Stadttheater Schleswig [Schleswig-Holstein]
theatre building
Stadttheater Schleswig
Opened 30 Sep 1892 as Gesellschaftshaus, shortly later renamed Stadttheater. 800 seats. From 1904, one venue of the Stadtheatergemeinschaft Schleswig-Wismar-Rendsburg. From 1912 to 1924, venue of the Nordmark-Verbandstheater, after 1924 of the Nordmark-Landestheater, Theaterzweckverband Schleswig-Husum. 1924 stagehouse modernization, 1937 auditorium redecoration. Closed 1944. Re-opened 1 Sep 1950 as main venue of the Nordmark-Landestheater. 1955 major rebuilding. 620 seats. From 1973, venue of the Schleswig-Holsteinische Landestheater und Sinfonieorchester (Flensburg, Schleswig, Rendsburg). Closed 2011 due to safety concerns (since then, the Landestheater companies have used the Slesvighus as their interim Schleswig home). Demolished in 2014.