The Schauspielhaus Zürich (English: Zürich playhouse) is one of the most prominent and important[citation needed]theatres in the German-speaking world. It is also known as "Pfauenbühne" (Peacock Stage). The large theatre has 750 seats. The Schauspielhaus also operates three stages in the Schiffbau in the western part of Zürich, the Schiffbau/Halle (400 seats), the Schiffbau/Box (up to 200 seats) and the Schiffbau/Matchbox (80 seats).
The building was constructed in 1892 as the Volkstheater am Pfauen (People's Theater on the Pfauen Square) with a Bavarianbeer garden and a bowling alley. It served initially as a music hall or vaudeville stage. In 1901 the building was rented by the director of the Zürich Opera House and opened as a play house with Goethe's comedy Die Mitschuldigen (The Accomplices). From 1903 until 1926 the play house was run by a private cooperative.
In 1926 Zürich wine wholesaler and play house director Ferdinand Rieser acquired the house and had it renovated. Then in 1938 it was leased to the Neue Schauspiel AG, a company founded by the city of Zürich in order to save the theater from its financial difficulties. When the lease ran out in 1952, the citizens of Zürich refused to purchase the house for the proposed price of 3 million Swiss francs. Upon their refusal, UBS AG, a Swiss banking group, stepped in to purchase the building and arranged a new lease arrangement with the Neue Schauspiel AG.
However, the effort to establish an ambitious theater in Zürich met with little success at first, and until 1933 the theater was rarely thought of outside of Switzerland.
After the rise of the Nazis in 1933, however, many important actors and directors immigrated to Switzerland from Germany and Austria. With the help of these artists, the theater achieved great success, staging many anti-fascist works, importantly the world-premiers of several plays by Bertolt Brecht. During this time the Schauspielhaus Zürich was the largest free stage in the German-speaking world, as stages in Germany and Austria were strictly regulated.
From 2000 to 2004 the theater experienced with Christoph Marthaler as director a new artistic blooming and was chosen as theater of the year twice by Theater heute (Theater Today), the most important and widely read German theater publication.
Since summer 2009 Schauspielhaus Zürich is headed by Barbara Frey. The house's repertoire spans the whole history of theatre literature, from the old Greek up to the first performances of contemporary plays.
DirectorsEdit
1929 (1929) – 1938 (1938): Ferdinand Rieser
1938 (1938) – 1961 (1961): Oskar Wälterlin, Otto Tausig
Marco Badilatti (2005). "Schauspielhaus Zürich, Zürich ZH". In Andreas Kotte (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (TLS) / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse (DTS) / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland] (in German). Vol. 3. Zürich: Chronos. pp. 1585–1588. ISBN978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.
ReferencesEdit
^Tanja Stenzl (2013-12-05). "Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
^Ribi, Thomas (21 June 2017). "Zwei Intendanten übernehmen das Ruder". Neue Züricher Zeitung.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Schauspielhaus Zurich news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Schauspielhaus Zurich English Zurich playhouse is one of the most prominent and important citation needed theatres in the German speaking world It is also known as Pfauenbuhne Peacock Stage The large theatre has 750 seats The Schauspielhaus also operates three stages in the Schiffbau in the western part of Zurich the Schiffbau Halle 400 seats the Schiffbau Box up to 200 seats and the Schiffbau Matchbox 80 seats Schauspielhaus ZurichThe theatre in 2007Former namesVolkstheater am PfauenAlternative namesZurich playhouse PfauenbuhneGeneral informationTypeTheatreLocationZurich SwitzerlandCoordinates47 22 12 N 8 32 57 E 47 37000 N 8 54917 E 47 37000 8 54917Completed1892 1892 Renovated1926Other informationSeating capacity750 Contents 1 History 2 Directors 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe building was constructed in 1892 as the Volkstheater am Pfauen People s Theater on the Pfauen Square with a Bavarian beer garden and a bowling alley It served initially as a music hall or vaudeville stage In 1901 the building was rented by the director of the Zurich Opera House and opened as a play house with Goethe s comedy Die Mitschuldigen The Accomplices From 1903 until 1926 the play house was run by a private cooperative In 1926 Zurich wine wholesaler and play house director Ferdinand Rieser acquired the house and had it renovated Then in 1938 it was leased to the Neue Schauspiel AG a company founded by the city of Zurich in order to save the theater from its financial difficulties When the lease ran out in 1952 the citizens of Zurich refused to purchase the house for the proposed price of 3 million Swiss francs Upon their refusal UBS AG a Swiss banking group stepped in to purchase the building and arranged a new lease arrangement with the Neue Schauspiel AG However the effort to establish an ambitious theater in Zurich met with little success at first and until 1933 the theater was rarely thought of outside of Switzerland After the rise of the Nazis in 1933 however many important actors and directors immigrated to Switzerland from Germany and Austria With the help of these artists the theater achieved great success staging many anti fascist works importantly the world premiers of several plays by Bertolt Brecht During this time the Schauspielhaus Zurich was the largest free stage in the German speaking world as stages in Germany and Austria were strictly regulated After the war the theater retained its important place in world and German language theater During this time it saw world premiers of such important playwrights as Max Frisch Friedrich Durrenmatt Carl Zuckmayer Georges Schehade Botho Strauss and Yasmina Reza Established in 1959 the Theater am Hechtplatz served for a short time as a second stage 1 From 2000 to 2004 the theater experienced with Christoph Marthaler as director a new artistic blooming and was chosen as theater of the year twice by Theater heute Theater Today the most important and widely read German theater publication Since summer 2009 Schauspielhaus Zurich is headed by Barbara Frey The house s repertoire spans the whole history of theatre literature from the old Greek up to the first performances of contemporary plays Directors Edit1929 1929 1938 1938 Ferdinand Rieser 1938 1938 1961 1961 Oskar Walterlin Otto Tausig 1961 1961 1964 1964 Kurt Hirschfeld 1965 1965 1968 1968 Leopold Lindtberg 1968 1968 1969 1969 Teo Otto Erwin Parker Otto Weissert 1969 1969 1970 1970 Peter Loffler 1970 1970 1977 1977 Harry Buckwitz 1978 1978 1982 1982 Gerhard Klingenberg 1982 1982 1989 1989 Gerd Heinz 1989 1989 1992 1992 Achim Benning 1992 1992 1999 1999 Gerd Leo Kuck 1999 1999 2000 2000 Reinhard Palm 2000 2000 2004 2004 Christoph Marthaler 2004 2004 2005 2005 Andreas Spillmann 2005 2005 2009 2009 Matthias Hartmann 2009 2009 2019 2019 Barbara Frey since 2019 Nicolas Stemann and Benjamin von Blomberg 2 Further reading EditMarco Badilatti 2005 Schauspielhaus Zurich Zurich ZH In Andreas Kotte ed Theaterlexikon der Schweiz TLS Dictionnaire du theatre en Suisse DTS Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero Lexicon da teater svizzer Theater Dictionary of Switzerland in German Vol 3 Zurich Chronos pp 1585 1588 ISBN 978 3 0340 0715 3 LCCN 2007423414 OCLC 62309181 References Edit Tanja Stenzl 2013 12 05 Theater am Hechtplatz Zurich ZH in German theaterwissenschaft ch Retrieved 2015 09 27 Ribi Thomas 21 June 2017 Zwei Intendanten ubernehmen das Ruder Neue Zuricher Zeitung External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schauspielhaus Zurich Schauspielhaus Zurich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schauspielhaus Zurich amp oldid 1101807189, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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