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in 1900–1901. The building complex comprised a theatre hall, a multipurpose room, as well as a restaurant. The sculptural decorations were designed by the sculptors Düll and Petzold, and the decoration of the auditorium and the painted curtain is by
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were accommodated in the Schiller Theater. Reconstruction work began in June 2010 and was expected to cost 239 million euros. The Staatsoper was expected to stay at the Schiller Theater for three years, but eventually stayed for seven.
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decided to close it for financial reasons. Since then, it has been rented out for theatre performances and other events, and was used by the
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company in the 1920s and 1930s. After post-war rebuilding, it was the main stage of the Berlin State Theatres from 1951, until in 1993, the
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on the night of 22/23 November 1943. Performances continued on a provisional stage until the theatre finally closed in September 1944.
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in 1896. Likewise, the Charlottenburg venue was meant to provide socially marginalised groups with access to stage plays by
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contracting business, had considerable experience in theatre architecture, having designed and built the Munich
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on behalf of Schiller-Theater company and the then-independent city of Charlottenburg. Littmann, founder of the
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had the Schiller Theater transferred into the possession of the City of Berlin in December 1933.
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After lengthy discussions, the Schiller Theater was closed on 3 October 1993, three years after
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Actors who have appeared in leading roles in the Schiller Theater include the following:
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from the 1970s onwards. Among the most famous managers of the Berlin State Theatres were
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From 1937 to 1938, the theatre was extensively rebuilt according to plans designed by
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After the war, the Schiller Theater was rebuilt from 1950 on behalf of the city of
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with their own theatre company. Established as part of the "People's Theatre" (
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The first opera premiere in the temporary venue took place on 3 October 2010.
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The Schiller Theater was built from 1905 to 1906 according to plans by the
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as an interim venue during extensive renovation work from 2010 to 2017.
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were involved in the conversion. From the re-opening with Schiller's
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in the building of the Schiller Theater (now a second venue of the
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had to close on 31 May 2010 for renovation, the company and the
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was employed as general director, acting under the pseudonym of
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of the 1920s, but also in line with the prevailing monumental
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Opened in 1907, the building served as a second venue for the
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on 5 September 1951, followed by a performance of Schiller's
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Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith
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The 1,194-seat theatre was opened on 1 January 1907 with
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Buildings and structures in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
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For the demolished Adler & Sullivan building, see
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Garrick Theater (Chicago)

Berlin
Coordinates
52°30′42.15″N 13°19′5.01″E / 52.5117083°N 13.3180583°E / 52.5117083; 13.3180583
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Ernst-Reuter-Platz
Prussian State Theatre
City Senate
Berlin State Opera
Munich
Max Littmann
Heilmann & Littmann
Prinzregententheater
Kammerspiele
Julius Mössel

Die Räuber
Friedrich Schiller
Volksbühne
Slavicist
Raphael Löwenfeld
Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith
Oranienburger Vorstadt
Henrik Ibsen
Gerhart Hauptmann
Leo Tolstoi
World War I
Konzerthaus Berlin

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