Schmidt Theater

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The new Schmidt Theater (January 2006)
The old Schmidt Theater (2003)
Schmidt's Tivoli

The Schmidt Theater is a private theater on Spielbudenplatz in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli . It has three venues, the Schmidt Theater itself (423 seats), the “Great House” called Schmidts Tivoli (620 seats) and the Schmidtchen (200 seats) just a few steps away . The theater was co-founded by Corny Littmann . The theater works without government funding.

history

The Schmidt Theater opened on August 8, 1988, at 8 minutes past 8 (evening). Schmidts Tivoli opened its doors on September 1st 1991 in the former "Zillertal". In the early days, the Schmidt family included "Herr Schmidt" (Corny Littmann), Lilo Wanders (Ernie Reinhardt), Mario Rispo and, from 1990, Marlene Jaschke ( Jutta Wübbe )

The midnight show with a surprise program of professional cabaret acts and amateur performances was particularly popular. The individual numbers rarely lasted longer than a few minutes. These midnight shows were broadcast on television by NDR from 1989 onwards and from Schmidt, Tivoli and other venues from 1993 onwards, and made the Schmidt Theater famous throughout Germany. Artists such as Rosenstolz , Olivia Jones , Christine Licht , André Eisermann , Georgette Dee , Udo Lindenberg , Konrad Stöckel , Marianne Rosenberg and Kay Ray performed . Until 1993, the midnight show was broadcast once a month.

In 2004 the old Schmidt Theater had to be demolished due to dilapidation. A new building was built in its place, which has housed the new Schmidt Theater since August 8, 2005. Despite the modern facade of the new theater, the plush charm of the old Schmidt Theater has been retained inside.

The Schmidtchen was opened in 2015 on the property to the east. With up to 200 seats, it is the smallest of the three venues.

In-house productions

Schmidt:

  • Edith Piaf - I have no regrets (also in Tivoli)
  • The secret of Irma Vep
  • Emmi - The Salomé from Spielbudenplatz
  • Pension Schmidt
  • Villa Sonnenschein (since September 2005)
  • The famous Schmidt hit
  • Karamba (since July 2008)
  • Full program
  • Oh alpine glow! (since July 2011)
  • The robber Hotzenplotz (since November 2011)
  • Cavequeen (coproduction with Theater Mogul)
  • Once upon a time - 7 fairy tales in one go
  • The Kings of the Kiez (since September 2013)
  • Little Störtebeker (since November 2014)
  • Cindy Reller (since 2016)
  • Bye-bye! - The crazy vacation revue (since July 2018)

Tivoli:

  • Ladyboys
  • Bite me! I want to feel the life!
  • Marlene Jaschke is CARMEN
  • Fifty-Fifty
  • In the white Rößl
  • Cabaret
  • Oscar! The cinema review
  • Sixty-Sixty
  • A midsummer night's dream
  • Swinging St. Pauli
  • Elling (German premiere)
  • Hot Corner (since September 2003)

Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 57 "  N , 9 ° 57 ′ 49.9"  E

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. You think we're only doing theater , accessed on August 18, 2012
  2. a b Jan Feddersen: 30 years Schmidt Theater in St. Pauli: The theater of the other Hamburg . In: The daily newspaper: taz . August 8, 2018, ISSN  0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed August 15, 2018]).
  3. http://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendung/neugier-genuegt/mario-rispo-100.html
  4. Hamburger Abendblatt, accessed on November 16, 2010