Renaissance-Theater [Berlin]
Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened in 1902
bouwwerk in Duitsland
Renaissance-Theater
No heritage stage machinery
Built 1901-1902 by Reimer & Körte as Vereinshaus Motiv. 1919 installation of a two-floor cinema by Otto Berlich. 1921 rebuilding by Arnold von Goedecke. Re-opened 18 Oct 1922 as Renaissance-Theater with Lessing's Miss Sara Sampson. 1926-1927 rebuilding, conversion into a drama theatre, extension by a box office by Oskar Kaufmann. Balcony rear wall decorated with wooden inlaid work (showing commedia dell'arte scenes) by Cesar Klein. Re-opened 8 January 1927. 1938 alteration of façade. 1943 nationalized and renamed Kleines Haus des Schiller-Theaters. Damaged in World War II. 1946 repair works and rebuilding by Helmut von Lülsdorff. Re-opened 1946 as Renaissance-Theater with Strindberg's Fröken Julie and Courteline's Boubouroche. 1985 restoration to the original designs of Oskar Kaufmann. 1995 restoration of foyers. 545 seats. Currently used as a private theatre, mainly for contemporary drama and comedy performances.