Peoples Theatre [Berlin, DE]
Volksbühne Am Rosa-luxemburg-platz
Volksbühne
Peoples Theatre
Theatre building in Berlin, Germany
theater in Berlijn
Volksbühne am bülow-platz [Berlin]
Volksbühne am Horst-Wessel-Platz
Built 1913-1914 by Oskar Kaufmann for Neue Freie Volksbühne e. V. on the site of the demolished Scheunenviertel quarter. Opened 30 December 1914 with a prologue by Julius Bab, and Bjørnson's comedy Wenn der junge Wein blüht. 1933-1945 part of the Nazi Kraft durch Freude programme (name changed to Theater am Horst-Wessel-Platz). 1939 installation of state boxes by Paul Baumgarten. Stagehouse destroyed by bombs on 20 Nov 1943. Remaining parts destroyed by a fire in April 1945. 1953-1954 rebuilding in simplified forms (without the original roof and without the original sculptoral decoration) by Architektenkollektiv Hans Richter. Re-opened 21 Apr 1954 with Schiller's Wilhelm Tell. 1956 installation of the studio stage Theater im 3. Stock in the third floor. 1972 auditorium reconstruction. Originally 1968 seats, 1954: 1174 seats, today: 820 seats.