Drama Theatre [Kaliningrad, RU]
Kaliningradskiy oblastnoy dramatitsjeskiy teatr
Teatro dramático regional de Kaliningrado
Drama Theatre
Theatre building in Kaliningrad, Russia
theater in Kaliningrad, Rusland
Built by Wilhelm Kuckuck as Luisentheater. Opened 8 September 1910 with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. 1923 renamed Komische Oper. 1925 bought by the city of Königsberg. 1927 major exterior and interior rebuilding by Oskar Kaufmann, with only parts the exterior walls remaining. Re-opened 29 Sep 1927 as Neues Schauspielhaus. 750 seats. 1944-1945 destroyed by bombs. Until 1960, rebuilding and addition of a portico by P. Kuckenkov. Re-opened as Kaliningradsky Oblastnoy Dramatichesky Teatr.