[2] 1979 Frankfurt's first English-language theatre is founded in Sachsenhausen by Kevin Oakes from South Africa and Jon Johnson, Mary Jackson and Ken Elrod from the United States.

Judith Rosenbauer, Darryl Lockwood and Keith LeFevre continue its activities under the name “Café Theater.” 1981 The theatre moves from Sachsenhausen into a larger space in the Hamburger Allee and is now called “English Theater Frankfurt, Café Theater.” 1990 Thanks to its growing popularity under Judith Rosenbauer's direction, the theatre again relocates and is now housed in a 230-seat facility in Frankfurt's famous Kaiserstraße.

Thanks to Judith Rosenbauer's initiative and Dr. von Harbou's far-sighted vision, the Dresdner Bank agrees to include a playhouse in its new Gallileo skyscraper.

Daniel John Nicolai becomes artistic and executive director of the new organization, which begins co-producing with other theatres in Vienna, Los Angeles and New Jersey.

Plays which have had their German premieres at the English Theatre include Fences by August Wilson, Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, Proof by David Auburn, Life After George by Hannie Rayson, A Picasso by Jefrey Hatcher, The Dead Guy by Eric Colbe and Good People (play) by David Lindsay-Abaire.

The English Theatre Frankfurt has been showing matinees for school classes since 2006 and makes an important contribution to the promotion of language and theater education.

It has two levels, with a gallery upstairs and a performance space downstairs, where exhibitions (Journeys in Afghanistan by Steve McCurry), readings (David Sedaris, Lisa See, Richard Powers, Merlin Holland etc.)

The Internationale Stammtisch, which takes place on the first Monday of the month at the James Bar, is an initiative of the City of Frankfurt.