Landestheater Niederösterreich

The Landestheater Niederösterreich is a Schauspielhaus in the Lower Austrian provincial capital St. Pölten.

In the autumn of 1820, a military prison converted by master builder Josef Schwerdtfeger on today's Rathausplatz was opened as the first permanent theatre in St. Pölten, which also served as a ballroom.

In 1893, the building was completely rebuilt according to plans by Heinrich Wohlmeyer [de]; only the outer walls of the old theatre remained.

During the Second World War, the building was used as SS quarters and storage space and was eventually damaged by bombs, with the roof being destroyed.

Between 1966 and 1969, the theatre was again extensively rebuilt and extended according to plans by Paul Pfaffenbichler [de], which reduced the capacity of the auditorium to 411 seats.