Theater in the port of Hamburg

Shot with the Theater an der Elbe (left) and the Theater im Hafen Hamburg (right).

Aerial view (2013) with the Theater im Hafen Hamburg (right) and the new Theater on the Elbe

Aerial photograph (2010)

Theater im Hafen, entrance area (September 2006)

Theater im Hafen, Steinwerder (August 2004)

The Theater im Hafen Hamburg (official name Stage Theater im Hafen Hamburg ) is a musical theater opened in 1994 by the Stage Entertainment Group . It is located on the Hamburg Elbe island Steinwerder opposite the Landungsbrücken and next to the Theater an der Elbe, which opened in 2014 . Since December 2nd, 2001 the musical The Lion King has been played there.

history

In an eight-month construction period, the theater was built in 1994 on the former site of the Stülcken shipyard for the musical production Buddy and accordingly named "Buddy Musical Theater". The construction costs amounted to 15 million DM. The theater hall had 1500 seats, including nine boxes, on an area of ​​5000 m².

After the takeover by Stage Entertainment (formerly Stage Holding), the theater was completely rebuilt from April to November 2001 under the architect Klaus Latuske. The theater hall was redesigned and expanded to 2030 seats. The stage and the stage were changed and expanded to meet the demands of the musical The Lion King . The foyer has been enhanced with the striking Skyline Restaurant. The 7 × 50 m glass facade of the restaurant changed the front of the theater to its typical appearance today. The stage tower was decorated with the lion's head logo of the musical. The foyer and restaurant became an art exhibition owned by Joop van den Ende . Two sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle were placed in the outdoor area. It was renamed "Theater im Hafen".

The Lion King celebrated its German premiere here on December 2, 2001 and has been performed with great success ever since.

In November 2003 and 2004 the Bambi Awards took place in the Theater im Hafen .

In 2011 the theater was renamed “Stage Theater im Hafen Hamburg”.

facts and figures

Side view (June 2007)

The theater hall

The hall is decorated in burgundy red and black and offers space for 2046 visitors. No seat is more than 25 meters from the stage.

• Parquet: 1406 seats in 33 rows
• Rank: 624 seats in 15 rows
• Wheelchair spaces: 2
• Parquet entrances: 4
• Entrances rank: 2nd

The stage

• Stage area (including side stages): 883 m²
• Lower stage area: 270 m²
• Portal width: 14.5 m
• Portal height: 7 m
• A revolving stage
• Three lifting platforms
• Stage tower: 25 m
• 1.2 megawatt lighting system (850 lighting fixtures, including 70 moving lights and 4 chase lights )

Front building

The front building with foyer and restaurants is open to visitors before the performances.

• Size of the foyer: 2000 m² on three levels
• Number of bars: seven foyer bars and two bars in the restaurant
• Skyline restaurant: 600 m² with 220 seats on two levels
• Art collection with over 50 exhibits: paintings and sculptures by international and northern German artists

Previous productions

Musicals in the theater in the port of Hamburg

Beginning	The End	musical	genre	organizer	Remarks
December 16, 1994	0April 7, 2001	Buddy	Jukebox musical	Stage Entertainment since May 2000
0December 2, 2001	still open	The Lion King	musical		German premiere

literature

• Hafentheater Produktionsgesellschaft mbH (Ed.): The Lion King, The Musical in the Hamburg Harbor. Hamburg 2006.

Web links

Commons : Theater im Hafen Hamburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Stage Entertainment , operator of the venue

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The all-time favorite “The Lion King” cracks MOPO's 11 million viewer mark , accessed on September 29, 2016

Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 23.8 "  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 23.6"  E