| Deutsches Schauspielhaus | |
| Address: | Kirchenallee 39 |
| City: | 20099 Hamburg |
| Coordinates: | 53.5543°N 10.0089°W |
| Mapframe-Marker: | theatre |
| Publictransit: | Hauptbahnhof Nord |
| Owner: | Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg |
| Capacity: | 1192 |
| Type: | Theatre |
| Opened: | 1901 |
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus, sometimes referred to as the Hamburg Schauspielhaus or Hamburg Theatre, is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus was co-founded by stage actress Franziska Ellmenreich. It was designed by Austrian architects Fellner & Helmer, built between 1899 and 1900,[1] and opened its doors in 1901.[2]
The theatre was renovated in 2013/2014.[2]
In May 2010 The Infernal Comedy – Confessions of a Serial Killer, written by American actor John Malkovich and directed by, was performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus,[3] with Malkovich starring. This was an operatic production, about the life of the Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger.[4]
| Years | Theatre managers | |
| 1901–1910 | Alfred Freiherr von Berger | |
| 1910–1913 | Carl Hagemann | |
| 1913–1918 | ||
| 1918–1926 | ||
| 1926–1928 | Ernst Ziegel | |
| 1928–1932 | Hermann Röbbeling | |
| 1932–1945 | ||
| 1945–1946 | Rudolf Külus | |
| 1946–1948 | ||
| 1948–1955 | ||
| 1955–1963 | Gustaf Gründgens | |
| 1963–1968 | Oscar Fritz Schuh | |
| 1968 | Egon Monk | |
| 1968–1969 | ||
| 1969–1970 | Hans Lietzau | |
| 1970–1971 | ||
| 1972–1979 | ||
| 1979–1980 | Günter König and Rolf Mares | |
| 1980–1985 | Niels-Peter Rudolph | |
| 1985–1989 | Peter Zadek | |
| 1989–1991 | Michael Bogdanov | |
| 1991–1993 | Gerd Schlesselmann | |
| 1993–2000 | Frank Baumbauer | |
| 2000–2005 | Tom Stromberg | |
| 2005–2010 | Friedrich Schirmer | |
| 2010–2013 | Jack F. Kurfess (acting) | |
| since 2013 | Karin Beier |