Playhouse [Hannover, DE]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Hannover, Germany
description: theater in Hannover @nl
alternative label: Playhouse
EUTA building identifier: 1871
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Hannover
GPS: Point(9.7468 52.3656)
Wikidata source: Q2231853
Burnt down date: 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1911-05-15T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1899
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1910-1911 as Schauburg by Wilhelm Leyn and Rudolf Goedeke as a private theatre for the Hannoversche Schauspielhaus-Gesellschaft m.b.H. society under the direction of the actor and impresario, Franz Rolan. Interior painted decoration by Hermann Knottnerus-Meyer. Opened 15 May 1911 with Goethe's Faust I. Originally used as a drama theatre, after a bankruptcy in 1912 mainly used for operetta and comedy performances. 1923 rented by the city of Hannover. Subsequently used for drama performances by the municipal theatre company. 1925 bought by the city of Hannover. 1926 renamed Schauspielhaus. 990 seats. Completely destroyed by bombs in Oct 1943.