The present building with two major auditoria was designed by the architect Bernhard Pfau [de] and built between 1965 and 1969.

[1] After World War II Wolfgang Langhoff was the first director, succeeded in 1946 by Gustaf Gründgens.

[1] The Operettenhaus, which had served as a venue for performance of plays after World War II, proved too limited.

[2] Construction took place from 1965 to 1969, and the theatre opened on 16 January 1970 with a performance of Georg Büchner's Dantons Tod.

[1] In 1972 Ulrich Brecht succeeded Stroux as director, followed in 1974 by Günter Beelitz, then Volker Canaris.