Gloria-Theater (Cologne)

The Gloria-Theater is a multi-purpose theatre and event space, originally a cinema-theatre, in the centre of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Gloria opened on 30 November 1956 as a cinema-theatre with the Austrian film Engagement at Wolfgangsee, directed by Helmut Weiss, and the play Till Eulenspiegel with Gérard Philipe.

Hella von Sinnen celebrated a première there in 1995, Hermann Götting threw popular birthday parties, and The Kelly Family played an AIDS benefit there.

In 1994, the opening scene of the film Der bewegte Mann with Til Schweiger was shot inside, and in 2001 Walter Bockmayer set Wer Liebe sucht there.

[2] The ambience evokes the 1950s, and the showcases with neon script at the entrance, the ticket kiosk, and the red velvet décor in the auditorium still recall its past as a cinema.