Theater am Goetheplatz

The Theater am Goetheplatz stands in Bremen’s cultural quarter east of the old town. Built in 1913 in Neoclassical style, it is the main venue of Theater Bremen. After wartime damage it was rebuilt in the 1950s and fully modernised again in 2004. The building is now a protected monument. Its directors Eduard Ichon and Johannes Wiegand opened the house in 1913 with Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance. The theatre widened its appeal after the First World War by offering varied programmes at accessible prices. In the 1950s architects Werner Commichau and Hans Stormraising altered the facade and raised the colonnade. A later renovation by Dinse Feest Zurl Architekten added new sound and lighting systems and wooden panelling with brass inlays. In 2007 it won Opernwelt’s Opera house of the year award. Visitors find a three-genre house presenting musicals, opera and drama. The auditorium seats 1,111 people after postwar expansion. The stage and technical facilities meet modern acoustic standards. The colonnade and simplified facade reflect mid-20th-century design choices. Inside, brass inlays and wood panelling give the interior a warm finish.