Großes Schauspielhaus

The Großes Schauspielhaus (Great Theater) was a large theatre in central Berlin, Germany.

Often described as an example of expressionist architecture, it was designed by Hans Poelzig for theatre impresario Max Reinhardt.

The structure was originally a market built by architect Friedrich Hitzig, and it retained its external, gabled form.

The performers and technicians enjoyed their own bar, a barber shop, ample dressing room space, and the modern stage equipment.

They described the building as an example of Entartete Kunst and refurbished its interior by adding a hung ceiling to hide the stalactite forms.