Playhouse Wilhelmsbad [Hanau-Wilhelmsbad]
type: Item
label: Playhouse Wilhelmsbad
description: Theatre building in Hanau-Wilhelmsbad, Germany
description: Duits nationaal monument in Hanau @nl
EUTA building identifier: 626
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
GPS: Point(8.8845 50.1483)
Wikidata source: Q1120754
opening date: 1781-07-08T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0100
member Perspectiv: yes
context: No heritage stage machinery
context: This theatre owns its existence to Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel, heir to the throne of Kurhesse. In January 1781 he ordered the treasury in Hanau to have 3500 florins ready “for the construction of a Comoedien Haus (playhouse) at Wilhelmsbad.” On July 8, 1781 the theatre–built to plans by the Councillor Franz Ludwig von Cancrin–was inaugurated with the operetta “Tom Jones” by François André Danican. Today there are still theatre performances and concerts in the Comoedienhaus, mostly organized by the Comoedienhaus Ltd., the City of Hanau cultural department, and the Volksbuehne Hanau e.V. In summer, the Comoedienhaus and the surrounding spa park are a unique location for the festivals “Hanauer Kultursommer” and “Wilhelmsbader Sommernacht.”
Web: www.comoedienhaus.de
City: Hanau-Wilhelmsbad
Member of: PERSPECTIV
The European Route of Historic Theatres: German Route
Propertylabel: 88
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1885
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1781 for Prince Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel (the future Prince Elector Wilhelm I.) Opened 8 July 1781 with François André Danican's operetta Tom Jones. Closed 1785 after the prince's departure from Hanau to Kassel. Briefly revived as a theatre for seasons in 1852 and 1861. After 1945 used as a warehouse. 1968 restored by Ferdinand Kramer. Currently used for theatre performances and concerts throughout the year. Also used for performances by the Hanauer Kultursommers, Wilhelmsbader Sommernacht and Wilhelmsbader Kinderkulturfest summer festivals. 195 seats.
IbsenStage venue id: 21082