issue 2003: nominated for the best overall performance of a theater in the 2002/2003 season
- Monica Bleibtreu Prize in the Comedy category for Oh, this gap, this appalling gap at the 8th nationwide Private Theater Days in Hamburg (2019)
- Monica Bleibtreu Prize in the Comedy category for the farewell dinner at the 6th national private theater days in Hamburg (2017)
- tz bouquet of roses of the year for The Last Caravanserai (2016)
- Audience Award (2nd place) for Schuld und Schein at the 33rd Bavarian Theater Days (2015)
- Prize for the best production for children of Olympus at the 11th Wasserburger Theatertage (2015)
- Monica Bleibtreu Prize in the category of modern classics for Unter dem Milchwald at the 3rd German Private Theater Days in Hamburg (2014)
- Prize for the best production for guilt and appearances at the 10th Wasserburger Theatertage (2014)
- Prize for an outstanding ensemble performance for Eisenstein at the 30th Bavarian Theater Days (2012)
- Prize for the best overall artistic performance for Woyzeck at the 29th Bavarian Theater Days (2011)
- Prize of the youth jury for the best production in the Great House for Woyzeck at the 29th Bavarian Theater Days (2011)
- Award for the best equipment for Dogville at the 25th Bavarian Theater Days (2007)
- Munich Merkur Theater Prize for Dogville (2007)
- Prize of the German Academy of Performing Arts for Gerd Lohmeyer for his special artistic achievement in The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol at the Impulse Festival (2002)
- Mülheim Audience Award for The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol at the Impulse Festival (2002)
- Bavarian Theater Prize for The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol (2002)
- AZ Star of the Year and tz Bouquet of Roses for I Hired A Contract Killer (2001)
- tz bouquet of roses of the year for The Black Rider (1998)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 32.2 " N , 11 ° 37 ′ 8.9" E