Playhouse [Graz, AT]
type: Item
label: Playhouse
description: Theatre building in Graz, Austria
description: theater in Stiermarken, Oostenrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1209
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Austria
City: Graz
GPS: Point(15.4416 47.0725)
Wikidata source: Q2232129
Burnt down date: 1823-12-25T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1776-09-09T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 140167
Address: Hofgasse 11
Web: www.schauspielhaus-graz.com
architect: Joseph Hueber
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Emperor Route
Propertylabel: 166
time frame: Baroque
Redevelopment date: 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1823-01-01T00:00:00Z
Theaterbrande Id: 324
Erinnerungen aus dem Leben id: 256
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q190141
Carthalia ID: 17
Modern Opera Houses ID: 46
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1825-1825 as Landestheater by Peter von Nobile, replacing a previous theatre on the same site (built 1776, destroyed by fire in 1823). Opened 4 October 1825. 1887 renamed Stadtheater. 1200 seats. 1889 renamed Theater am Franzensplatz after the new Stadttheater had been opened. 1959-1960 partly demolished. Subsequently rebuilt, with the auditorium restored to its original form. Re-opened 14 March 1964 as Schauspielhaus. Used for dama performances by the resident company. Also used for performances during the Steirischer Herbst festival. Current capacity: main auditorium: 564 seats, rehearsal stage: 100 seats.
IbsenStage venue id: 15864