Theater am Goetheplatz

In so doing, the firm's directors Eduard Ichon and Johannes Wiegand, who in 1910 had opened the Schauspielhaus am Neustadtwall, widened competition with the municipal theatre, Stadttheater am Wall (now destroyed).

Adapting their prices and presentations to suit all segments of the community, they were particularly successful in attracting audiences in the years following the First World War.

[3] After the municipal theatre had suffered serious war damage, it was decided the Schauspielhaus am Ostertor should be rebuilt as a fully-fledged three-genre establishment extending the seating from 804 to 1,111 while significantly altering the facade designed by August Abbehusen and Otto Blendermann in 1913.

In keeping with the practices of the 1950s, the architects Werner Commichau and Hans Stormraising raised the height of the colonnade and eliminated the high hipped roof, successfully simplifying the facade and giving it a more austere appearance.

[4] Care was taken to meet acoustic specifications in work entailing raising the roof, installing new sound and light systems and in cladding the walls with wooden panelling and brass inlays.