In the middle of the lively St. Georg district, directly behind Hamburg's main train station, stands the Deutsches Schauspielhaus - Germany's largest spoken theater with around 1,200 seats. Opened in 1900, the building impresses with its magnificent neo-baroque architecture and an auditorium that is one of the most impressive theaters in Europe.
Founded by committed citizens of Hamburg, the Schauspielhaus developed into one of the leading theaters in the German-speaking world. Big names such as Gustaf Gründgens, Peter Zadek and Karin Beier have left their mark on the theater, which today stands for a diverse repertoire: from classical dramas to contemporary plays and experimental forms in combination with dance, music, visual arts and social discourse.
The Schauspielhaus also includes the Junges Schauspielhaus in Gaußstraße, which introduces children and young people to the theater with imaginative productions. The MalerSaal serves as a flexible stage for new forms of theater, performances and discursive projects - open, experimental and close to current events. Regularly awarded for artistic excellence and social relevance, the Schauspielhaus Hamburg is not only a place of theater, but also a cultural experience of particular intensity. It is well worth a visit - as an impressive encounter with acting at the highest level and as an architectural highlight in the heart of the city.
