Hansa-Theater [Berlin]
type: Item
label: Hansa-Theater
description: Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened in 1888
description: theater in Mitte @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1783
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Berlin
GPS: Point(13.3313 52.5243)
Wikidata source: Q25392875
EEConde: Berlin 52
opening date: 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Alt-Moabit 48
closure date: 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
Postal Code: 10555
city section: Berlin-Mitte
Importance: Local importance
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1654
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1888 as a performance and assembly hall for the Berliner Kronenbrauerei brewery (424 seats + 1364 standing). 1889 renamed Stadttheater Moabit. Used for popular farces, operetta and contemporary drama performances. 1923 converted into a cinema, renamed Filmpalast Hansa (800 seats). 1963 re-converted into a theatre proper for Paul Esser. Renamed Schauspielhaus Hansa. Used for popular theatre performances. 1974 renamed Hansa-Theater. 1989 renamed Berlins Volkstheater Hansa. Used for revues and popular drama performances. Closed Feb 2002 for financial reasons. Re-opened Aug 2002 as Hansa-Theater by André Freyni. Used for popular drama and operetta performances. 500 seats. Closed 2005. Later occasionally opened for gala performances.