Theater on Marschnerstrasse

The theater on Marschnerstrasse is Hamburg 's largest amateur theater with almost 300 seats . It is located in the Barmbek-Süd district, Hamburg-Nord district .

history

The history of the Theater an der Marschnerstrasse begins in 1956. On June 13th, Hanns Gröninger, stage designer of the JUNGEN THEATER, and the architect Otto Gühlk presented a design and construction plans. An application for the construction of a theater hall had already been submitted two years earlier by the Kulturelle Vereinigung Volksheim eV .

The topping-out ceremony was already celebrated on September 21, 1956, and on December 13, 1956, after only six months of construction, the theater hall, then called the “Great Hall”, was ceremoniously opened with a revue. Two days later, on December 15, 1956, the drama premiered in the new house: the play The Bonfire for the Bishop by Sean O'Casey . The JUNGE THEATER , founded in 1951 by Friedrich Schütter and Wolfgang Borchert, had a new venue.

In 1964 the JUNGE THEATER moved to its current location at Mundsburg, where it was renamed the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in 1973 . The theater on Marschnerstrasse subsequently developed into the "Mecca of amateur theater " according to NDR .

organizer

The main user of the Theater an der Marschnerstrasse is the Ensemble-Theater an der Marschnerstrasse , the theater group of the theater-sponsoring association Kulturelle Vereinigung Volksheim eV As a permanent venue, the house is also used by the amateur theaters Deutsche Schauspiel-Vereinigung (DSV), Hamburg Players and Volksspielbühne Thalia from 1879 eV used. In addition, concerts by sailors and shanty choirs take place regularly in the theater on Marschnerstrasse .

Numerous other theater associations and groups, dance, ballet and music schools use the opportunity to rent the theater on Marschnerstrasse and hold their own events there. For example, Die Volksspielbühne , the Theatermobil Hamburg , the STUDIO NEUEKUNST , the Verband der Volksbühnenkunst Hamburg , the English Seminar Drama Society , the Arlecchino theater group from Belgium and the Trent Players from London played in Marschnerstraße .

Was performed, and is up to the tragedy everything that has the dramatic literature to offer from comedy: folk plays , thrillers, comedies , dramas or lyrical tales have already been shown at the Marschnerstraße. There has even been an operetta on the program. The game is played in High German, Low German and English.

In addition to the theater hall, the neighboring “small hall” and the foyer were also increasingly used for various types of events. In addition to theater performances, slide evenings, performances of puppet theaters , film screenings for children and young people, lectures and readings were part of the theater's program.

Art in the foyer / theater gallery

The theater's foyer has also been used as a gallery since the building opened in 1956. Watercolors, oil paintings and photographs are shown. In addition to exhibitions by young and often still unknown artists, the works of professional artists have been and continue to be presented in the theater gallery. Julia Küchmeister , Peter Lübbers , Ursula Corinth and Gerda Altschwager became a household name in Hamburg's galleries after their presentation in Marschnerstraße.

Even Mick Renaud from France a great success celebrated with its first issue in the Theater Gallery at the Marschnerstraße. The biggest attraction so far, however, was the exhibition of mouth and foot painting artists from all over the world in 1975, which was seen by almost 12,000 visitors in just five weeks.

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