Updated May 17, 2012
Roofed theatres erected for performances came
late in theatrical history. Open-air theatres date back to the 5th Century,
B.C., but it was not until the Renaissance that plays were produced indoors.
All “Le,” “Les,” and “La’s,” have been
eliminated as has “The,” for easier alphabetization e.g La Salle de l”Ermitage
is under Salle
Roofed theatres erected for performances came
late in theatrical history. Open-air theatres date back to the 5th Century,
B.C., but it was not until the Renaissance that plays were produced indoors.
MACEDONIA – GRADSKI –
ANTICKI TEATAR STOBI – Ancient Roman theatre, built ca. 120-150 AD – used
until the 3rd century AD. Later partially destroyed and adapted for battle
performances – used as rubbbish dump in the 4th century AD, later used as a
quarry. 7638 seats.
MACEDONIA – SKOPJE –
TEATAR – PRE 1927) –
Probably built after 1912 (when Skopje became Serbian after more than 500 years
of Turkish rule), probably destroyed/demolished before 1927 (when a new Teatar
was opened).
MACEDONIA – SKOPJE –
MAKEDONSKI NARODEN TEATAR –
1927-1963 – Built 1927. Originally used for Serbian theatre performances.
Since 1945, operated as "Makedonski Naroden Teatar" [Macedonian National
Theatre]. Destroyed by an erathquake in 1963. Subsequently, a new theatre was
built on the site (opened 1983).
MADAGASCAR – NOSSI BE –
OPEN-AIR THEATRE PERFORMANCE
MADAGASCAR – TOAMASINA –
THEATRE
MALAYSIA – ACTORS STUDIO – owned and managed
by the husband-and-wife team of Joe Hasham and Faridah Merican, is Malaysia’s
first privately-owned and operated theatre. Equipped with the latest lighting
and audio facilities, the studio can seat an audience of 153 people. Apart from
staging plays, the couple also have set up an academy to train actors,
directors, writers, designers and production personnel to nurture the performing
arts in Malaysia
MALAYSIA – DRAMALAB – is well-known for its
Writers’ Workshop which provides fertile terrain for uncovering new Malaysian
writing talents. It also organises workshops for stage management, acting and
drama
MALAYSIA – FIVE ARTS CENTRE – a performing and
visual arts group, collective of artists and producers dedicated to generating
alternative art forms and images in the Malaysian creative environment
MALAYSIA – INSTANT CAFÉ THEATRE COMPANY –
Instant Café Theatre Company produces a vast range of plays from Shakespearean
to contemporary works. It has literally garnered an instant following with its
wickedly funny satirical revues that lampoon everything from Malaysian social
mores to political skullduggery
MALAYSIA – KUALA LUMPUR – GENTING INTER
MALAYSIA – KUALI WORKS – all-women arts group
specialising in theatre, television and publications
MALAYSIA – NATIONAL ARTS ACADEMY – National
Arts Academy (Akademi Seni Kebangsaan), the brainchild of the Malaysian Ministry
of Culture, Arts and Tourism, offers a Diploma in the various performing arts.
Its main objective is to ensure the continuity of the Malaysian cultural
heritage, and put the country onto the world’s cultural stage
MALAYSIA – NYO-BA & DANCERS – a trans-cultural
dance company with a dynamic physicality a trans-cultural dance company with a
dynamic physicality
MALAYSIA – SINGAPORE – Crazy Horse de Singapore – opened Dec 2005, and closed Feb 2007 re poor business
MALAYSIA – SUTRA DANCE THEATRE – established
by Malaysian-born Indian classical dancer Ramli Ibrahim, promotes public
awareness towards both traditional and contemporary theatre. The dance guru has
succeeded in placing Indian classical dance in the context of the Malaysian
theatre experience
MALTA – CASA DELLA GIORNATA – demolished to
make space for building – 1095 seats – opened 1866 – fire 1873 – reopened 1877 –
bombed 1942
MALTA – HAMRUN – RADIO CITY OPERA HOUSE – 1945
– privately built – used as a movie theatre from 1974 – demolished in 1992 –
currently Labour Party building
MALTA – VALLETTA –
MANOEL THEATRE/TEATRO PUBBLICO – 1731 – 1732 – 85 seats – renamed Teatro
Reale – Merope 1732 – nine month season of opera and plays– 1960 restored and
reopened as National Theatre of Malta – updated 1812,1844 and 1960
MALTA – VALLETTA – OPERA HOUSE – SEE Royal
Opera House
MALTA – VALLETTA – ROYAL OPERA HOUSE –
Republic Street –Built 1862-1866 by Edward Middleton Barry. 1095 seats. Opened 9
Oct 1866. Destroyed by a fire on 25 May 1873. Rebuilt 1873-1877. Re-opened 11
Oct 1877. Destroyed by bombs on 7 Apr 1942. Several post-war plans to rebuild
the theatre were unsuccesful – currently used as car parking space -.
MAURITIUS – PORT LOUIS –
MUNICIPAL THEATRE –
Built 1822. Ca. 600 seats. Used for amateur drama performances and for Hindu
weddings
MEXICO – ACAPULCO – CINE TROPICAL –
Atmospheric style
*MEXICO – CANCUN -
TEATRON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – opened 1998
MEXICO – CHIHUAHUA –
CINE PLAZA – Cinema,
built 1951. 3000 seats.
MEXICO – CHIHUAHUA –
TEATRO DE LOS HEROES –
Built 1898-1901. Opened 1 Sep 1901. Destroyed by a fire on 17 July 1955.
MEXICO – CIUDAD DE MEXICO – –
AUDITORIO NACIONAL
MEXICO – CIUDAD DE MEXICO – –
PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES
- Built 1908-1934 by Adamo Boari, Antonio Munoz, and Federico E. Mariscal.
Opened 1934. 1987 seats.
MEXICO – CIUDAD DE MEXICO – –
TEATRO DE LA CIUDAD DE
MEXICO – Originally named "Teatro Esperanza Iris". 2002 renamed "Teatro de
la Ciudad de México". Ca. 1300 seats.
MEXICO – CIUDAD DE MEXICO – –
TEATRO RENACIMIENTO
MEXICO – GUADALAJARA–
TEATRO DEGOLLADO – Built
1856 as "Teatro Alarcón". Opened 1856. Later renamed in honour of the Mexican
liberal patriot, General Santos Degollado (1819-1861). Home to the "Orquesta
Filarmónica de Jalisco", the "Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad de
Guadalajara", and the "Ballet del H. Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara". Used for
opera, ballet and drama performances, and classical concerts.
MEXICO – GUANAJUATO–
TEATRO JUAREZ – Built
1872-1903. Named in honour of the Mexican president and national hero, Benito
Juárez (1806-1872). Opened 27 Oct 1903 with Verdi’s "Aida". Used for opera,
drama, and variety performances, as a cinema, for carnival balls and for
political functions. Since 1972 main performance venue of the Festival
Internacional Cervantino.
MEXICO – MEXICO CITY –
AUDITORIO NACIONAL
MEXICO – MEXICO CITY –
PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES
- 1934
MEXICO – MEXICO CITY – Mexico City -
PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES – Chavela Vargas 1981
MEXICO – MEXICO CITY –
TEATRO DE LA CIUDAD DE
MEXICO
MEXICO – MEXICO CITY –
TEATRO RENACIMIENTO
MEXICO -
TICKETMASTER – MEXICO
MEXICO – ORIZABA–
TEATRO LLAVE
MEXICO – SAN LUIS POTOSI–
TEATRO DE LA PAZ
MEXICO – SANTIAGO DE QUERETARO –
TEATRO DE LA REPUBLICA –
Built 1845-1852 as "Gran Teatro Iturbide". 1867 site of the war tribunal that
sentenced archduke Maximilian of Habsburg to death. 1917 site of the
proclamation of the "Political Constitution of the Mexican United States". 1922
renamed "Teatro de la República". Currently used for state ceremonies
MEXICO – TORREON –
TEATRO L. MARTINEZ –
Built 1928-1930 for Isauro Martínez. Opened 7 Mar 1930. 1982 major renovations.
Used for drama performances and concerts.
MEXICO – VERACRUZ LLAVE –
TEATRO DE LA DEHESA
MEXICO – VERACRUZ LLAVE –
TEATRO JUAN DE DIOS PEZA
MOLDOVA – CHISINAU –
KINOTEATR SHIPKA –
cinema
MOLDOVA – CHISINAU –
MOLDAVSKY MUSIKALNO-DRAMAT.
TEATR IM. A.S. PUSHKINA
MOLDOVA – CHISINAU –
RUSSKY DRAMAT. TEATR. IM A.P.
CHEKHOVA – Russian drama theatre. Named in honour of the Russian playwright,
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904).
MONACO – MONTE CARLO -
BALLET DE MONTE CARLO
MONACO – MONTE CARLO – LOUIS II STADIUM – 18,000 seat stadium – home to Monaco soccer team, includes sporting complex and olympic size pool
MONACO – MONTE CARLO – MONTE CARLO CASINO AND
OPERA HOUSE – 1789 by Garnier – designer of Paris Opera House – 600 seats –
Built by Charles Garnier as a part of the casino complex (the casino in the left
wing and the theatre in right wing share a common entrance). Opened 25 January
1879 with a gala performance. Currently used for opera performances (in winter)
and an annual spring festival, "Le Printemps des Arts Monte-Carlo".
MONGOLIA – ULAANBAATAR –
ACADEMIC THEATRE OF
CLASSICAL ARTS
MOROCCO – BOUDENIB –
EDEN-CINE-CONCERT
MOROCCO – DAR AL-BEIDA/CASABLANCA –
THEATRE MUNICIPAL
MOROCCO – RABAT –
THEATRE LA RENAISSANCE
MOROCCO – TANDJA/TANGER –
GRAN TEATRO CERVANTES –
Built 1913 by Jémenez. Named in honour of the Spanish novelist, playwright, and
poet Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616).
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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE – PAVILION THEATRE –
demolished
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – ALBERT THEATRE – 1841
– first recorded dramatic performance in room of waterfront hotel
NEW ZEALAND -
AOTEA CENTRE –
1989 – 2256 seats
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND -
CIVIC THEATRE – 1929
- – Atmospheric style – being restored – in 1975 Wintergarden Theatre was
created on the Civic stage – Built 1929. Main Auditorium: Originally used for
stage-and-movie shows. In the 1950s installation of Cinemascope, making the use
of stage and fly tower impossible. 1998-2000 major renovation to the original
plans. Re-opened 20 Dec 1999. Used for opera and musical performances, and as a
cinema. Home to the annual Auckland International Film Festival. 2379 seats.
Winter Garden: Located below the Main Auditorium. 1975 converted to a cinema.
1999-2000 converted to a multi-purpose hall. Used for cocktail functions, dance
parties, cabaret evenings, post-performance receptions, product launches and
awards evenings
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – COMMUNITY ARTS
SERVICE (1947-1962)
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – HANNAH PLAYHOUSE (200
seats) 1974
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – MERCURY THEATRE –
erected as cinema 1910 and known as Kings; Prince Edward and Playhouse – 1968
converted to 660 seats, with smaller studio theatre
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – NEW INDEPENDENT
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND – NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND -
PLAZA
THEATRE -former cinema at Moerewa (Auckland Province), now closed
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND -
ST. JAMES THEATRE – was
built as a replacement for Fullers’ Opera House on Wellesley Street in 1928 –
designed for traveling vaudeville acts
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND –
THEATRE CENTRE – Cinemas
NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND -
TOWN HALL –
1911 – restored 1997 – 1673 seats
NEW ZEALAND – CHRISTCHURCH – CANTERBURY
THEATRE – to late 1960s
NEW ZEALAND – CHRISTCHURCH –
Court Theatre – 20 Worcester Street – 1971
NEW ZEALAND – CHRISTCHURCH – ELMWOOD
NEW ZEALAND – CHRISTCHURCH -
Plaza Theatre – 320 fixed seats/200
retractable
NEW ZEALAND – CHRISTCHURCH – REGENT THEATRE –
Atmospheric style
NEW ZEALAND – DUNEDEN – FORTUNE THEATRE
COMPANY
NEW ZEALAND – DUNEDEN – GLOBE THEATRE
NEW ZEALAND – DUNEDEN – ST. JAMES THEATRE –
Atmospheric style
NEW ZEALAND – DUNEDEN – SOUTHERN THEATRE TRUST
– to late 1960s
NEW ZEALAND – PALMERSTON NORTH – CENTREPOINT
THEATRE
NEW ZEALAND – HASTINGS – MUNICIPAL THEATRE –
1911 – restored and enhanced as the Hawke’s Bay Opera House
NEW ZEALAND – HAWKE’S BAY -
Plaza
Theatre – Former cinema at Napier (Hawkes Bay Province), now closed
NEW ZEALAND – PALMERSTON NORTH –
OPERA HOUSE – Built 1905. 1955 rebuilding
NEW ZEALAND – PUTARURU -
Plaza Theatre – Former cinema at Ohura (Taranaki Province), now closed
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON – CIRCA THEATRE –
1976
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON – DOWNSTAGE THEATRE –
1964 – started as small café theatre – moved to Hannah Playhouse
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON – NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS
– 1953 – no permanent home – various venues – disbanded 1960
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON -
OPERA HOUSE – built as Grand Opera House
in 1914 – 1381 seats
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON -
Plaza
Theatre – Former cinema at Ohakune (Wellington Province), now closed
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON – ROYAL VICTORIA –
1843
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON -
ST. JAMES THEATRE – built as His
Majesty’s Theatre 1912 and later become St. James – was largest vaudeville and
film theatre in Australasia – 1552 seats – now home to Royal New Zealand Ballet
NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON – UNITY THEATRE
NORWAY – BERGEN – DEN NATIONALE SCENE –
National Theatre – established 1850 as Det Norske Teatret (Norwegian Theatre) –
closed 1863 and reopened under present name in 1876 – Built 1906-1909. Lobby
damaged in World War II. 1976 extension by functional rooms. 1983 restaurant
damaged by a fire, subsequently rebuilt to the original designs. 1989
restoration of the theatre lobby. The building includes three theatres: Store
Scene [Great Hall]: Opened 19 February 1909. 1930 damaged by a fire,
subsequently rebuilding including a revolving stage. 1940-1941 interior
rebuilding. 1967-1968 interior redecoration. 2001 auditorium restoration to the
original designs, modernization of stage technology. Originally 826 seats, today
450 seats. Småscenen: Built 1982. 250 seats. Lille Scene: Built 1967. 90 seats.
NORWAY – OSLO – DEN’NORSKE OPER – 1959 – Built
1929-1935 as "Folketeater". Originally used as a cinema and theatre. Sine 1959,
home to the Norwegian national opera company, "Den Norske Opera". Currently, a
new opera house is planned to be opened in 2008.
NORWAY – OSLO – DET NORSKE THEATRET –
Playhouse Oslo 1913 – later Den Nationale Scene – 1850 – closed 1863 – reopened
1876
NORWAY – OSLO – KRISTIANIA THEATRE – 1827 –
first playhouse established in Teatergata – 1835 theatre burnt down – reopened
1837 – theatre survived until 1899
NORWAY – OSLO – NATIONAL THEATRET –
CHRISTIANIA 1899 – premiere theatre of Norway – 1951 experimental studio, Lille
Scene added – Built 1891-1899. Opened 1 September 1899. Renovated 1980-1984.
Re-opened 1985. Originally 1144 seats, today: ca. 800 seats.
NORWAY – OSLO – NORSKE THEATRET
NORWAY – OSLO – NORWEGIAN STATE OPERA HOUSE –
1900
NORWAY – OSLO – NYE TEATER – 1929 – opened as
Det Nye Teater – 1959 merged with Folkteatret (People’s Theatre) under its
present name
NORWAY – OSLO – ODINTEATRET – 1964
NORWAY – OSLO – OPERA HOUSE – main hall 1350
seats
NORWAY – OSLO – THEATRE DRAMMEN – built 1870 –
destroyed by fire 1993
NORWAY – STAVANGER –
ROGALAND TEATER
NORWAY -
TICKETMASTER – NORWAY
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PAKISTAN – INSAN STREET THEATRE
PALESTINE – CAMERI THEATRE – Servant of Two
Masters 1945
PANAMA – CIUDAD DE PANAMA –
TEATRO CECILIA
PANAMA – CIUDAD DE PANAMA –
TEATRO NACIONAL – Built
1904-1908. Opened 1 Oct 1908. Since 1915, home to the "Orquesta Sinfónica
Nacional" and the "Coro Polifónico Nacional". 1941, 1950, and 1970 renovations.
853 seats.
PANAMA – CIUDAD DE PANAMA –
TEATRO VARIEDADES
PAPUA – NEW GUINEAU –
OPEN AIR THEATRE
PERU – LIMA –
TEATRO COLON
PERU – LIMA – TEATRO MAZZI – El Condor Paza – performed over 3,000 times
PERU – LIMA – TEATRO MUNICIPAL
PERU – LIMA – TEATRO PRINCIPAL – 1877
PHILLIPINES – MAKATI –
RIZAL THEATRE – Named in
honour of the Philippine patriot, physician, and man of letters, José Rizal y
Alonso (1861-1896).
PHILLIPINES – MANILA –
METROPOLITAN THEATRE
POLAND – BIELSKO-BIALA –
TEATR POLSKI – Built
1888-1890 as "Stadttheater" for the city of Bielitz. Opened 30 September 1890.
1904-1905 interior rebuilding and modernization. 1909 crumbling of the
auditorium ceiling during a performance, subsequently removal of stucco
decoration. After 1945 renamed "Teatr Polski". Originally ca. 450 seats (+ 200
standing), after 1905: ca. 1000 seats.
POLAND – BOLESLAWIEC –
TEATR – Built 1857 as "Stadttheater",
by converting an armory. Opened 25 Dec 1857. Ca. 400 seats (+ ca. 250 standing).
1885-1886 major rebuilding. Re-opened 3 Oct 1886. Ca. 550 seats. 1913 interior
alterations. 1923 installation of movie theatre equipment. 1925 roof rebuildings.
From April 1925 home to the "Schlesisches Landestheater" company.
POLAND – BYDGOSZCZ –
FILHARMONIA POMORSKA IM.
PADEREWSKIEGO – Concert hall, built 1954-1958The complex includes a main
concert hall (920 seats) and a chamber concert hall (200 seats). Opened 16 Nov
1958. Home to the Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Capella
Bydgostiensis. Also used for performances by the "Festiwale Muzyczne Bydgoszcz"
[Bydgoszcz Music Festival] and "Miedzynarodowe Festiwale Musica Antiqua Europae
Orientalis" [Musica Antiqua Europae Orientalis International Festival and
Congress].
POLAND – BYDGOSZCZ –
TEATR – Built 1896 by
Heinrich Seeling as "Stadttheater" for the city of Bromberg. Opened 3 October
1896. 1000 seats. Destroyed in 1945.
POLAND – BYDGOSZCZ –
TEATR POLSKI IM. KONIECZKI
- Built 1947-1949 as "Teatr Ziemi Pomorskiej" [Theatre of the Pomerania Region].
2000 renamed in honour of the actor and director, Hieronim Konieczka. Used for
drama performances.
POLAND – BYTOM –
OPERA SLASKA – Built
1900-1901 as "Neues Stadttheater und Konzerthaus" for the city of Beuthen.
Opened 1 October 1901. Later renamed "Opera Slaska" (Silesian Opera). Originally
ca. 800 seats, today 530 seats.
POLAND – CHORZOW –
TEATR – Built 1889-1890
as "Tanz- und Theatersaal" within the "Hotel Reden". Ca. 1900 converted to a
theatre (2000 seats). Re-opened 6 Oct 1900 with the "Oberschlesisches
Volkstheater" company. In the 1930s, major rebuilding.
POLAND – CIECHOCINEK –
TEATR LETNI – Built
1890-1891 as a wooden summer theatre by Schimmelfennig. 240 seats. 1901
rebuilding of stage (in brick), addition of a auditorium balcony. 1998 major
restoration. Used for opera, operetta and comedy performances, and for concerts.
POLAND – CIESZYN –
TEATR IM. MICKIEWICZA –
Built 1909-1910 as "Deutsches Theater" for the "Theater-Bau-Verein" and the city
of Teschen at the site of the demolished 1800/1836 old town hall and theatre.
Also known as "Stadttheater". Opened 24 September 1910. 1940-1941 interior
alterations and modernization. Later renamed in honour of the Polish poet, Adam
Mickiewicz (1798-1855). 850 seats.
POLAND – CRACOW – STARY THEATRE
POLAND – DUSZNIKI ZDROJ –
TEATR – Built 1802 as "Kursaal"
for the city of Bad Reinerz. 1882-1883 installation of a theatre stage. 1886
conversion to a permanent theatre, renamed "Kurtheater". Re-opened July 1886.
After 1945, renamed in honor of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849).
POLAND – ELBLAG –
STADTTHEATER – Built
1845-1846 as for a private theatre society and the city of Elbing. 1911
rebuilding. Used for opera, operetta, and drama performances. Destroyed by bombs
in 1945. Remains subsequently removed.
POLAND – GDANSK –
STADTTHEATER – Built
1798-1801 for the city of Danzig. Opened 3 August 1801. 1300 seats. Destroyed in
World War II. Remains subsequently removed.
POLAND – GDANSK –
TEATR WYBRZEZE – Built
1966. Opened 7 Jan 1967.
POLAND – GDYNIA –
TEATR MUZYCZNY
POLAND – GLOGOW –
TEATR – Built 1774-1775
as "Redoutensaal über den Fleischbänken" for the city of Glogau. 1799 rebuilding
and extension by a second storey (ca. 200 seats), renamed "Komödienhaus".
1839-1840 interior rebuilding (ca. 750-800 seats). 1857 or 1859 exterior
rebuilding. Renamed "Stadttheater". 1926-1928 major interior and interior
rebuilding and renovations by Griesinger. 453 seats.
POLAND – GORA SWIETEJ ANNY –
TEATR – Open-air
theatre, built 1937-1938 as "Feierstätte", a part of the German "Ehrenmal der
Freikorpskämpfer" monument complex (1946 rebuilt as a Polish monument).
Capacity: ca. 50,000 persons.
POLAND – GORZOW WIELKOPOLSKI –
TEATR IM OSTERWY
POLAND – GRUDZIADZ –
TEATR – Built as "Stadttheater"
for the city of Graudenz. 800 seats.
POLAND – GUBIN –
DOM KULTURY
POLAND – GUBIN –
STADTTHEATER – Built
1874 by Eduard Titz as "Stadttheater" for the city of Guben. Opened 1 October
1874. Ca. 800 seats. Destroyed by fire on 23 Sep 1945. In 1945, the "Schützeninsel"
island in the river Neisse/Nysa became part of the Polish city of Gubin.
POLAND – ILLAWA –
KINO – Built as "Stadthalle"
for the city of Deutsch-Eylau. Originally used as a municipal mutli-purpose
hall. Later converted to a cinema and renamed "Kino".
POLAND – JAROSLAW –
DOM ZOLNIERZA
POLAND – JAWOR –
TEATR – Built as
"Theater in den Schuhbänken" for the city of Jauer, by converting the "Schubänke"
building (ca. 400 seats). 1869-1874 used as a bank. 1875 major rebuilding (ca.
450 seats). Opened 1 Dec 1875. 1925-1926 major rebuilding and modernization (ca.
450 seats). Since 1933, home to the "Niederschlesisches Landestheater".
POLAND – JENENIA GORA –
NATURTHEATER – Open-air
theatre, built 1911 for the city of Hirschberg. Opened 1911. Used for
performances during the "Hirschberger Waldfestspiele" festival.
POLAND – JENENIA GORA –
TEATR CIEPLICE – Built
1836 as "Reichsgräflich Schaffgotsch’sches Kurtheater" for Count Leopold
Christian Schaffgotsch. Opened 19 July 1836. 1928 major restoration to the
original designs. Ca. 600 seats (from 1889: 410 seats).
POLAND – JENENIA GORA –
TEATR IM. NORWIDA –
Built 1903-1904 as "Kunst- und Vereinshaus" for the citizen’s society "Verein
Kunst- und Vereinshaus e. V.". Opened 6 Oct 1904. Used for theatre performances,
concerts, balls and congresses. 1914-1917 used as a military hospital. 1926
renovations. 1974 renamed "Teatr Jeleniogórski – Scena Dramatayczna im. Cypriana
Kamila Norwida" in honour of the Polish poet, Cyprian Kamil Norwid (1821-1883).
875 seats
POLAND – KALISZ –
TEATR – OLD
POLAND – KALISZ –
TEATR IM. W. BOGUSLAWSKIEGO
POLAND – KATOWICE –
KAMMER-LICHTSPIELE –
Cinema, also known as "Rialto".
POLAND – KATOWICE –
KINO KOSMOS – Cinema
POLAND – KATOWICE –
TEATR SLASKI – Built
1905-1906 as "Neues Stadttheater" for the city of Kattowitz. Opened 4 Oct 1907.
After 1945, renamed in honour of the Polish playwright and painter, Stanislaw
Wyspianski (1869-1907). 800 seats.
POLAND – KOLOBRZEG –
TEATR – Built 1868 as "Stadt-
und Kurtheater". Opened 13 Aug 1868. Purchased by the city of Kolberg in 1879.
500 seats.
POLAND – KRAKOW – KRAKOW OPERA HOUSE
POLAND – KRAKOW –
STARY TEATR IM. HELENY
MODRZEJEWSKIEJ
“>STARY TEATR IM. HELENY
MODRZEJEWSKIEJ
POLAND – KRAKOW –
STARY TEATR IM. HELENY
MODRZEJEWSKIEJ
POLAND – KRAKOW –
TEATR IM.J.SLOWACKIEGO –
Built 1891-1893 as "Teatr miejski". Also known as "Teatr Dramatyczny". 1894
installation of a painted curtain. 1909 reamed in honour of the Polish poet and
playwright, Juliusz Slowacki (1809-1849).
POLAND – KRYNICA ZDROJ –
KINO JAWORZYNA – Cinema
POLAND – KUTNO –
TEATR
POLAND – LEGNICA –
CENTRAL-THEATER – Built
1896-1897. Opened 25 Sep 1897. From 1910, operated as a summer theatre by
Hermann Röbbeling. Later used as a guest venue for touring companies.
POLAND – LEGNICA –
TEATR MODRZEJEWSKIEJ –
Built 1840-1842 for the city of Liegnitz. Opened 25 December 1842. 1893
technical modernization. 1902 auditorium renovation. 1925 technical
modernization. Capacity: 802 persons (including standing room). 1994 (?) renamed
"Teatr Modrzejewskiej" in honour of the Polish actress, Helena Modrzejewska
(also known as Helena Modjeska, 1840–1909).
POLAND – LODZ –
PALLADIUM – Cinema.
POLAND – LODZ –
TEATR IM. JARACZA –
Opened 1909 as home to the Polish municipal theatre company, after a fire had
destroyed its previous home on another site. During the German occupation in
World War II, renamed "Theater zu Litzmannstadt" ("Litzmannstadt" is the name
the Germans had given the city during the occupation). 1945 renamed "Teatr
Wojska Polskiego" [Theatre of the Polish Army]. Re-opened 22 Mar 1945. 1949
renamed "Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza" in honour of the Polish actor, Stefan Jaracz
(1883-1945).
POLAND – LODZ –
TEATR WIELKI – OLD AND NEW
- NEW – Built 1958-1962. Opened 19 Jan 1967. 1300 seats. Used for opera and
ballet performances.
POLAND – LUBLIN –
TEATR IM. OSTERWY –
Originally known as "Teatr wielki". Later renamed in honour of the Polish actor,
theatre director, and author, Juliusz Osterwa (1885-1947).
POLAND – LUKOW –
TEATR
POLAND – NOWA HUTA – PEOPLES’ THEATRE – 1955
POLAND – NYSA –
TEATR – Built 1851-1852
by Illing as "Stadttheater" for the city of Neisse. Opened 14 Oct 1852. 1922
alterations. 1927-1929 alterations. 785 seats.
POLAND – OLSZTYN –
TEATR IM. JARACZA –
Built 1924-1925 as "Landestheater Süd-Ostpreußen ‘Der Treudank’". Funded by
Germans to honour the local citizens who opted for Olsztyn/Allenstein remaining
a part of Germany in a 1920 plebiscite, hence the name meaning ‘The Thank You
for Fidelity’. 1925-1945 used for German theatre performances. Severely damaged
during World War II. Re-opened 17 Nov 1945 as a Polish theatre. Renamed "Teatr
im. Stefana Jaracza" in honour of the Polish actor, Stefan Jaracz (1883-1945).
Currently the theatre includes the main theatre (used for classical drama
performances and children’s theatre, 470 seats), a chamber theatre (used for
modern drama performances, 120 seats), a studio stage "Scena na górze" [Upstairs
Stage] (used for recitals and cabaret), and a theatre café also used for
lectures. Since 1993, home to the "Olsztynskie Spotkania Teatralne" festival of
Polish theatre.
POLAND – PILA –
PILSKI DOM LULTURY –
Built 1927-1929 as "Landestheater Reichsdank". Also known as "Grenzlandtheater".
Part of a cultural complex also including a museum and a library. After 1945
renamed "Pilski Dom Kultury" [Culture House of Pila]. Used for theatre
performances and various other events.
POLAND – PLOCK –
TEATR – Built 1924-1925
as "Kurtheater" for the spa authorify of Bad Altheide. Opened June 1925. 700
seats.
POLAND – POLANICA ZDROJ –
SALA KONCERTOWA
POLAND – POLANICA ZDROJ –
TEATR
POLAND – POZNAN – STATE OPERA – 1919 – Built
1909-1910 as "Stadttheater" for the city of Posen, incorporating some parts of a
previous Stadttheater building. Opened 30 September 1910. 1918 renamed "Teatr
Wielki" and combined with the "Teatr Polski" to the "Teatry Miejskie" (Municipal
Theatres) in 1918. Since 1923 used exclusively for opera and ballet
performances. Later renamed "Opera im. Stanislawa Moniuszki", in honour of the
Polish opera composer, Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872).
POLAND – POZNAN –
STADTTHEATER – OLD –
Built 1879 for the city of Posen. Opened 1 October 1879. 1909-1910 replaced by a
new Stadttheater building, incorporating some parts of the old building.
POLAND – POZNAN –
TEATR POLSKI – Built
1875, funded by the Polish-speaking population of Poznan who were forbidden to
produce drama in Polish at the Stadttheater. A centre of Polish nationalism, the
Teatr Polski was the only theatre in German Poland where productions were given
in Polish until the 1890s. 1918 combined with the former Stadttheater to form
the "Teatry Miejskie" (Municipal Theatres). Used for drama performances.
POLAND – PULTUSK –
TEATR
POLAND – RACIBORZ –
GRENZLAND-THEATER –
Built 1920-1921 as "Stadttheater" for "Theater- und
Konzert-Betriebsgenossenschaft mbH" and "Theaterverein Ratibor", by converting
the variety hall and ballroom "Tivoli". Also known as "Genossenschafts- und
Vereinstheater". Opened 23 Jan 1921. Later renamed "Grenzland-Theater". 866
seats.
POLAND – RADOM –
KINO APOLLO – Cinema
POLAND – RADOM –
TEATR ROZMAITOSCI –
Variety Theatre
POLAND – RYBNIK –
TEATR ZIEMI RYBNICKIEJ
POLAND – RZESZOW –
TEATR IM. SIEMIASZKOWEJ
POLAND – SLUPSK –
KINO MILENIUM – cinema
POLAND – SOPOT –
OPERA LESNA – Open-air
theatre "Forest Opera" (originally "Waldoper").
POLAND – STALOWA WOLA –
DOM KULTURY
POLAND – STARGARD SZCZECINSKI –
STADTTHEATER
POLAND – SWIDNICA –
TEATR – Built 1821-1822
as "Stadttheater" for the city of Schweidnitz. Opened 1 Jan 1822. Ca. 550 seats.
1861 auditorium renovations. 1882 rebuilding and modernization. 1914-1915 major
rebuilding. Re-opened 26 Jan 1915.
POLAND – SZCZAWNO ZDROJ –
TEATR ZDROJOWY – Built
1890-1892 as "Fürstliches Kurtheater" (also known as "Fürstlich Pleßsches
Theater") for Prince Heinrich IX. of Pleß. Ca. 500 seats.
POLAND – SZCZECIN –
BELLEVUE-THEATER –
Originally 1200 seats (ca. 1910), later 1027 seats (ca. 1920).
POLAND – SZCZECIN –
STADTTHEATER – Built
1846-1849 for the Stettin merchants’ society. Opened 21 October 1849. 1892
bought by the city of Stettin. 1899 front extension by a foyer and staircase
wing. 1905-1906 backstage extensions, renewal of stage machinery. 800 seats (+
170 standing).. Destroyed by bombs ca. 1945. Remains subsequently removed.
POLAND – SZCZECIN –
TEATR WSPOLCZESNY –
Museum and theatre complex built 1911-1913. Currently home to the "Museum
Morskie" [Maritime Museum] and the "Teatr Wspólczesny" [Modern Theatre] (founded
in 1976).
POLAND – SZCZECIN –
UFA-PALAST – cinema
POLAND – SZCZODRE –
Schloßtheater – Palace
theatre, built 1853 for Duke Wilhelm of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels. Opened 1854.
Probably demolished in the 1930s.
POLAND – TORUN –
TEATR IM. WILAMA HORZYCY
- Built 1903-1904 as "Stadttheater" for the city of Thorn/Torun. Opened 1
October 1904. Originally intended for German cultural propaganda and therefore
only used for performances in German. 1906 renovation. Since 1918 used for
Polish theatre performances. Renamed in honour of the Polish author and theatre
director, Wilam Horzyca (1889-1959). 842 seats.
POLAND – WARSAW – CONTEMPORARY THEATRE – 1949
– CHANGED TO New Theatre
POLAND – WARSAW – COURT THEATRE – 1637
POLAND – WARSAW –
FILHARMONIA – OLD AND NEW
- "National Philharmonic" concert hall, built 1900-1901. Opened 5 November 1901.
POLAND – WARSAW – NATIONAL THEATRE – 1765 –
destroyed WWII – reopened 1965
POLAND – WARSAW –
PALAC KULTURY I NAUKI –
Palace of Culture and Science, built 1952-1955 as "Palac Kultury i Nauki im. J.
Stalina". A gift to the Polish people by the Soviet Union, the complex was
originally named in honour of the Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. Tallest building
in Warsaw (230 m + 42 m top needle; 42 floors). The complex includes a congress
hall with 3000 seats, four theatres, three cinemas, three museums, three
restaurants, cafés, a public swimming pool and offices.
POLAND – WARSAW – POLSKI TEATR – 1913
POLAND – WARSAW – POPULAR THEATRE – 1963
POLAND – WARSAW –
TEATR W LAZIENKACH –
Open-air park theatre with a lake stage, opened 1792
POLAND – WARSAW –
TEATTR LETNI – Summer
park theatre in the "Saxonian Gardens", built 1870. Closed September 1939.
Destroyed by acts of war in World War II(?).
POLAND – WARSAW –
TEATR WIELKI – Built
1825-1833. Opened 24 Feb 1833. The complex housed the "Teatr Wielki" [Great
Theatre], the "Teatr Narodowy" [National (Drama) Theatre], and the "Teatr Nowy"
[New Theatre] (formerly "Sale Redutowe"). Various rebuildings. 1939 burnt out
during the German siege of Warszawa. 1944 further damages during the uprising
against the German occupation. 1949 right wing rebuilt as national theatre.
Until 1965, restoration of the entire complex. Re-opened 20 Nov 1965. Currently,
the complex houses theatres for opera (1900 seats) and drama, a ballet school,
an opera studio, and the Polish Theatre Museum.
*POLAND – WARSAW -
WIELKI THEATRE – built 1825-1833 – lst Polish opera 1778 and the Polish
National Ballet was established in 1785
POLAND -
POZNAN – THE GREAT THEATRE – built in 1873
POLAND – WROCLAW –
HALA LUDOWA –
Multi-purpose hall, built 1911-1913 as "Jahrhunderthalle". Opened 10 Mar 1913.
At the time of its building, the hall had the largest unsupported dome in the
world. After World War II renamed "Hala Ludowa" [People's Hall]. Capacity: 6,000
seats (or 20,000 standing).
POLAND – WROCLAW –
LOBE-THEATER – Built
1868-1869 for the theatre director Theodor Lobe. Opened 2 Aug 1869. 1921
renovations and alterations. 918 seats (+ 380 standing).
POLAND – WROCLAW –
OPERA DOLNOSLASKA –
First theatre on the site built 1782 as "Stadttheater", demolished ca. 1839.
Second theatre built 1839-1841, destroyed by a fire in 1865. Third theatre built
1865-1867, destroyed by a fire on 13 June 1871. Built 1871-1872 as "Stadttheater"
for the "Theater-Aktienverein Breslau" society. Opened 1 October 1872. 1880
electrification. 1933 renamed "Opernhaus". 1934 and 1937 renewal of stage
machinery. Re-opened 8 Sep 1945 as "Opera Dolnoslaska" [Lower Silesian Opera]
with Moniuszko’s "Halka". Originally ca. 1750 seats; 1940: 1129 seats, today:
794 seats.
POLAND – WROCLAW –
SCHAUSPIELHAUS – Built
1905-1906 as a private theatre for Paul Auerbach. Opened 14 Nov 1906. Originally
used for drama and operetta performances, later exclusively used for operetta
performances. 1736 seats.
POLAND – WROCLAW – THEATRE LABORATORY – 1965
POLAND – ZGORZELEC –
DOM KULTURY – Built
1898-1902 as a German patriotic monument and museum complex, "Oberlausitzer
Gedenkhalle mit Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum" (also called "Ruhmeshalle" [Hall of
Glory]). Re-opened 1950 as "Powiatowy Dom Kultury". Central hall used as a
foyer, various smaller halls used for concerts, balls, and various events. Also
used as a cinema.
POLAND – ZLOTOW –
ETABLISSEMENT C. TOTZ –
Built as "Concert- und Theateretablissement Carl Totz". After World War II, used
for theatre performances and concerts of classical, popular and folklore music.
Since the 1960s also used as a discotheque and for local party meetings. [When a
new Culture House was built at Zlotow in the 1980s, the old "Carl Totz" theatre
building was converted to a staples and staplers factory. However, since the
theatre in the new Culture House has been left uncompleted for years, most
theatre performances at Zlotów are held in a cinema built in 1975.]
POLAND – ZNIN –
KINO PALUCZANIN
POLAND – ZYRARDOW –
MIEJSKI DOM KULTURY –
Built 1910-1912 as "Dom ludowy" (People’s House). Currently used as "Miejski Dom
Kultury" (municipal cultural centre) and by the cinema "Len".
PORTUGAL – FUNCHAL –
TEATRO MUNICIPAL BALTAZAR
DIAS – Built 1884-1888 as "Teatro D. Maria Pia". Later renamed in honour of
the 16th century Madeirean poet, Baltazar Dias. Used for theatre performances
and as a cinema.
PORTUGAL – LISBON – COLEGIO DE SANTO ANTAO –
1619 – lavish productions
PORTUGAL – LISBON –
COLISEU DOS RECREIOS –
Rua das Portas de Santo Antão – Built 1889-1890. Opened 14 Aug 1890. 1994 major
restoration. Used for opera, musical and other performances, and for classical
and popular concerts.
PORTUGAL-LISBON-EDEN
TEATRO
PORTUGAL-LISBON-NATIONAL
THEATRE OF SAO CARLOS- Rua Serpa Pinto – Opened 30 June 1793 as "Real Teatro
de São Carlos". 1888 extension by rehearsal and technical rooms. 1908 renovation
by Ventura Terra. 1938-1940 renovation. Re-opened 1 Dec 1940. Used for opera
performances and symphonic concerts
PORTUGAL-LISBON – TEATRO CAPITOLIO – a 1930′s
theater that has been closed since the 1980′s and is slated for demolition
PORTUGAL-LISBON-TEATRO
D. MARIA II-built in 1793 – Praça do Rossio 0 – Built 1843-1846 as "Teatro
D. Maria II" after an initiative by Don Fernando II.,. King of Portugal. Named
in honour of Fernando’s wife, Dona Maria II. (1819–1853), Queen of Portugal.
Opened 13 Apr 1846 (on Maria’s 27th birthday). 1910 renamed "Teatro Nacional
Almeida Garrett" in honour of Portuguese playwright and statesman. Later
re-renamed "Teatro Nacional D. Maria II". Destroyed by a fire on 2 Dec 1964,
with only the exterior walls remaining. Subsequently restored to the original
designs. Re-opened 1978. The theatre includes the main stage, "Sala Garrett"
(699 seats), and a studio theatre, "Sala Estúdio Amélia Rey Colaço/Robles
Monteiro" (80 seats). Used for drama performances.
PORTUGAL – LISBON – PATIO DAS ARCAS – 1594
PORTUGAL – LISBON – PATIO DO POCO BORRATEM–
1588 – open courtyard for presenting plays
PORTUGAL – LISBON – PATIO DOS CONDES – 17th
Century
PORTUGAL – LISBON – THEATRE DA RIBEIRA – 1755
– destroyed by earthquake
PORTUGAL – LISBON – THEATRE DE SAN CARLOS –
opened 1793 and restored 1940
PORTUGAL – LISBON – TEATRE LIVRE – 1904
PORTUGAL – LISBON –TEATRO ESTUDIO DO SALITRE –
1946
*PORTUGAL -
THEATRE COMPANY
OF CHAPITO
PORTUGAL – OPORTO –
NOVO TEATRO S. JOAO
Built 1912-1920 by José Marques da Silva, replacing a previous theatre building
(built 1798 by Vicente Mazzoneschi, destroyed by a fire on 11/12 April 1908).
Opened 7 March 1920
PORTUGAL – OPORTO – TEATRE EXPERIMENTAL – 1953
PORTUGAL – PONTA DELGADA –
TEATRO MICAELENSE –
Named after the island São Miguel. 2003-2004 conversion to a cultural and
congress centre
PUERTO RICO – SAN JUAN -
TEATRO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL
SAGRADO CORAZON – Unversity theatre, built 1940. Rebuilt 1978.
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ROMANIA – ARAD -
PALATUL CULTURAL –
Palace of Culture, bilt 1911-1913 . The complex includes a concert hall and the
Arad County Museum. Opened 25 Oct 1913 with a symphonic concert. Home to the
Filarmonica Arad [Arad Philharmonic Orchestra].
ROMANIA – ARAD -
TEATRUL DE STAT – Built
1872-1874. 1959 installation of a studio stage.
ROMANIA – BOTOSANI -
TEATRUL DE STAT
ROMANIA – BRAILA -
TEATRUL MARIA FILOTTI –
Built 1896 as "Teatrul Rally". 1919 renamed "Teatrul Comunal". 1949 renamed "Teatrul
del Stat Braila – Galati". 1969 renamed "Teatrul Maria Filotti". 369 seats
ROMANIA – BRAILA -
TEATRUL PASSALACQUA
ROMANIA – BRASOV -
TEATRUL DRAMATIC
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – ARMY THEATRE – later
renamed Nottara Theatre
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – ASOCIATA LIRICO ROMINA –
founded 1919 and transformed into State Opera 1921 – became Teatru de Opera si
Balet in 1944 – damaged by earthquake 1940 and bomb in 1944 – rebuilt 1953
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
ATHENEUL ROMAN
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – BOLANDRA THEATRE
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – MIC THEATRE
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – NATIONAL THEATRE – 1854
– theatre opened 1852 – became Caragiale Theatre
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
PALATUL R.P.R.
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – TEATRU CEL MARE – built
1852
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
TEATRUL DE OPERA SI BALET
- Opened 1953. 610 seats.
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
TEATRUL DE VARA 23 AUGUST
- Open-air theatre
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
TEATRUL LIRIC
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST -
TEATRUL NATIONAL – Built
1853. Destroyed in World War II.
ROMANIA – CAREI -
TEATRUL – Built as "Városi
színház".
ROMANIA – BUCHAREST – THEATRE – built 1784
ROMANIA – CLUJ – MAGYAS OPERA – founded 1948
ROMANIA – CLUJ – ROMANIAN OPERA HOUSE –
founded 1919
ROMANIA – CLUJ-NAPOCA -
TEATRUL MAGHIAR DE STAT/ALLAMI
MAGYAR SZINHAZ – [Hungarian State Theatre] – Built 1909-1910 as a summer
theatre for the local Hungarian theatre company whose main home was the "Nemzeti
Színház" (since 1919: "Teatrul National"). Opened 18 July 1910. Since 1919, main
home to the Hungarian theatre company. 1959-1961 major rebuilding. Used for
performances in Hungarian by the resident company. 862 seats.
ROMANIA – CLUJ-NAPOCA -
TEATRUL NATIONAL – Built
1904-1906 as "Nemzeti Színház" [National Theatre] for the Kingdom of Hungary.
Opened 8 September 1906. Home to the local Hungarian theatre company. Since
1919, home to the local Romanian theatre company. Renamed "Teatrul National".
1950-1956 extension of the stage house. 1200 seats.
ROMANIA – CONSTANTA -
TEATRUL DE STAT
ROMANIA – DEJ -
TEATRUL NATIONAL
ROMANIA – DROBETA-TURNU SEVERIN -
TEATRUL NATIONAL
ROMANIA – FOCSANI -
TEATRUL
ROMANIA – GALATI -
TEATRUL PAPADOPOL
ROMANIA – IASI -
TEATRUL NATIONAL VASILE
ALECSANDRI – Built 1894-1896 for the Kingdom of Romania, at the site of the
old National Theatre (built 1816, destroyed by a fire on 2 Feb 1888). Opened 2
December 1896. Named in honour of the Romanian poet, dramatist, and politician,
Vasile Alecsandri (1821-1890). Ca. 1000 seats.
ROMANIA – ORADEA -
TEATRUL DE STAT – Built
1899-1900 as "Szigligeti Színhzáz/Stadttheater" for the city of Nagyvárad/Großwardein.
The building of the theatre was made possible by a foundation set up by
Hungarian merchants. Opened 15 Oct 1900. Hungarian coat of arms in tympanon
removed in 1919 when Oradea became a part of Romania, tympanon relief decoration
removed in 1928. Renamed "Teatrul Maria Regina". Later renamed "Teatrul de
Stat". Renovated in 1933 and in 1997/1998 (declared as "renovation", but
actually only newly paint). Ca. 1000 seats.
ROMANIA – RAMNICU SARAT -
TEATRUL
ROMANIA – SATU-MARE -
TEATRUL – Built as "Városi
színház".
ROMANIA – SIBIU -
TEATRUL ORASENESC –
Built 1787-1788 as "Stadttheater" by Kremer. 1904 rebuilding. Also known as "Deutsches
Theater". Later renamed "Teatrul orasenesc". Ca. 800 seats.
ROMANIA – SIGHET -
PALATUL CULTURAL
ROMANIA – SIGHET -
PRIELLE KORNELIA SZINHAZ
ROMANIA – TARGU-MURES -
PALATUL CULTURAL
ROMANIA – TARGU-MURES -
TEATRUL NATIONAL
ROMANIA – TIMISOARA -
TEATRUL NATIONAL – Built
1871-1875 as "Stadttheater"/"Ferenc József szinház" for the "Theater-, Hotel-
und Redoutenbau AG". Opened 22 September 1875. Destroyed by a fire on 30 April
1882. Re-built 1881-1882 for the city of Temeschburg/Temesvár. Re-opened 12
December 1882. Stage house destroyed by a fire 1919. Subsequently re-built and
altered (new façade, interior alterations).
RUSSIA – ARKHANGELSK -
DRAMAT. TEATRUL IM.
LOMONOSOVA
RUSSIA – ARKHANGELSK -
TEATR – Built 1817-1818.
RUSSIA – CHERNYAKHOVSK -
TIVOLI-THEATER – Built
as "Neues Tivoli-Theater".
RUSSIA – IRKUTSK -
DRAMAT. TEATRUL IM. N.P.
OKHLOPKOVA – Built 1894-1897 (after a fire had destroyed the third local
wooden threatre on 28 October 1890). Opened 30 August 1897. Later renamed in
honour of the Russian theatre director and producer, Nikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov
(1900-1967).
RUSSIA – KALINGRAD -
DRAMAT. TEATR – Built by
Wilhelm Kuckuck as "Luisentheater". Opened 8 September 1910. 1923 renamed "Komische
Oper". 1925 bought by the city of Königsberg. 1927 major exterior and interior
rebuilding, 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 "Dramatichesky
Teatr".
RUSSIA – KALINGRAD -
KINOTEATR ROSSIYA –
Cinema "Russia".
RUSSIA – KALINGRAD -
STADTHALLE –
Multi-purpose hall. Severely damaged by bombs in 1944, subsequently left to
decay. Rebuilt as a museum ca. 1990. Re-opened 1991 as "Regional Museum of
History and Art".
RUSSIA – KALINGRAD -
STADTTHEATER – Built
1805-1808 for a Königsberg citizens’ society, "Theater-Aktien-Gesellschaft", on
the site of the ruins of the "Garnisonskirche" church. Opened 29 April 1808.
Destroyed by a fire on 9 December 1808. Subsequently rebuilt. Re-opened 9
December 1809. 1912 rebuilding by Klage. Used as a military hospital during
World War I. Originally 1400 seats, later 1550 seats. Destroyed by bombs in Aug
1944.
RUSSIA – KALUGA -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM.
LUNACHARSKOVO
RUSSIA – KALUGA -
KINOTEATR CENTRALNY
RUSSIA – KAZAN -
GORODSKOY TEATR
RUSSIA – KAZAN -
TATARSKY TEATR IM.G.KAMALA
- Built. Named in honour of the Tatar playwright, Galiasgar Kamal. The complex
contains two theatres (744 seats and 162 seats). Used for drama performances by
the resident company.
RUSSIA – KAZAN -
TEATR OPERY IM. M. DZHALILYA
- Built 1936-1956. Opened 28 Sep 1956 with "Altynchech". Named in honour of the
Tatar poet, Musa Dzhalil (1906-1944). Used for opera, operetta, and ballet
performances by the resident companies.
RUSSIA – KIRISHI -
KINOTEATR VOSHOD –
cinema
RUSSIA – KISLOVODSK -
TEATR IM. GORKOVO
RUSSIA – KOSTROMA -
CIRK – circus
RUSSIA – KOSTROMA -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM.
OSTROVSKOVO
RUSSIA – KOSTROMA -
KINOTEATR ROSSIYA –
cinema Russia
RUSSIA – KOSTROMA -
TEATR KUKOL – puppet
theatre
RUSSIA – KRASNOYARSK -
TEATR OPERY I BALETA
RUSSIA – KURSK -
GORODSKOY TEATR
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – CONSERVATORY OPERA STUDIO
– founded 1923
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – GORKY THEATRE – 1919 –
opened with Don Carlos
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – HERMITAGE THEATRE
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – KIROV THEATRE – see
Theatre Circus
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – KOMISARJEVSKAYA THEATRE –
1904 – 1959 Leningrad Drama Theatre took over building
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – MALY – 1918 at old
Mikhaylovsky Theatre – named State Academic Comic Opera Theatre in 1920, the
Petrograd State Maly Academic Theatre in 1921 and State Academic Maly Opera
Theatre in 1926 and Maly Opera and Ballet Theatre in 1964
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – MUSICAL COMEDY THEATRE –
1927
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – PUSHKIN THEATRE – renamed
1937 to honour the poet – founded as Alexandrinksy in 1824
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – STONE or BOLSHOY THEATRE
– reconstructed 1836 – Leningrad Conservatory now stands on the site
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – THEATRE CIRCUS – burned
down 1859 – rebuilt and reopened 1860 as the Mariinsky Theatre – later rebuilt
1883-96 – 1920 became State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre – in 1935
dedicated to the Kirov
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – THEATRE OF THE BALTIC
FLEET – founded 1934 – gave performances on ships
RUSSIA – LENINGRAD – THEATRE OF THE CROOKED
MIRROR (Krivoe Zerkalo) – founded in St. Petersburg 1908 – Vampuka, or the Brid
of Africa – theatre closed 1918 – reopened 1922 – closed 1931
RUSSIA – LITHUANIA – OPERA THEATRE – founded
1920 in the capital KAUNAS
RUSSIA – MAGNITOGORSK -
DRAMAT. TEATR
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
CENTRALNY DETSKY MUSIKALNY
TEATR
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – ALEXANDRINSKY THEATRE
*RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
BOLSHOI THEATRE
world’s oldest ballet company and school – built in 1776 on the site of
Petrovsky Theatre – burned down in 1805, 1812 rebuilt 1824 – opened as the
Bolshoi Petrovsky – 2150 seats – Opened 1825. Destroyed by a fire in 1853,
leaving only the exterior walls. 1856 rebuilt – 1870 destroyed by fire – opened
to public in 1880 – 1922 the USSR was proclaimed in the auditorium. In the
1920s, conversion of the foyer of the Imperial Box into the "Beethoven Concert
Hall". 1942 damaged by bombs, subsequently restored. Used by opera and ballet
performances by the resident companies – like many of our theatres, now in dire
need of renovation and refurbishing, currently being refurbished – to reopen in
2008 after major renovations
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – CENTRAL CHILDRENS’ THEATRE –
1921
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
CENTRALNY DETSKY MUSIKALNY
TEATR – Central Children’s Music Theatre – Built 1974-1979. 1200 seats.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
CENTRALNY TEATR ROSSYSKY
ARMY – Built 1934 as Theatre of the Red Army, with an underground walking
connection to the Kremlin. As a reference to the symbol of the Red Army, the
theatre is built to the ground shape of a five-pointed star. As the largest
dramatic theatre building in Europe, it was the location of spectacular
performances with real tanks and giant ship models on the stage. Currently used
for performances of Russian and international drama. 1900 seats.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – CHAMBER OPERA THEATRE – 1970
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – CHILDREN’S MUSIC THEATRE –
1965
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
DOM LULTURY IM. V.I. LENINA
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – FIRST WORKERS THEATRE – 1918
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – GRAND GORKY THEATRE – 1919
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – HABIMAH (STAGE) THEATRE –
founded 1917 – perfomred plays in Hewbrew – moved to Tel-Aviv 1932 and 1945
founded theatre there
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – HERMITAGE THEATRE
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – HOUSE OF CULTURE – Melnikov
Street – 1163 seats – 2002 Chechen rebels wielding guns and explosives seized
the theatre during a performance of musical Nord-Ost, taking audience hostage –
after a three-day stand-off, Russian government forces reclaim the building, but
not until after death of 129 hostages from anesthetic gas pumped into theatre by
the would-be rescuers – no theatregoers are actually executed by the terrorists
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – HOUSE OF OSTROVSKY – see
Maly Theatre
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – KAMERNY THEATRE – 1914
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KINOTEATR OKTYABR –
cinema October
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KINOTEATR ROSSIYA –
cinema Russia
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KINOTEATR ZARADYE –
cinema behind the rows
*RUSSIA – MOSCOW – KIROV BALLET – formed 1917
-new theater is being built across a canal from the old one, built in 1860,
which is to be repaired. Mr. Gergiev has said he also wanted to renovate New
Holland, a nearby district of striking but rundown military warehouses, and make
it a cultural center
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KONSERVATORIYA IM.
TCHAIKOVSKOVO – Music conservatory including a concert hall
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – KORSH THEATRE – 1882 –
closed 1932
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – KRASNYA PRESNYA THEATRE –
see Realistic Theatre
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KREMLEVSKY TEATR – Built
1932-1934 as a government office building. In 1958, converted to a theatre and
renamed "Kremlevsky Teatr" [Kremlin Theatre]. Opened 1958. 1969-1970 major
reconstruction. Currently used as the residence of the Russian president.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
KREMLEVSKY DVORETS SEZDOV
- Kremlin Palace of Congresses, built 1959-1961. Opened 17 October 1961. Used
for party conventions, congresses, as well as opera performances and concerts.
6000 seats.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – KREMLIN PALACE OF CONGRESS –
6,000 seats
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – LENKOM THEATRE – 1927
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MALMO STADSTEATER – 1944 –
400 to 1700 available seats
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MALY THEATRE – 1824 – oldest
theatre in the city – for many years known as the House of Ostrovsky
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
MARINSKY THEATRE – founded 1783 – built on site of former circus – opposite
the Bolshoi Theatre in Carousel Square – today known as Theatre Square – current
theatre opened in 1860 – such artists as Chaliapin, Pavlova, and Nijinsky
appeared here – 1920s became the State Academic Theatre – home of the Kirov
Ballet and Kirov Opera – devasting fire September 2003 – burned theatre,
costumes (Swan Lake, Aida, Eugene Onegin) etc.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MAYAKOVSKY THEATRE – opened
1922 as Theatre of the Revolution – 1954 became present name
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MDM THEATRE (MOSCOW YOUTH
PALACE) – Beauty and the Beast – October 2008
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MELUCHA THEATRE – see Moscow
State Jewish Theatre
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MINSK – 1941
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
MKHAT IM. CEKHOVA –
Built 1960-1974 by V. S. Kubassov and V. S. Ulyashov as a second home to the "MKhAT
Moskovitsky Khudozhestvenny teatr" [Moscow Art Theatre] company, also known as "Dramaticheksy
teatr im. Stanislavskovo i Nemirovich-Dantchenko" after Santislavski and
Nemorivh-Dantchenko who had founded the company in 1898. When the MKhAT company
split in two companies in the 1990s, the building on Tverskoy bulvar became home
to the "MKhat im. M. Gorkovo", named in honour of the Russian author. [The other
company that resulted from the splitting is now known as "MKhat im. A. Chekhova",
named in honour of the Russian author, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904).]
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
MKHAT IM. GORKOVO
*RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
MOSCOW ART THEATRE – opened 1898 Tsar Feodor Ivanovich 1898; Seagull; Uncle
Vanya 1899; Three Sisters 1901; Cherry Orchard 1904
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MOSCOW OPERETTA THEATRE –
1927
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MOSCOW STATE JEWISH THEATRE
– known in Yiddish as Melucha and in Russian as Goset – founded 1919 in
Leningrad – later moved to Moscow – opened at Chagall Hall 1921 and got its own
theatre (766) – company disbanded 1948-1962
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MOSCOW THEATRE OF THE YOUNG
SPECTATOR – 1929
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MOSCOW TRANSPORT THEATRE –
see Gogul, N.V., and Sudakov, I.Y.
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – MOSSOVIET THEATRE (as Trades
Union Theatre) – founded 1923 – Storm 1926
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – NATIONAL THEATRE – founded
1880s – renamed Rustavel 1927
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
OSTANKINSY DVORETS
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – PETROVSKY – see Bolshoi
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – PUSHKIN THEATRE – opened
1951
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – REALISTIC THEATRE – (Krasnya
Presnya Theatre) – 1921 – closed 1938
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – RED ARMY THEATRE – (Central
Theatre of the Soviet Army) – 1919 – moved 1940 to specially designed theatre of
2000 seats
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – ROSTOV-ON-DON – 1936
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – SOHN THEATRE – briefly
Meyerhold Theatre – 1920
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – SOVREMENNIK THEATRE – 1958
RUSSIA – MOSCOW –
STANISLAVSKY-NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO MUSIC THEATRE – 1941
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – STATE ACADEMIC THEATRE – see
Marinsky Theatre
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – STATE THEATRE – Tbilisi –
founded 1930
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – TAGANKA THEATRE – (Theatre
of Drama and Comedy) Taganka Square – 600 seats – 1946
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – TASHKENT – 1948
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERT HALL
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
TEATR IM. MOSSOVETA
RUSSIA – MOSCOW -
TEATR IM. NEZLOBINA
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – THEATRE OF COMEDY 1929
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – THEATRE OF SATIRE – 1924 –
late 1960s company moved to magnificent theatre next door to Tchaikovsky Concert
Hall
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – THEATRE OF THE REVOLUTION –
later in 1922 Mayakovsky Theatre
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – THEATRE OF WORKING YOUTH
(later Lenkom) 1927
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – THEATRE OF YOUNG SPECTATORS
– 1921
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – TOTALTHEATER – 2000 seats
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – TRADES UNION THEATRE –
originally known as First Workers’ Theatre, then Trades Union in 1932 – closed
1936
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – VAKHTANGOV THEATRE – 1921 as
Moscow Art Theatre – present name in 1926
RUSSIA – MOSCOW – YERMOLOVA THEATRE – 1930 –
Children of the Sun 1937
RUSSIA – MURMANSK -
DRAMAT. TEATR
RUSSIA – NIZNIJ NOVGOROD -
GORODSKOY NIKOLAEVSKY TEATR
RUSSIA – NIZNIJ NOVGOROD -
TEATR DRAMY IM. GORKOVO
RUSSIA – NIZHNY TAGIL -
TEATR KUKOL – puppet
theatre
RUSSIA – NOVOSIBIRSK -
CIRK – circus
RUSSIA – NOVOSIBIRSK -
TEATR JUNOVO ZRITELYA
RUSSIA – NOVOSIBIRSK -
TEATR OPERY I BALETA –
Built 1931-1945. Opened 12 May 1945. The complex includes a grand hall (2000
seats) and a concert hall (550 seats), connected by a central circular lobby.
Also known as "Victory Contemporary" and "Siberian Coliseum".
RUSSIA – OMSK -
MUSIKALNY TEATR
RUSSIA – ORENBURG -
DVORETS KULTURY ROSSIYA
RUSSIA – ORENBURG -
TEATR MUSYKALNOY KOMEDII
RUSSIA – PERM -
TEATR OPERY I BALETA IM.
TCHAIKOVSKOVO
RUSSIA – PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKI -
KINOTEATR KAMCHATKA
RUSSIA – ROSTOV-NA-DONU -
BOLSHOI TEATR
RUSSIA – ROSTOV-NA-DONU -
BOLSHOI IM. GORKOVO –
Built 1936. Named in honour of the Russian author, Maxim Gorki (1868-1936).
*RUSSIA -
RUSSIAN THEATRES
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
BALTIISKY DOM – Built
1939 as "Teatr im. Leninskovo Komsomola" [Theatre named after Lenin's Komsomol].
Later renamed "Baltiisky Dom" [Baltic House].
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
BOLSHOI DRAMAT. TEATR –
Founded by A. S. Suvorin. Later renamed in honour of the Russian author, Maxim
Gorki (1868-1936). Later renamed in honour of the Russian theatre director,
Georgiy Alexandrovich Tovstonogov (1915-1989). 1114 seats
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG – CIRCUS THEATRE –
1855 – burned down 1859 – reconstructed as Maryinsky Theatre 1860 – from 1919 to
1935 known as National Academy Theatre of Opera and Ballet – 1621 seats
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG – MALY
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
MARIINSKY TEATR – Built
1860 as "Imperatorsky Mariinsky teatr" [Imperial Mary Theatre], replacing the
"Circus Theatre" (built 1855, destroyed by a fire in 1859). 1919 renamed "GATOB"
(Gosudarstvenny akademitchesky teatr opery i baleta). 1935 renamed "Teatr im. S.
M. Kirova" in honour of the Soviet politician, Sergei Mironovich Kirov
(1888–1934). 1963 renovations. In the 1990s, re-renamed "Mariinsky teatr". 1600
seats; 2009 – Canadian architectural firm Diamond + Schmitt has signed on to
build Russia’s first major opera house since the time of the czars, in the
coveted $452-million revamp project for the Mariinsky Theatre, to complement the
Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall (2007) and the historic Mariinsky Theatre opened
1860 – 2,000 seats – to be complated 2011;
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG – MIKHAILOVSKY THEATRE
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
MUSIC HALL – Built as "Narodny
Dom Imperatora Nikolaya II" [National House] for Czar Nicholas II. 1929-1938,
used by the "Theatre of Musical Comedy". Ca. 1938 converted to a cinema and
renamed "Velikan" [Giant]. 1988 converted to a theatre and renamed "Music Hall"
(also transcribed as "Musik-Holl"). Used for operetta, musical and variety
performances. Home to the "Sankt Petersburg Music Hall" company (founded 1966).
1364 seats
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG – NATIONAL ACADEMY
THEATRE OF OPERA AND BALLET – see Circus Theatre
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
TEATR DRAMY IM. A.S.
PUSHKINA – Built 1829-1832. Opened 1832. Later renamed "Alexandrinsky Teatr"
in honour of Alexandra, the wife of Czar Nicholas II. Renamed 1917 in honour of
the Russian poet, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837). 1800 seats
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
TEATR KOMEDII
RUSSIA -
ST. PETERSBURG – THEATRES & CINEMA
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG – THEATRES FOR THE
PEOPLE
RUSSIA – ST. PETERSBURG -
ZRMITAZNY TEATR –
[Theatre of the Hermitage] – Built 1787. 1902 new foyer.
RUSSIA – SAMARA -
GORODSKOY TEATR
RUSSIA – SAMARA -
TEATR IM HAMZY
RUSSIA – SAMARA -
TEATR OLIMPIYA
RUSSIA – SARATOV -
TEATR IM. CHERNYSHEVSKOVO
- Built as "Gorodskoy Teatr". Later renamed in honour of the Russian journalist
and politician, Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (1828-1889).
RUSSIA – SARATOV -
TEATR OPERY IM.
CHERNYSHEVSKOVO
RUSSIA – SERGIYEV POSAD -
KINOTEATR MIR - Cinema
"Peace".
RUSSIA – SMOLENSK -
DOM M.I. GLINKI
RUSSIA – SMOLENSK -
DRAMAT. THEATRE – Built
1939.
RUSSIA – SOCHI -
CIRK – circus
RUSSIA – SOCHI -
KINOTEATR SPUTNIK
RUSSIA – SOCHI -
KONZERTNY SAL FESTIVALNY
- Festival Concert Hall.
RUSSIA – SOCHI -
SHIMNY TEATR – Built
1937
RUSSIA – SOCHI -
TEATR
RUSSIA – SOVETSK -
TEATR – Built 1893 by
Strebel as "Stadttheater" for the city of Tilsit. 700 seats. In the 1930s
rebuilt and renamed "Grenzlandtheater".
RUSSIA – SOVETSK -
THINGSTATTE
RUSSIA – TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN – KHAMZA THEATRE
– 1920
RUSSIA – TBILISI (formerly TiGlis) – OPERA
HOUSE – 1851
RUSSIA -
THEATRE TICKETS
RUSSIA – TULA -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM. GORKOVO
RUSSIA – TVER -
DVORETS KULTURY PROLETARKA
RUSSIA – UFA -
KINOTEATR RODINA –
Cinema Homeland
RUSSIA – VILNIUS – OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE –
1948 – new opera house opened 1971
RUSSIA – VLADIMIR -
DRAMAT. TEATR
RUSSIA – VLADIMIR -
KONZERTNY SAL IM. S.I.
TANEEVA
RUSSIA – VLADIVOSTOK -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM. GORKOVO
- Built 1972. Named in honour of the Russian author, Maxim Gorki (1868-1936).
916 seats. Used for drama, musical and children’s theatre performances.
RUSSIA – VOLGOGRAD -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM. GORKOVO
RUSSIA – VOLGOGRAD -
DVORETS KULTURY IM. V.I.
LENINA – palace of culture
RUSSIA – VOLGOGRAD -
DVORETS KULTURY CHIMIKOV
- palace of culture
RUSSIA – VOLGOGRAD -
DVORETS TRUDA
RUSSIA – VOLGOGRAD -
TEATR KONKORDIYA
RUSSIA – VORONEZH -
KINOTEATR PROLETARY –
cinema
RUSSIA – VORONEZH -
TEATR DRAMY IM. A. KOLCOVA
RUSSIA – VORONEZH -
TEATR OPERY I BALETA
RUSSIA – YAROSLAVL -
AKADEM. TEATR IM. VOLKOVA
- Russia’s first public theatre, founded in 1750
RUSSIA – YAROSLAVL -
GORODSKOY TEATR
RUSSIA – YEKATERINBURG -
TEATR JUNOVO ZRITELYA/FILARMONIYA
- Theatre of the Young Specator / Philharmony
RUSSIA – YEKATERINBURG -
TEATR OPERY I BALETA IM.
LUNACHARSKOVO – Built 1912. Named in honour of the Russian author,
publicist, and politician, Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky. Used for opera and
ballet perfomances
RUSSIA – YESSENTUKI -
TEATR
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SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – ALHAMBRA – 1794
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – ASSEMBLY ROOMS AND MUSIC HALL – 1787
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – BEACH PAVILION – 1882
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – CAPITOL – 1928
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – CAPITOL – 1933
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – FESTIVAL – 1892
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – GATEWAY – 1882
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE – 1908
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – KING’S – 1906
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – PALACE – 1898
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – PEOPLE’S VARIETY THEATRE
– 1886-1896 burned down
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – PLAYHOUSE – 1906
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – ROYAL LYCEUM – 1883
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – THEATRE ROYAL – 1788
SCOTLAND – ABERDEEN – TIVOLI THEATRE – 1872 – other
use currently
SCOTLAND – AYR – GAIETY THEATRE – 1903 – one
of Scotland’s oldest theatres – 560 seats – to be renovated and reopen Dec 2010
SCOTLAND – CUMBERNAULD – COTTAGE THEATRE
SCOTLAND – DUNFERMLINE – ALHAMBRA THEATRE – A
1,000 theatre which played host to some of the famous Scottish acts of the last
century is set to reopen after spending more then 40 years as a bingo hall –
opened 1922 – Jimmy Logan, the Alexander Brothers, Andy Stewart, the White
Heather Group and The Bachelors all graced its boards at one time – 1965 became
a bingo hall
SCOTLAND – DUMFRIES – THEATRE ROYAL, DUMFRIES
– 1792 – became Theatre Royal in 1811 – oldest theatre in Scotland – recently
saved from closure by grants from Dumfries and Galloway councils (2004)
SCOTLAND – DUNBARTON – DUNBARTON PEOPLE’S
THEATRE
SCOTLAND – DUNDEE – DUNDEE DRAMATIC SOCIETY –
1924 – own theatre 1936
SCOTLAND – DUNDEE – ROYAL THEATRE (1800-1810)
– 2nd Royal Theatre opened 1810-1885
*SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – ABC THEATRE- 1938 –
2769 seats – originally named Royal – became ABC 1961 – closed 2000 – demolished
2001
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – CAMEO CINEMA –
Atmospheric style
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – C VENUES – One of the
most established Edinburgh Fringe venues, C Venues, is to take over a venue
which failed spectacularly last year – Odeon Cinema on South Clerk Street, which
last year ran as Pod Deco and crashed with debts (including money owed to
performers) reported to be in the region of £100,000, will this year be C
Electric, the fifth C venue, joining C itself (the main venue in Adam Street),
C2 (St Columba’s by the Castle), C o2 (Oxygen Bar, Infirmary Street) and C
Central (on North Bridge) – Among the shows scheduled for the new venue will be
The Tragedy of Richard Duke of York (taken from Henry VI parts 1 and 2), Guys
and Dolls, F***ing Asylum Seekers, Lee Harvey Oswald – the Musical, Oleanna,
Macbeth and Terence McNally’s Corpus Christi
*SCOTLAND -
EDINBURGH
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – EMPIRE PALACE THEATRE –
demolished
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH FESTIVAL – biggest and
best arts festival in Britain – founded 1947 and the Fringe Festival began in
1949 – mid August to September
SCOTLAND – EDINBURCH – FESTIVAL THEATRE – £2
million extension scheme has been given the green light by the local authority
Feb/09
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – GATEWAY THEATRE –
previously Broadway Cinema – opened 1946 – part of Queen Margaret College, has
had to close down its main auditorium because of fire safety concerns, leaving
three major companies homeless for the Fringe. Scottish Dance Theatre, Theatre
Cryptic and Vanishing Point were all due to perform in the the space and fear
huge financial loss – The four smaller spaces in the Gateway complex will remain
open
SCOTLAND – LEITH THEATRE – Campaigners seeking
to reopen Edinburgh’s Leith Theatre – Leith Theatre was built in 1932 as part of
a civic complex comprising the theatre, a library and an assembly hall – badly
damaged during the Second World War – reopened to the public in 1961 after being
restored. It closed again in the late eighties due to financial problems and has
been dark since – have been forced to alter their multi-million pound proposals
after failing to secure a £3 million arts funding prize – venue’s 1,500-seat
auditorium would be reduced to 700-seats and studio and rehearsal spaces would
be created to allow a greater range of theatre and music shows to be staged -
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – LYCEUM THEATRE – 1883 –
Grindley Street – Henry Irving’s company appeared in repertory including Hamlet,
Much Ado About Nothing and The Bells – Young Lyceum Company formed 1975 occupies
studio theatre in Market Street
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – MULL LITTLE THEATRE –
1967 – 35 seats
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – ODEON CINEMA – see C
Venues
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – PICTURE HOUSE – Music
and book retailer HMV Group is to step into the UK’s £1 billion live music arena
in venture with the MAMA Group – move will see 11 music venues around the UK –
including the Jazz Cafe in Camden, Edinburgh’s the Picture House and the
Borderline in London – taken into joint ownership. Several venues, including the
5,100-seat Hammersmith Apollo, will be re-named with the HMV brand during the
ten-year deal
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH -
PLAYHOUSE – Mamma Mia
Nov, 2004
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – PLEASANCE THEATRE –
Pleasance has offered a home to the company worst affected by the closure of the
Gateway
*SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH -
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE – built 1883 with renovations in 1929, 1977 and 1991
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – TRAVERSE THEATRE CLUB –
1963 – 60 seats – 1969 moved to Grassmarket (120 seats)
SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – VAULT – will be from
Merchant Street, off Candlemaker Row – 42 seats – will be the smallest regular
theatre in Edinburgh, primary for fringe shows
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW -
ABC CINEMA
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – ATHENAEUM – 1893
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – BRITTANIA MUSIC HALL – 1857
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – CALEDONIAN THEATRE –
Dunlop Street – name changed to Theatre Royal after that theatre burnt in 1829
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – CITIZENS’ THEATRE –
founded 1943 –Forrigan Reel 1946 – leased Royal Princess’s Theatre built 1878 –
1004 seats
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW -
CLYDE AUDITORIUM
- Finnieston Street – as it was being built beside the Scottish Exhibition and
Conference Centre on the banks of the Clyde, they immediately dubbed it "The
Armadillo." It hosts all the top show business performers as well as conferences
and meetings
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – COLISEUM – 1905 – other use
currently
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – CURTAIN THEATRE COMPANY –
used Lyric Theatre 1935 – disbanded 1940
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – EMPIRE THEATRE –
demolished
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – GAIETY THEATRE –
demolished
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – GLASGOW CITIZENS’ THEATRE
- founded 1943
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – GLASGOW REPERTORY THEATRE
– 1909 opened in Royalty Theatre built in 1879 – You Never Can Tell 1909 –
closed 1914
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – GRAND THEATRE – 1962
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW JEWISH THEATRE INSTITUTE –
1936 – own theatre 1938
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – GRANADA – 1934
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – HENGLER’S THEATRE –
demolished
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW –
KING’S THEATRE –
built 1904-1905 – home of grand opera – to be refurbished 2009 to maintain art
nouveau features
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – MAYFEST – Glasgow’s
theatre festival
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – MITCHELL THEATRE – Mitchell Theatre has been temporarily closed down when a routine survey by
Glasgow City Council, the building’s owners, discovered levels of white asbestos
which are “slightly above” safety limits Jan/04
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – NATIONAL THEATRE OF
SCOTLAND – early 2006, the new organization will launch with up to 14 shows a
year, of varying sizes – to use venues across Scotland from new base in
Easterhouse, a down-at heel area in Glasgow – a new complex built there
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – OLYMPIA – 1911
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – PAVILION – 1904
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW -
RNCH RAMSHORN THEATRE – at
University of Strathclyde – based within 1720 church – built 1826 – plans to close theatre as
of Dec/09
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – ROYALTY THEATRE – built
1879 – demolished
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – SCOTTISH COMMUNITY DRAMA
ASSOCIATION – founded 1926
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – SCOTTISH NATIONAL PLAYERS
– 1921-1947
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – SCOTTISH OPERA – 1962 –
Theatre Royal became permanent home 1975
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – THEATRE ROYAL – Queen
Street – 1805 – burnt down 1829 – rebuilt 1867
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – UNITY THEATRE –
1941-1950s
SCOTLAND – GLASGOW – ZOO HIPPODROME, CIRCUS AND GRAND VARIETY THEATRE – 1897
SCOTLAND – GLYNDEBOURNE – FESTIVAL founded in
small theatre built on grounds of country house – 1934
SCOTLAND – GLYNDEBOURNE -
OPERA HOUSE – OLD
SCOTLAND – GREENOCK – GREENOCK PLAYERS
SCOTLAND – GREENOCK -
HIPPODROME
SCOTLAND – GREENOCK -
KING’S THEATRE
SCOTLAND – IRVINE – HABOUR ARTS CENTRE
SCOTLAND – PERTH – PERTH THEATRE – 1900
SCOTLAND – PERTHSHIRE – PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL
THEATRE – 1951 – tent theatre – more permanent structure built 1953 – new
theatre opened 1981
SCOTLAND – RUTHERGLEN – RUTHERGLEN REPERTORY
THEATRE – 1939-1943
SCOTLAND – ST. ANDREWS – 1933 – converted
cowshed – moved 1970 to new building, 128 seats
*SCOTLAND -
SCOTTISH THEATRE SITES
SCOTLAND – 7:84 Theatre Company – 1973
*SCOTLAND – STIRLING-MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE –
opened September 2001 – 500 seat theatre, smaller children’s theatre, cinema and
gallery
*SCOTLAND -
THEATRES AND THEATRE COMPANIES IN SCOTLAND
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO – BEOGRAD -
NARODNO POZORISTE – OLD AND
NEW – National Theatre – Built 1869 on the site of the former Turkish
Stambol Gate. Used for drama performances by the resident company. 993 seats.
Destroyed by cannon fire in 1914. In 1922, a new "Narodno pozoriste" was built
on the same site. National theatre, built 1922 on the site of the previous "Narodno
pozoriste" (built 1869, destroyed 1914). Severely damaged by bombs on 6 Apr
1941. Subsequently repaired. 1986-1989 major reconstruction to the original
designs. Used for opera, drama, and ballet performances.
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO – NOVI SAD -
POZORISTE – OLD – Built
as "Városi színház".
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO – SUBOTICA -
POZORISTE
SINGAPORE -
Action Theatre
SINGAPORE -
Act 3 Theatrics Pte Ltd
SINGAPORE – BLACK BOX – Fort Canning Centre
(120 seats)
SINGAPORE -
CAPITOL THEATRE – Cinema
and theatre
SINGAPORE -
Centre for the Arts
SINGAPORE – Chinese Theatre Circle
SINGAPORE – Dance Dimension Project
SINGAPORE -
Dance Ensemble Singapore
SINGAPORE – DBS ARTS CENTRE – 6 Shenton Way
(556 seats)
SINGAPORE -
SINGAPORE – DRAMA CENTRE – Canning Rise (326
seats)
SINGAPORE -
Dramaplus
Arts
SINGAPORE -
Sqauare / Esplanade Drive / Raffles Avenue / Marina Bay – Theatre and concert
hall complex, built 1993-2002. Opened 12 Oct 2002. The complex comprises several
halls: Theatre: Used for Asian and Western opera and musical, drama, ballet,
tradiaional dance, variety performances, and for popular concerts. 2000 seats.
Concert Hall: Concert organ by Klais. Mainly used for symphonic and popular
concerts. Up to 1800 seats. Recital Studio: Used for chamber concerts and solo
recitals. Theatre Studio: Used for experimental theatre and dance performances.
Rehearsal Studio: Used as a dance rehearsal studio, and for small private
performances. Jendela: Used for art exhibitions. Outdoor Theatre: Open-air
theatre – Forbidden City 2002; Trial; Magic Paintbrush;December Rains (revival) 2010
SINGAPORE – GOLDEN THEATRE – (1396 seats)
SINGAPORE – GUINESS THEATRE – 45 Armenian
Street (118 to 146 seats)
SINGAPORE -
Hi Theatre
SINGAPORE – JUBILEE HALL – 1 Beach Road (388
seats)
SINGAPORE – KALLANG THEATRE – Stadium Walk
(1744 seats) – was home to Cats, Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera
SINGAPORE – LYRIC THEATRE
SINGAPORE – Metabolic Theatre Laboratory
SINGAPORE -
NATIONAL THEATRE – Built
1959. Demolished due to structural problems in 1986
SINGAPORE -
NEPTUNE THEATRE
RESTAURANT – Variety theatre and restaurant. 1200 seats
SINGAPORE -
NUS Centre for the Art – 10 Kent Ridge Crescent
SINGAPORE – PAVILION – 43 Peking Street
SINGAPORE – PUB AUDITORIUM – Somerset Road
(511 seats)
SINGAPORE – RELC AUDITORIUM THEATRE – 30
Orange Grove Road (250 seats)
SINGAPORE – SHELL THEATRETTE – 50 Raffles
Place (150 seats)
SINGAPORE -
Singapore
Broadway Playhouse
SINGAPORE -
Singapore Dance Theatre
SINGAPORE – Singapore Lyric Theatre
SINGAPORE -
Singapore
Repertory Theatre
SINGAPORE -
*SINGAPORE -
SINGAPORE THEATRE GUIDE
SINGAPORE – SLF AUDITORIUM – 512A Thomas Road
(818 seats)
SINGAPORE – Stars – American community theatre – Sing to the Dawn 1996; A Twist of Fate; Forbidden City 2002;
SINGAPORE – Theatre Ekamatra
SINGAPORE -
Theatre Practice
SINGAPORE -
TheatreWorks
SINGAPORE –
TOUCH ARTS
SINGAPORE -
TOY FACTORY – Shanghai Blues 2007;
SINGAPORE – VICTORIA CONCERT HALL – 11 Empress
Place (937 seats)
SINGAPORE – VICTORIA THEATRE – 9 Empress Place
(904 seats)
SINGAPORE – WTC AUDITORIUM – 1 Maritime Square
(988 seats)
SLOVAKIA – BRATISLAVA -
HRAD: HUDOBNA SIEN
Variety theatre and restaurant. 1200 seats
SLOVAKIA – BRATISLAVA -
REDUTA – Built 1773 as a
granary. Bought by the city of Bratislava in 1901. 1913-1919 converted to a
concert and multi-purpose hall. 700 seats. Since the 1950s, home to the
Slovenská Filharmonia (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra).
SLOVAKIA – BRATISLAVA -
SLOVENSKE NARODNE DIVADLO
- Built 1885-1886 as "Königl. Freistädtisches Theater" by Ferdinand Fellner &
Hermann Helmer. Opened 22 Sep 1886. 1200 seats. 1934 modernization of
auditorium. Auditorium foundations damaged by bombs in 1944. Renovation
1949-1950. 1969-1972 extensions and modernization.
SLOVAKIA – KOSICE -
STATNE DIVADLO – Built
1899. Opened 28 Sep 1899. 1954-1959 interior alterations. 1973-1975 major
exterieur renovation. 1987-1994 major interior renovation, modernization, and
extension by rehearsal spaces. Originally 926 seats, today 560 seats.
SLOVAKIA – LUCENEC -
DIVADLO
SLOVAKIA – MARTIN -
SLOVENSKE KOMORNE DIVADLO
- Built 1888-1889 as "Národný dom"[National House] for the amateur theatre and
music society, "Slovenský spekovol". Opened 31 Dec 1889. The complex included a
theatre hall, a library, a museum and a casino. 1944 renamed "Slovenské komorné
divadlo". 1951 renamed "Divadlo Slovenského národného povstania (SNP)" [Theatre
of the Slovak National Uprising]. 2003 re-renamed "Slovenské komorné divadlo".
Originally ca. 1000 seats, today 396 seats.
SLOVAKIA – SPISSKA NOVA VES -
SPISSKE DIVADLO – Built
1900-1905 as "Reduta / Stadttheater"
SLOVENIA – LJUBLJANA -
SLOVENSKA FILHARMONIJA –
Concert hall, built 1891 as "Tonhalle" on the former site of the "Slovensko
narodno gledalisce" (destroyed by fire in 1887). Later renamed "Slovenska
filharmonija". Home to the "Slovenska filharmonija" orchestra. The complex
comprises two halls: Velika Dvorana [Great Hall]: Opened 25 Oct 1891. 1937
renovations and addition of a balcony. 2001 major renovations. Re-opened 25 Sep
2001. Installation of a concert organ (inaugurated 8 Jan 2003). Used for
symphonic concerts. Ca. 500 seats. Mala Dvorana [Small Hall]: Used for chamber
concerts. Up to 100 seats.
SLOVENIA – LJUBLJANA -
SLOVENSKO NARODNO GLEDALISCE
- OLD – also known as "Stanovsko Theatre" – Opened 1867. Destroyed by fire
on 17 Feb 1887.
SLOVENIA – LJUBLJANA -
SLOVENSKO NARODNO GLEDALISCE
- DRAMA – Built 1911 as "Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Jubiläumstheater". Originally
used for performances in German. Later renamed "Slovensko narodno gledalisce –
Drama" [Slovenian National Theatre - Drama]. Currently used for drama
performances by the resident company.
SLOVENIA – LJUBLJANA -
SLOVENSKO NARODNO GLEDALISCE
- OPERA – Built 1892, replacing a previous theatre (built 1867, destroyed by
a fire in 1887). Opened 29 September 1892. Originally used for opera and drama
performances in Slovene and German. However, German performances were less
frequent because they were boycotted by a patriotic Slovenian public. Later
renamed "Slovensko narodno gledalisce – Opera in Balet" [Slovenian National
Theatre - Opera and Ballet]. Currently used by the resident national opera and
ballet companies. 700 seats.
SLOVENIA – MARIBOR -
GRAJSKI KINO
SLOVENIA – PTUJ -
METNO GLEDALISCE – Built
as "Stadttheater" for the city of Pettau. Ca. 210 seats.
SOMALIA – MOGADISHU – Somali National Theatre – closed in 1990s amid civil war – reopened a few weeks ago, now bombed
SOUTH AFRICA – CAPE TOWN -
TIVOLI THEATRE
SOUTH AFRICA – JOHANNESBURG -
CIVIC THEATRE
SOUTH AFRICA – JOHANNESBURG -
COLOSSEUM
SOUTH AFRICA – JOHANNESBURG – MARKET THEATRE –
Sarafina 1987
SOUTH AFRICA – PRETORIA -
SPOORNET STATE THEATRE –
Built 1981 as "Staatsteater"/"State Theatre". Later renamed "Spoornet State
Theatre" after the railway company Spoornet that sponsors the theatre. The
complex houses several theatres – Opera House (1327 seats), Drama Theatre (712
seats), Arena Theatre (250 seats), Rendezvous Theatre, Monumentum Development
Theatre, Studio (150 seats) – as well as several function rooms and rehearsal
rooms. Used for opera, musical, ballet, drama, and cabaret performances,
concerts, conventions, and balls. Home to the South African Ballet Theatre, the
Black Tie Ensemble (performing classical vocal music including opera), The
Pretoria Youth Choir, VMMDF (Vusi Mahlasela Music Development Foundation), SSTEP
Music School, YET Youth Empowerment Trust, and the South African Ballet School.
SOUTH AFRICA – PRETORIA -
UNION BUILDINGS AMPHITHEATRE
SPAIN -
DALI THEATRE MUSEUM
SPAIN -
TELEKA – BOX OFFICE FOR THEATRE AND CONCERT TICKETS
SPAIN – A CORUNA -
TEATRO ROSALIA DE CASTRO
- First theatre on the site built 1838-1841, on the former site of the church of
San Jorge. Destroyed by a fire in 1867. Present theatre built 1868 as "Teatro
Nuevo". 1909 renamed in honour of the Spanish poet and novelist, Rosalía de
Castro (1837-1885). Since 1914, also used as a cinema. Renovations in the 2000s.
Originally 1200 seats, today 712 seats.
SPAIN- ALCAZAR – Salon Dorado
SPAIN-BARCELONA-ARTENBRUT
SPAIN-BARCELONA-AUDITORI
DE BARCELONA
SPAIN-BARCELONA -
GRAND
LYCEUM THEATRE – originally built 1708 – rebuilt in 1847. Opened 4 Apr 1847.
Destroyed in 1861 by a fire, leaving only the foyers and staircases. 1861-1862.
Re-opened 20 Apr 1862. Again destroyed by a fire on 31 Jan 1994. 1994-1999
re-built. Re-opened 7 Oct 1999. Seats: 3500 (1847), 3000 (1862), today ca. 2700.
SPAIN-BARCELONA – GRAND PALACE THEATRE –
inaugurated 1836
SPAIN-BARCELONA – GRAN TEATRO DEL LICEO –
built 1847 – 4,000 seats – destroyed by fire 1861 – present house 3,500 opened
1862
SPAIN-BARCELONA-MERCAT
DE LES FLORS
SPAIN-BARCELONA- NATIONAL THEATRE
SPAIN-BARCELONA-NATIONAL
THEATRE OF CATALONIA
SPAIN-BARCELONA-NOU
TANTARANTANA
SPAIN-BARCELONA-PALAU
DE LA MUSICA CATALANA – Concert hall, built 1905-1908 for the "Orfeó Català"
choral society. Opened 9 Feb 1908. Chavela Vargas 1981; 1982-1999 modernization.
1997 inscription in the Unseco World Heritage list.
SPAIN-BARCELONA- TEATRO INTIM – late 1800s
SPAIN – BARCELONA -
TEATRE
DEL LICEU THEATER – situated on Las Ramblas
SPAIN-BARCELONA-TEATRE
GREC
SPAIN-BARCELONA-TEATRE
MALIC
SPAIN-BARCELONA-TEATRE
DEL LICEU
SPAIN – BARCELONA -
TEATRO GRIEGO – Open-air theatre, built 1929 for the "Exposicíon
Internacional de Barcelona" exposition (as a modern adaption of a Greek theatre,
losely based on the Epidauros Theatron). Since 1976, used for the "Festival
d’Estiu de Barcelona " summer festival, also known as "Festival Grec". [This
theatre is not identical with the central plaza in Barcelona's Parque Güell,
also known under the name "Teatre Grec/Teatro Griego" as intended by its creator
A. Gaudi.]
SPAIN – BARCELONA -
TEATRO PRINCIPAL – Built
1708 as "Teatro de Santa Cruz". Opened 1708. 1838 renamed "Teatro Principal".
SPAIN-BARCELONA-TEATRO
VILLARROEL
SPAIN-BARCELONA-THEATRE
LLIURE
SPAIN-BARCELONA-
THEATRES GUIDE
SPAIN-BARCELONA-
VERSUS THEATRE
SPAIN – BILBAO -
TEATRO ARRIAGA
SPAIN – BILBAO -
TEATRO CAMPOS ELISEOS –
Built 1901-1902. 1995-1997 exterior restoration and alterations.
SPAIN – CADIZ -
GRAN TEATRO FALLA –
First theatre on the site: "Gran Teatro", built 1871 by García del Alamo.
Destroyed by a fire in 1881. Current theatre built 1884-1905 as "Gran Teatro"
for the "Sociedad Constructora del Gran Teatro". 1926 renamed "Gran Teatro Falla"
in honour of the Spanish composer, Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). Restorations in
the 1980s.
SPAIN – DONOSTIA/SAN SEBASTIAN -
TEATRO VICTORIA EUGENIA
SPAIN – HUESCA -
TEATRO OLIMPIA
SPAIN – LAS PALMAS -
TEATRO PEREZ GALDOS –
1st theatre on the site: Teatro Tirso de Molina. Destroyed by a fire. Current
theatre built. Named in honour of the Las Palmas-born author and playwright,
Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920).
SPAIN – LOGRONO -
TEATRO BRETON DE LOS
HERREROS – Built 1880. Named in honour of the Spanish playwright and poet,
Manuel Bretón de los Herreros (1796-1873). 1990 renovations. 988 seats.
SPAIN – MADRID – AUTO SACRAMENTAL – religious
play performed on scaffolds before the church and later on moveable waggons –
1651 – finally prohibited in 1765
SPAIN-MADRID- COLISEO – in Palace of Buen
Retiro – late 1630s
SPAIN-MADRID- EL CARACOL – 1928
SPAIN-MADRID- EL CLUB ANFISTORA
SPAIN-MADRID- EL MIRLO BLANCO
SPAIN-MADRID- EL TEATRO DEL PUEBLO
SPAIN – MADRID – LOPE DE VEGA THEATRE – Mamma
Mia Nov/04
SPAIN-MADRID- NATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE –
1965
SPAIN -MADRID -
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO CIRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO DE LOS CANOS DE PERAL –
1738
SPAIN – MADRID -
TEATRO DEL PRINCIPE –
1st theatre on the site opened 21 Sep 1583 as "Corral de la Pacheca", later
known as "Corral de Comedias del Príncipe". Ca. 1745 demolished in favour of a
new theatre. Built 1745 as "Teatro del Príncipe". Mainly used for drama
performances. 763 seats. Destroyed by a fire in 1802. Subsequently, a new
theatre was built on the site. 1849 named "Teatro Español". 1929-1930 renovated
and rebuilt. Severely damaged by a fire on 19 Oct 1975. Subsequently rebuilt.
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO DEL ZARZUELA – 1856 –
still used today
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO ESLAVA
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO ESPANOL UNIVERSITARIO
SPAIN-MADRID-TEATRO
FIGARO
SPAIN-MADRID-TEATRO
DE LA ZARSUELA
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO ESLAVA – 1917
SPAIN-MADRID- TEATRO ESPANOL – 1928
SPAIN-MADRID – TEATRO LOPE DE VEGA – Lion King Oct 2011;
SPAIN-MADRID-TEATRO
REAL OF MADRID – Built 1818-1850 at the former site of the Teatro de los
Caños del Peral. Opened 19 November 1850. Closed 1925 because of dilapidation.
Various attempts at restoration from 1927. 1965-1966 rebuilding as "Sala de
Conciertos" (concert hall). Re-opened 13 October 1966. Declared National
Monument in 1977. 1986-1997 re-conversion to an opera house. Re-opened 1997.
SPAIN – MALAGA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
SPAIN – OVIEDO -
TEATRO CAMPOAMOR
SPAIN – PALMA DE MALLORCA -
TEATRO BALEAR
SPAIN – PAMPLONA -
TEATRO GAYARRE
*SPAIN-PAVANA -
PAVANA
ESPECTACLES
SPAIN – PUIGCERDA -
TEATRO
SPAIN – SAGUNTO -
ROMAN THEATRE – Ancient Roman theatre, built in the 2nd century AD.
SPAIN – SEVILLE -
EXPOSICION IBERO AMERICANA:
TEATRO – Theatre, built for the "Exposicíon Ibero-Americana" exposition.
SPAIN-SEVILLE-TEATRO
DE SEVILLE LA MAESTRANZA
SPAIN -
THEATRES IN SPAIN
SPAIN-VALENCIA-CASTLE
THEATRE
SPAIN-VALENCIA – City of Arts and Sciences –
includes the opera house, Palace of Arts in centre, planetarium, aquarium, set
within Turia Gardens
SPAIN-VALENCIA-PALAU
DE LA MUSICA
SPAIN-VALENCIA-TEATRO
DE LA MAESTRANZA
SPAIN – VALENCIA -
TEATO PRINCIPAL
SPAIN-VALENCIA-TEATRO
IMPERIAL DE SEVILLA
SPAIN-VALENCIA-
TEATRO OLYMPIA
SPAIN-VALENCIA-TEATRO
TALIA
SPAIN – VALLADOLID -
TEATO CALDERON – Built
1864. Named in honour of the Spanish playwright and poet, Pedro Calderón de la
Barca (1600-1681). Opened 29 Sep 1864. 1995-1999 major renovation. Re-opened 9
Apr 1999. Used for opera, zarzuela, and drama performances, and for classical
and popular concerts
SPAIN – ZARAGOZA – GRAN SCALA – see SPYLAND
SPAIN – ZARAGOZA -
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
SPAIN – ZARAGOZA -
SPYLAND – amusement park with
spy theme – leisure complex called Gran Scala – 32 casinos, four theme parks,
mega hotels, shopping and other attractions – to open 2010
SPAIN – ZARAGOZA -
TEATO PRINCIPAL
SURINAME – PARAMARIBO -
TEATO THALIA – Built
1837-1840 by Johan August Voigt. Later various rebuildings.
SWEDEN – DROTTNINGHOLM – COURT THEATRE – in
palace was built 1754 – burned down 1762 – rebuilt 1764-6 – neglected – reopened
1948 for summer seasons
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – CIRKUS THEATRE – Mamma
Mia – opening Feb, 2005
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM -
DROTTNINGHOLMS SLOTTSTEATER – outside Stockholm – Built 1766, replacing an
earlier theatre (destroyed by a fire in 1762) – 400 seats – Interior decoration
made from stucco, papier mâché, and painting. Stage machinery by Donato Stopani
(still intact – including moving waves, trapdoors, cloud cars, lighting
machinery and wind and thunder machinery). After Gustav III’s death in 1792, the
theatre was forgotten. "Rediscovered" in 1921 and subsequently restored, with
electrifaction of the light system. Re-opened 19 August 1922. 1991 inscription
in the Unseco World Heritage list, together with Drottningholm palace, the
Chinese Pavilion and the surrounding park. Used for opera and ballet
performances, and for guest performances of the Kungl. Operan Stockholm. The
theatre has a special reputation for reconstructing 18th century ballet and
opera performances as authentically as possible
SWEDEN – FROSO -
FRILUFTSTEATER ARNLJOTLAGDEN
- Open-air summer theatre. Used for performances of Wilhelm Peterson-Berger’s
Viking drama "Arnljot" each July.
SWEDEN – GAVLE -
TEATERN – Built
1875-1878. Opened 13 Feburary 1878. 1984-1985 restoration.
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
KONSERTHUSET – Concert
hall, built 1935. Opened 4 Oct 1935. 1985 renovations, modernization, and
extension by a functional building. 2000 renovations. The complex includes two
halls: Great Hall (1247 seats) and Stenhamamr Hall (390 seats). Home to the
Göteborgs Symfoniker orchestra. Used for symphonic and chamber concerts.
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
LISEBERG: LILLA VARIETEN
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
OPERAN
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
STADSTEATER – Built
1934. 2000-2002 major restorations
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
STORA TEATERN – "Big
Theatre", opened 1859. Used for opera performances until 1993. 605 seats.
SWEDEN – GOTEBORG -
TRADGARDSFORENINGEN:
CONCERTSALON – Concert Hall in Trädgårdsföreningen Park
SWEDEN – GRIPSHOLM THEATRE – Gustavus Vasa’s
fortress – 1535 – theatre opened 1782
SWEDEN – HELSINGBORG -
KONSERTHUSET – Concert
hall, built 1931-1932. Opened 12 Nov 1932. Home to the Helsingborgs
Symfoniorkester. 903 seats.
SWEDEN – JONKOPING -
TEATERN
SWEDEN – KARLSKRONA -
KONSERTHUSTEATERN
SWEDEN – KRISTINEHAMN -
FOLKETS HUS
*SWEDEN -
KVARTERSTEATERN
SWEDEN – LANDSKRONA -
LANDSKRONA TEATER –
Built 1899-1901. 254 seats.
SWEDEN – MALMO -
OPERA OCH MUSIKTEATER –
Built 1933-1944 as "Stadsteatern" [Municipal Theatre]. 1508 seats. Used for
opera, operetta, and musical performances
SWEDEN – MARIEFRED -
GRIPSHOLMS SLOTTSTEATER
- Built 1773-1783 for the Swedish King, Gustav III, inside one of the
Renaissance round towers of Gripsholm Palace.
SWEDEN – NORRKOPING –
STORA TEATERN - Built
1903-1908 for the city of Norrköping. Opened 29 Feb 1908. One of the homes of
the "Östögta Teatern" company.
SWEDEN – OREBRO –
OREBRO TEATER – Built
1849-1853. Opened 2 Jan 1853. 1882 renovations after a fire. 560 seats.
SWEDEN – RATTVIK –
FESTSPELSARENAN DALHALLA
- Open-air theatre, built in the 1990s by converting the former limestone quarry
"Draggängarna" (in a landscape formed by a meteoric impact 360 million years
ago). Used for an annual summer opera festival.
SWEDEN – SOLNA –
ULRIKSDALS SLOTTSTEATER
“CONFIDENCEN” – Palace theatre, built 1753. Named "Confidencen" after an
ingenious contraption in the royal apartment, right next to the auditorium: a
so-called "table à confidence" which was lowered into the basement through a
hatch in the floor, set by the servants and then raised up to the apartment
again. Currently used for a summer festival of concerts, drama and opera.
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – DROTTNINGHOLM PALACE THEATRE
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM -
ENGLISH
THEATRE COMPANY
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM -
DROTTNINGHOLMS SLOTTSTEATER
DROTTNINGHOLM THEATRE AND MUSEUM – part of
royal palace built 1766 on island – 1921 restored
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – INTIMA TEATERN – 1907 –
changed to Lilla (Little) Teatern – was intended exclusively for presentation of
Strindberg’s plays – closed 1913
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM –
KONSERTHUSET – Concert
hall, built 1926. The complex comprises several halls: Stora salen: Main
auditorium. 1970 interior renovation and redecoration. 1982 installation of a
concert organ(>6000 pipes). 2001 interior alterations. Grünewaldsalen: Chamber
music hall. Named in honour of the Swedish painter, Isaac Grünewald (1888–1946)
who decorated the hall. Aulinsalen: Studio and lecture hall. Named in honour of
the Swedish violinist, conductor, and composer, Tor Aulin (1866-1914). Home to
the "Kungliga Filharmonikerna" [Royal Stockholm Phiharmonic Orchestra]. Site of
the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on December 10th.
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – KUNGLIGA DRAMATISKA
TEATERN – Sweden’s Royal Dramatic Theatre established 1737 – reopened 18 Feb
1908.
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – KUNGLIGA MINDRE (SMALL
ROYAL) TEATERN – burned down 1825
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM -
KUNGLIGA OPERAN – Built
1898 by Axel Anderberg. 1973 rebuilding
SWEDEN – LANDSKRONA -
LANDSKRONA TEATER
SWEDEN – MALMO -
OPERA OCH MUSIKTEATER
SWEDEN – MARIEFRED-
GRIPSHOLMS SLOTTSTEATER
SWEDEN – NORRKOPING-
STORA TEATERN
SWEDEN – NYKOPING-
TEATERN
SWEDEN – OREBRO-
KONSERTHUSET
SWEDEN – OREBRO-
OREBRO TEATER
SWEDEN – RASUNDA-
FILMSTADEN
SWEDEN – RATTVIK -
FESTSPELSARENAN DALHALLA
SWEDEN – SOLNA -
ULRIKSDALS SLOTTSTEATER
CONFIDENCEN
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM-
KONSERTHUSET
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM-
KUNGLIGA DRAMATISKA TEATERN
- see also Royal Dramatic Theatre
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM-
KUNGLIGA OPERAN
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – NARREN TEATERN –
experimental theatre
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – OPERA HOUSE – Bollhus
1773
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – ROYAL DRAMATIC THEATRE –
see Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern – 1788 – Greta Garbo 1922
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – ROYAL OPERA HOUSE – 1782
– rebuilt 1898
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA –
1773
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – ROYAL SWEDISH THEATRE –
1737
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – SKANDIA THEATRE –
Atmospheric style – closed
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – STOCKHOLM MUNICIPAL
THEATRE – 1960
SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – SVENSKA DRAMTISKA TEATERN
– burnt down 1925 and rebuilt
SWEDEN – VADSTENA – VADSTENA THEATRE – private
theatre 1926 – still in working order
SWITZERLAND – AARAU -
FESTSPIELBUHNE CENTENARFEIER
SWITZERLAND – AUGST -
ROMISCHES THEATER – first theatre building on this site built ca. 60/70 AD,
demolished ca. 100/110 AD in favour of an amphitheatre. Amphitheatre demolished
ca. 170/200 BC. Ca. 200 AD, a new amphitheatre was built on another site in
Augusta Raurica (closed ca. 270/300 AD); Ancient Roman theatre, built ca.
170/200 AD. Damaged ca. 250 AD, probably by an earthquake. Subsequently
restored. Used as a theatre until ca 330/350 AD. Ca. 1850 partly excaved.
Numerous restorations since ca. 1900. Originally ca. 10,000 seats.
SWITZERLAND – AVENCHES -
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Gallo-Roman theatre, built ca. 100 AD.
SWITZERLAND – BADEN -
KURTHEATER – Built ca.
1953
SWITZERLAND – BASLE -
FESTSPIELBUHNE BUNDESFEIER
- Open-air stage, erected 1901 for festive performances during the Swiss
national festival, "Bundesfeier".
SWITZERLAND – BASLE – KOMOEDIE
SWITZERLAND – BASLE -
STADTTHEATER – OLD –
Built 1873-1875 by Stehlin von Bavier. Opened 4 October 1875. 1500 seats.
Destroyed by fire on 7 Oct 1904. Subsequently rebuilt. Re-opened 20 Sep 1909
(then 1132 seats). Demolished in 1968. Replaced by a new "Stadttheater" building
(built 1968-1975, opened 3 Oct 1975).
SWITZERLAND – BASLE – THEATRE AUF DEM BLOMLEIN
– opened 1834 – became a school in 1872 – new theatre opened 1875 – burned down
1904 and present Stadttheater opened 1909
SWITZERLAND – BERNE – ATELIERTHEATER
SWITZERLAND – BERNE – HOTEL DE MUSIQUE – built
1767-9
SWITZERLAND – BERNE – STADT THEATRE – Built
1899-1903. Opened 23 September 1903. Rebuilt 1982-1984. Re-opened 20 Oct 1984.
Originally 1060, today 770 seats.
SWITZERLAND – BIEL/BIENNE -
STADTTHEATER/THEATRE
MUNICIPAL – Built 1589-1591 as "Zeughaus" [municipal armory]. From 1800,
used as a corn warehouse. 1842 conversion of the first floor to a theatre. From
1906 to 1935 the ground floor hall (which is used as theatre foyer today) was
used as a fire station. 1979-1980 major restoration. Together with the
Stadttheater at Solothurn, home to the "Theater Biel Solothurn – Théâtre Bienne
Soleure" drama and opera companies.
SWITZERLAND – BIEL/BIENNE -
VOLKSTHEATER METT
SWITZERLAND – DORNACH -
GOETHEANUM – [First
Goethanum built 1913-1920. Opened 1915. Destroyed by a fire on 31 Dec 1922.] –
Built 1925-1928 after designs made by Rudolf Steiner in 1924, for the "Allgemeine
Anthroposophische Gesellschaft". Opened 1928 while most of the interior was
still unfinished. 1928-1998 interior decoration. The complex comprises two halls
and various function rooms. Other buildings in the area include drama and "urythmy
schools and a puppet theatre. Großer Saal: Opened 1928. 1996-1998 rebuilding.
1997 Ceiling paiting. At the time of its opening, the stage was the largest in
Europe. Used for drama performances and for "Eurythmie" [eurythmy] performances
by the resident companies. Also used for guest performances and for concerts.
1000 seats. Grundsteinsaal: Used for smaller and experimental theatre
performances and lectures. 450 seats.
SWITZERLAND – EINSIEDELN -
WELTTHEATER – Summer
open-air theatre played on the square in front of the Einsiedeln abbey. Premiere
["Welttheater"] on 15 Aug 1924. Again played in the summers of 1925, 1930, 1935,
1937, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1981, 1987, 1992, and 2000.
SWITZERLAND – HEIDEN-
KURSAAL
SWITZERLAND – GENEVAGRAND
THEATRE - Built 1874-1879 by Jacques-Elysée Goss (inspired by Garnier’s
Paris Opéra). Funded by a bequest of the Count Charles de Brunswick to the city
of Genève. Opened 2 Oct 1879. Destroyed by a fire during a performance of
Wagner’s "Die Walküre" in 1951, leaving only the exterior walls and the foyer.
Later renovation, extension of the stage buildings, and rebuilding of the
auditorium in modern form. Re-opened 1962 – originally 1300 seats, today 1500
seats
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA -
KURSAAL
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA -
MOULIN ROUGE – night
club
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA – OPERA HOUSE – built
1879 – burned down 1951 – replaced 1962
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA – THEATRE AN DER
WINKELWEISE
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA – THEATRE – built 1783
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA – THEATRE DE CAROUGE
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA -
VICTORIA HALL – Concert
hall, built 1891-1894 for the the British Consul in Genève. Named in honour of
the British sovereign, Queen Victoria. 1904 donated to the city of Genève.
Damaged by a fire in 1984. Subsequently restored. Home to the "Orchestre de la
Suisse Romande". Used for classical, jazz and pop concerts.
SWITZERLAND – HEIDEN -
KURSAAL – Built 1874.
Demolished 1956 in favour of a new "Kursaal" (built 1956-1957).
SWITZERLAND – LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS -
THEATRE – Built 1837.
Opened 5 Sep 1837. 2000-2002 major renovation. 650 seats
SWITZERLAND – LAUSANNE – Ballet of the 20th
Century – based in Brussels until 1987
SWITZERLAND – LAUSANNE -
OPERA – Built 1869 as "Théâtre
Municipal". 1932 alterations of auditorium. Renamed "Opéra de Lausanne" in 1983.
1989 renovation. 940-990 seats.
SWITZERLAND – LAUSANNE -
TABARIS CABARET –
nightclub
SWITZERLAND – LAUSANNE – THEATRE DES FAUX-NEX
SWITZERLAND – LAUSANNE – THEATRE DU JORAT
(near Lausanne) – 1908
SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE -
KULTUR-UND KONGRESSZENTRUM
KKL
SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE -
LUZERNER THEATER – Built
1838-1839 as "Stadttheater". Various minor rebuildings. 1924 severely damaged by
a fire. Subsequently restored to altered plans, with only the original middle
tract remaining. Also known as "Theater an der Reuss". Used for opera, ballet
and drama performances by the resident companies.
SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE -
OSTERSPIEL 1583 – The
Luzern Passion Play ("Osterspiel") is one of the best documented medieval
theatre performances, as both 15th-century manuscripts of the text and a graphic
plan of the 1583 performances survive. The plan shows how the stage and various
stage set items were arranged on the wine market square in Luzern. Since the
square has hardly changed since 1583, it is quite easy to imagine how the
performances looked like. Only the upper half of the square was used for the
play, with one street left open for processional entrances. Scaffolds surrounded
the square all around, representing various places as the passion story
unfolded. Spectators followed the performance from stands ereceted behind the
scaffolds, and from windows and roofs of the surrounding houses.
SWITZERLAND – ST. GALLEN -
STADTTHEATER – OLD AND NEW – Built 1857.
Opened 5 Nov 1857. Closed Jan 1968 due to the opening of the new Stadttheater.
Demolished 1971 in favour of a shopping centre, "Markt am Bohl". NEW – Built
1964-1968. Opened 15 March 1968. Main theatre: 771 seats (opera seating) or 855
seats (drama seating). Studio stage: 200 seats. 1997 facade renovations. Used
for opera, musical, and drama performances by the resident companies – Dracula
2005
SWITZERLAND – ST. GALLEN -
TONHALLE – Concert hall,
built 1907. Renovated in the 1990s. Re-opened May 1993 as cultural and congress
centre with four halls. Used for classical and pop concerts, and for congresses.
Home to the "Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen".
SWITZERLAND -
THEATRE IN ENGLISH – GENEVA
SWITZERLAND -
TICKETS
SWITZERLAND – WEGGIS -
FREILICHTTHEATER HERTENSTEIN
- Founded 1909 by the Swiss author and theatre critic, Samuel Markus
SWITZERLAND – WINDISCH -
AMPHITHEATER VINDONISSA
- Ancient Roman amphitheatre (not a theatre). Used for opera performances and
various events in modern times.
SWITZERLAND – WINDISCH -
ARENA VIDONISSA
SWITZERLAND – ZUG -
THEATER CASINO – Built
1907 for the citizens’ society "Theater- und Musikgesellschaft Zug". 1977-1980
major renovation to original plans and extension by a new theatre building. New
theatre opened 16 Oct 1981. Since 1999, operated by the city of Zug. Used for
theatre performances, concerts, congresses, balls, and various other events.
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
BERNHARD-THEATER – In
the course of renovations of the adjacent Opernhaus, the old Esplanade building
that had housed the Bernhard-Theater since its foundation in 1934 was
demolished. A new Bernhard-Theater was built on the old site from 1983-1984.
Opened 27 Dec 1984 with Thornton Wilder’s play "Our Town". Mainly used for
dialect comedies, musicals and drama guest performances. 500 seats.
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH – CABARET CORNICHON –
1933
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH – CABARET VOLTAIRE –
infamous 1920s cabaret
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
CENTRALTHEATER
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
CORSO-THEATER – 1200
seats
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
MUSIKHOCHSCHULE –
Musical college, built as "Musikschule". The complex includes two concert halls,
"Großer Saal" and "Kleiner Saal". Since 1999, part of the Hochschule Musik und
Theater Zürich
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
OPERA HOUSE – Built 1890-1891 as "Stadttheater". After the old 1834
Stadttheater had been destroyed by a fire on 1 Jan 1890, a join-stock company
"Theater-Aktiengesellschaft" founded the building of this new theatre. Opened 1
Oct 1891. 1936 renovation and extensions. Renamed "Opernhaus" in 1964. In the
1960s, there were plans to destroy the building and build a modern opera house.
After years of political struggle it was decided that the old building exterior
and the auditorium would be saved, while foyers and the stage parts were largely
rebuilt, including the demolishing of the old Esplanade building and the
building of a new home for the Bernhard-Theater. After the renovations of
1981-1984 the theatre re-opened on 2 Dec 1984 with Wagner’s "Lohengrin".
Formerly 1238 seats, today 1100 seats.
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH –
SCHAUSPIELHAUS – Built
as a beer restaurant and bowling alley "Bayrischer Biergarten mit Kegelbahn".
Later used as a variety theatre. Since 1901, used for drama performances by the
resident company. 1903-1926 operated by the "Genossenschaft zum Pfauen" society.
Since 1926, operated by "Zürcher Schauspiel AG". 1926 major rebuilding. Since
1938, operated by "Neue Schauspiel AG". 1976-1978 major rebuilding. Main hall:
750 seats. The building also inlcudes the basement studio stage "bunk r".
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH -
TONHALLE/KONGRESSHAUS –
Concert hall, built 1893-1895 as "Tonhalle". Opened 19-22 Oct 1895. The complex
comprsied three halls: "Hauptsaal", also known as "Großer Tonhallensaal" (1546
seats), "Kleiner Saal" (600 seats), and "Pavillon" (900 seats). 1938 partly
demolished (towers, auditorium decoration and "Pavillon" building completely
destroyed), re-built as congress hall "Kongresshaus". 1977-1979 rebuilding of
musicians’ rooms, addition of a new glass tower between the old building and the
new congress hall buildings. Home to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
SYRIA – BOSRA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
SYRIA – DIMASHQ -
NATIONAL THEATRE
SYRIA – DIMASHQ -
THEATRE FLEUR DE DAMAS
SYRIA – GABALA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
SYRIA – PALMIRA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
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TASMANIA – HOBART – THEATRE ROYAL – oldest
playhouse in Australia – 1937 – 1911 thatre originally constructed
THAILAND – JOE LOUIS PUPPET THEATER (Suan Lum Night Bazaar) – Hun Lakhon Lek (traditional Thai puppet of 15th Century)
THAILAND – SALA CHALERMKRUNG ROYAL THEATRE – performances of Khon (Thai Classical Masked Dance of 15th Century)
THAILAND – TICKETMASTER – THAILAND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – PORT OF SPAIN -
EMPIRE THEATRE – Opened
25 Sep 1920. 1200 seats. Destroyed by fire in 1976.
TUNISIA – DOUGGA -
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TUNISIA – EL JEM -
AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Roman amphitheatre. Currently used for symphonic
concerts during an international music summer festival.
TUNISIA – SFAX -
THEATRE MUNICIPAL
TUNISIA – TUNIS -
THEATRE ITALIEN
TUNISIA – TUNIS -
THEATRE MUNICIPAL
TUNISIA – TUNIS -
THEATRE ROMAIN CARTHAGE – Ancient Roman theatre
TURKEY – AIZANOI -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – ALEXANDRIA – at least one theatre on
record
TURKEY – ANKARA – Ankara University –
department of drama
TURKEY – ANKARA – Devlet Konservaturi (State
Conservatory) – established 1936 for training actors, dancers and singers
TURKEY – ANKARA -
DEVLET TIYATRO – State
Theatre – Opened 2 April 1948
TURKEY – ANTIOCH – at least one theatre on
record
TURKEY – APHRODISIAS – ODEON – musical
concerts
TURKEY – APHRODISIAS -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 12,000 seats – 3rd Century B.C. and later restored – 2
story stage building – also arena for gladiators
TURKEY – APHRODISIAS – STADIUM – 30,000 seats
TURKEY – ARYCANDA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – well preserved, also ODEON and STADIUM – section has
been restored
TURKEY – ASPENDOS -
TIYATRO ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Roman theatre, built during the reign
of emperor Marcus Aurelius, ca. 2nd Century A.D. 12,000 seats – considered best
preserved anywhere – Antalya Music and Film Festival performed here every year
TURKEY – BERGAMA -
AKROPOL TIYATRO – Ancient Greek theatre. "Theatre of the Acropolis".
TURKEY – BERGAMA -
ASKLEPION TIYATRO – Ancient Greek theatre. Part of the hospital and cultural
complex, "Asclepion".
TURKEY – BRYTOS – at least one theatre on
record
TURKEY – CADYANDA – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – poor
condition
TURKEY – CAESAREA – at least one theatre on
record
TURKEY – CONSTANTINOPLE – records of four
early theatres, not counting hippodromes, and circuses
TURKEY – CYAENAI – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 2nd
Century A.D.
TURKEY – DIOCESAREA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – EFESCO -
BUYUK – Greek – Ancient theatre, built 41-54 AD. 25000 seats.
TURKEY – EPHESUS – GRAND THEATRE –
amphitheatre – largest structure to have survived from Hellenistic times –
24,000 seats – also used as arena – 3rd Century B.C. – gladiator and animal
fights staged, also ODEON – 1,500 seats – built during Roman era as venue for
musical concerts – 150 A.D.
TURKEY – GAZA – at least one theatre on record
TURKEY – HIERAPOLIS – ROMAN THEATRE – 8,500 to
10,000 seats – quality of Perge and Side
TURKEY – HISSARLIK -
BUYUK – Ancient theatre
TURKEY – ISTANBUL – Hippodrome – where Roman
chariot races were held – 100,000 seats
TURKEY – ISTANBUL – opening 2013 Performing Arts Centre – 2,300 seat theatre and 770 seat theatr
TURKEY – KAS -
SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 4,000 seats
TURKEY – LATONA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – LETOON – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – LIMYRA – ROMAN THEATRE – destroyed by
earthquake 141 A.D.
TURKEY – LYMIA FINIKE -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – MILETUS -
SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 20,000 seats – 3 storied stage building
TURKEY – MYRA – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – destroyed
in earthquake 141 A.D. – later used as arena
TURKEY – NICEA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – OLYMPOS – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – PAMUKKALE – theatre built during
Roman era – 15,000 seats – 2 story stage building – also used as arena in late
Roman era
TURKEY – PATARA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – built 147 A.D. – partially submerged in sand dunes
TURKEY – PERGAMUM -
SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – steepest theatre in the world – 3rd
Century B.C. – 10,000 seats
TURKEY – PERGE -
BUYUK – SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Roman theatre – 2nd
Century A.D. – 15,000 seats – used as arena in late Roman era – also STADIUM –
25,000 seats
TURKEY – PHASELIS – ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 1,500
to 2,000 seats – stage two stories
TURKEY – PINARA -
SITE OF ANCIENT
GREEK AMPHITHEATRE – 5,000 seats
TURKEY – PRIENE -
SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Greek theatre. Ca. 5000 seats
TURKEY – SAGALASSOS -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – SIDE -
SITE OF ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – Ancient Roman theatre, built in the 2th
century on Hellenistic foundations. 16000-17000 seats. During political troubles
during the 4th century, a new fortification wall for the city of Side took
advantage of the high back wall of the stage building. During the 5th/6th
century the theatre was used as an open-air church, the parados sections
decorated with floor mosaics and transformed into small chapels.
TURKEY – TROY -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
TURKEY – TEKIROVA/PHASELIS – ROMAN THEATRE –
3,000 seats – transformed to arena in late Roman era
TURKEY – TERMESSOS/TERMASSA – ROMAN THEATRE –
6,000 seats
TURKEY – TLOS – ROMAN THEATRE and STADIUM –
overgrown with grass
TURKEY -
TURKISH – CYPRIOT THEATRES: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
TURKEY – XANTHOS -
SITE OF ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE – 8,000 seats – 2nd Century A.D.
TURKMENISTAN – ASHGABAT – -
DRAM. TEATR IM. MAKHTUMKULI
- Formerly named "Turkmensky teatr dramy im. Mollanepesa". Later renamed "Dramatichesky
teatr im. Makhtumkuli" in honour of the Turkmen 18th century poet, Mahtum Quli (Magtim
Guli).
TURKMENISTAN – ASHGABAT -
THEATRES IN ASHGABAT
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UKRAINE – BERDYANSK – -
GORODSKOY TEATR
UKRAINE – CHERNIVTSI -
TEATR IM. KOBYLYANSKOY –
Built 1904-1905 as "Stadttheater" for the city of Czernowitz. The design had
been projected for Chernivtsi in 1900, but the project was put on hold for
several years. Subsequently, the plans were first used for the Stadttheater
Fürth (Germany) in 1901-1902. As the Chernivtsi project was taken up again, the
original plans were used with slight alterations. Hence, the theatres at
Chernivtsi and Fürth are very similar in appearance. Opened 3 October 1905. 813
seats. When Czernowitz became the Romanian city of Cernauti, the theatre was
renamed "Teatrul National" on 2 January 1922. Subsequently, the Schiller statue
in front of the theatre was removed. After Cernauti became Ukrainian, the
theatre was renamed in honour of the Ukrainian poet, Olga Kobylyanska whose
statue is located in front of the theatre.
UKRAINE – DNIPROPETROVSK – -
TEATR OPERI TA BALETU
UKRAINE – DONETSK -
KINOTEATR IM. T. SHEVCHENKA
- Cinema, named in honour of the Ukrainian poet, Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko
(1814-1861).
UKRAINE – DONETSK -
TEATR OPERI TA BALETU –
Opera and Ballet Theatre
UKRAINE – IVANO-FRANKIVSK -
KINOTEATR KOSMOS –
cinema
UKRAINE – KHARKIV -
KINOKONZERTNY SAL UKRAINA
- Cinema and concert hall
UKRAINE – KHARKIV -
KINOTEATR IM. KARLA MARXA
- cinema
UKRAINE – KHARKIV -
PALAC KULTURI – Palace
of Culture
UKRAINE – KHARKIV -
UKRAINSKY DRAMAT. TEATR IM.
SHEVCHENKA – From 1926, home to the theatre company "Berezil" [March]
founded by Les Kurbas at Kyiv in 1922. After Kurbas’s arrest by Soviet police in
1933, reformed and renamed "Ukrainsky Dramatichesky Teatr" [Ukrainian Drama
Theatre]. Later renamed in honour of the Ukrainian poet, Taras Hryhorovych
Shevchenko (1814-1861). Used for drama performances in Ukrainian.
UKRAINE – KHARKOV – LYSENKO OPERA AND BALLET
THEATRE – 1874
UKRAINE – KIEV – SHEVCHENKO ACADEMIC OPERA AND
BALLET THEATRE – 1867
UKRAINE – KYIV -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM. FRANKA
- Former Name: Solovtsov Teatr. Named in honour of the Ukrainian poet,
playwright, and journalist, Ivan Franko (1856-1916). Mainly used for popular
drama performances
UKRAINE – KYIV -
KYIV THEATRES
UKRAINE – KYIV -
NATIONALNA OPERA UKRAYINI
IM. SHEVCHENKA – Built 1901 as municipal theatre. Named in honour of the
Ukrainian poet, Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814-1861). 1986 rebuildings.
Today 1400 seats. 1993 declared National Opera of Ukraine. Used for opera and
ballet performances by the resident companies.
UKRAINE – KYIV -
PALAC KULTURI UKRAINA –
Palace of Culture ‘Ukraine’
UKRAINE – LVIV -
TEATR OPERI TA BALETU IM.
SOLOMIYI KRUSHELNISHKOY – Built 1897-1900 as "Städtisches Theater" for the
city of Lemberg. Opened 4 Oct 1900. 1919 renamed "Teatr Miejski". 1939 enamed
"Teatr opery i baleta". 1956 renamed "Teatr opery i baleta im. Ivana Franka" in
honour of the Ukrainian poet, playwright, and journalist, Ivan Franko
(1856-1916). Ca. 1979-1984 major renovation. 1999 renovation. 2000 renamed
"Teatr operi ta baletu im. Solomiyi Krushelnitskoy" in honour of the Ukrainian
opera singer, Solomiya Krushelnytska (1873-1952). Ca. 1000 seats.
UKRAINE – MARIUPOL -
KINOTEATR YUVIDEYINY –
Cinema
UKRAINE – MARIUPOL -
DRAMAT. TEATR
UKRAINE – MUKACHEVE -
KINOTEATR PEREMOHA –
Cinema "Homeland"
UKRAINE – MUKACHEVE -
TEATR
UKRAINE – MYKOLAYIV -
TEATR
UKRAINE – ODESSA -
ANDRIEVSKIYI LIMAN: LITNYAHO
TEATR – Summer Theatre
UKRAINE – ODESSA – MUSICAL COMEDY THEATRE
UKRAINE – ODESSA – OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE –
1809 – burned down in 1873 and 1925 – rebuilt in 1926
UKRAINE – ODESSA -
TEATR MUSYKAL’NOY KOMEDII
UKRAINE – ODESSA -
TEATR OPERI TA BALETU –
Built 1884-1887 at the site of a previous theatre (built 1809, destroyed by fire
1873). Opened 13 Oct 1887. Damaged by fire on 15 Mar 1925. Subsequently rebuilt,
re-opened 1926. 1966-1967 renovation and modernization. 1998-2001 foundation
repair works. 2003-2005 major exterior and interior renovation. 1664 seats. Used
for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies.
UKRAINE – ODESSA –
UKRAINIAN OCTOBER REVOLUTION
MUSIC AND DRAMA THEATRE – Built 1903 as "Teatr imeni Sibiriakova"
[Sibiriakov Theatre]. Later renamed "Teatr im. Zhovtnevoyi revolyutsiyi"
[Theatre of the October Revolution]. Later renamed "Ukrainsky
musikalno-dramatichesky teatr im. Vasiliya Vasiliko" [Ukrainian musical-dramatic
theatre named Vasily Vasiliko].
UKRAINE – POLTAVA -
GORODSKOY TEATR –
Municipal Theatre
UKRAINE – POLTAVA -
PEVCHESKOE POLE –
Open-air concert stage
UKRAINE – POLTAVA -
TEATR IM. M.V. GOGOLYA
UKRAINE – POLTAVA -
TEATR KUKOL – puppet
theatre
UKRAINE – UZHHOROD -
UKRAINSKY MUS.-DRAM. TEATR
UKRAINE – VINNYTSYA -
TEATR
UKRAINE – YEVPATORIYA -
TEATR
UKRAINE – ZAPORIZHZHYA -
DRAMAT. TEATR IM. SHCHORSA
UKRAINE – ZAPORIZHZHYA -
KONZERTNY SAL IM. GLINKA
- Concert hall, named in honour of the Russian composer, Mikhail Ivanovich
Glinka
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DUBAI – opera house –
2500 seats to open 2010 with two museums to reflect the ‘cultural side’ of the
rapidly growing emirate – will be built on an island in Dubai’s Creek area – to
feature two libraries and school for music, and an outdoor theatre, as well as a
marina and a luxury hotel
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO – Casablanca Cinema – 3 screens – 441 seats
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO – Cine Metro – 1 screen – 1000 seats – historic cinema, continued to screen the latest movies until the mid-2000′s
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO – Cine Trocadero – 1 screen – 2000 seats – was considered one of the finest theatres in the Western Hemisphere in 1945 (soon after it opened)
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO – Sala Zitarrosa – 1 screen – Located in downtown Montevideo, in front of the Plaza del Entrevero at the corner of Avenida 18 de Julio and Avenida Julio Herrera y Obes – originally the Cine Rex when it opened
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO -
TEATRO SOLIS – Built
1856. Opened 25 Aug 1856. Named in honour of the Spanish explorer, Juan Díaz de
Solís (ca.1470-1516). 1998-2004 major renovation. Home to the "Comedia Nacional"
company.
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO -
TEATRO URQUIZA
URUGUAY – RIO NEGRO – TEATRO MIGUEL YOUNG
URUGUAY – MONTEVIDEO – TROCADERO THEATRE
UZBEKISTAN – SAMARKAND -
OPERA VA BALET TEATRI
UZBEKISTAN – TOSHKENT -
BOLSHOI TEATR IM. A. NAVOI
- Built 1939-1947. Each of the six foyers is decorated in a style typical of a
province of Uzbekistan (Tashkent hall, Bukhara hall, Khorezm hall , Samarkand
hall, Fergana hall, Termez hall). Opened in November 1947. Named in honour of
the late 15th-century Uzbek scholar, poet, artist and composer, Alisher Navoi
(‘Ali Shir Nava’i).
UZBEKISTAN – TOSHKENT -
ELEKTRO-TEATR CHIVA –
Cinema "Chiva"
UZBEKISTAN – TOSHKENT -
KOLISEY
UZBEKISTAN – TOSHKENT -
TEATR DRAMY IM. HAMZY
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VENEZUELA – CARACAS -
TEATRO MUNICIPAL – Built
1876-1881. Opened 4 Jan 1881.
VENEZUELA – CARACAS -
TEATRO NACIONAL
VENEZUELA – CARACAS -
TEATRO TERESA CARRERIO –
Concert hall, built 1971-1983. The complex includes two main concert halls (Sala
Ríos Reyna with 2500 seats, and Sala José Félix Ribas with 400 seats), an
exhibtion hall (Sala Teresa Carreño), and several rehearsal halls. Home to the
Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela and to the Orquesta Nacional Juvenil. Used for
symphonic and chamber concerts, opera, theatre, and ballet performances as well
as drama, film, and music festivals (including the annual Latin American Music
Festival in November). Named in honour of the Venezuelan composer and pianist,
Teresa Carreño (1853-1917), known to her public as the "Valkyrie of the piano".
VENEZUELA – PORTO CABELLO -
TEATRO
VIETNAM – HAI PHONG -
NHAHAT THANH PHO –
Municipal theatre, built 1904 by French architects using material imported from
France.
VIETNAM – HANOI -
NHA HAT THANH PHO – OLD AND
NEW – Municipal theatre
VIETNAM – THANH PHO HO CHI MINH -
NHA HAT THANH PHO –
Municipal Theatre
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WALES – ADERYSTWYTH – THEATR Y WERIN
WALES – BANGOR – THEATR GWYNEDD – curtain to
fall on Welsh company which used theatre for 30 years – building to be closed
2008
WALES – CARDIFF – AMATEUR DRAMA ASSOCIATION –
formed 1965
WALES – CARDIFF – CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE
WALES – CARDIFF – CIVIC THEATRE – seats 1168
WALES – CARDIFF – EMPIRE PALACE – demolished
WALES – CARDIFF – HODDINOTT HALL – 350 seats –
new home of BBC National Orchesta of Wales – smaller space Grace Williams Hall –
adjunct to Wales Millenium Centre
WALES – CARDIFF –
NEW THEATRE – 1906
WALES – CARDIFF – ST. DAVID’S HALL – 2,000
seats
WALES – CARDIFF – SHERMAN THEATRE – 1973 – 2
AUDITORIUMS 472 AND 200 SEAT Arena Theatre
WALES – CARDIFF – WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE –
home to Welsh National Opera
WALES – CARDIFF – WELSH NATIONAL OPERA – 1946
WALES – CARDIFF BAY – ROATH BASIN – Plans for
a new drama production centre in Wales, which will bring together filming of
shows such as Doctor Who and Casualty, have been unveiled by the BBC to be
started immediately 2010
WALES – MILFORD HAVEN – TORCH THEATRE
WALES – MOLD – THEATR CLWYD
WALES – NEWPORT -
ABC CINEMA
WALES – NEWPORT – PALACE THEATRE – demolished
WALES – SWANSEA – WALES THEATRE COMPANY – is
to close down in July 2009, after the UK tour of its stage adaptation of The
Thorn Birds
*WALES -
WALES
THEATRE – NORTH
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YUGOSLAVIA – BELGRADE – BELGRADE OPERA – NT
building of 1869 – founded 1920
YUGOSLAVIA – BELGRADE – SERBIAN NATIONAL
THEATRE – 1869
YUGOSLAVIA – LJUBLJANA – SLOVENE THEATRE –
1892
YUGOSLAVIA – MACEDONIA – SKOPJE THEATRE –
YUGOSLAVIA – PRISTINA – SHIPTAR THEATRE
YUGOSLAVIA – RIJEKA – ITALIAN PLAYHOUSE
YUGOSLAVIA – VRSAC – ROMANIAN THEATRE
YUGOSLAVIA – ZAGREB – CROATIAN NATIONAL OPERA
– formed 1870
YUGOSLAVIA – ZAGREB – THEATRE – built 1834
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