Kellertheater Hamburg e.V.
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| Official Name | Kellertheater Hamburg |
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| Headquarters | Neustadt |
| Founding Date | 1954 |
| Country | Germany |
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Kellertheater Hamburg e.V. is an amateur theatre in Hamburg, Germany. It is based in the basement of the Brahms Kontor office building on Johannes-Brahms-Platz.[1]
History
The theatre was founded in 1954 as the touring company "Optimisten". In 1966 it moved into the basement of the building that then housed the German Salaried Employees' Union (DAG), known since 2005 as the Brahms Kontor. At first it shared the space with a youth club and staged one play a year. According to a 1979 report in the Hamburger Abendblatt cited by German Wikipedia, the statutes then barred anyone with acting lessons or an art-school education from the stage, and no fees were paid.[1]
While the building was being renovated from 2004 to 2008, the company toured again, mostly to church venues in and around Hamburg. It returned to the renovated building in 2008. Günter Karl Dose, a member since 1958, chaired the association and managed the theatre from 1961 until April 2015. He was succeeded by Joachim Kahl.[1]
Repertoire
Around 15 plays a year are staged by more than a dozen directors, each with two to three weekend performances; in 2014 a total of 22 productions were shown. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has been in the repertoire since 1983 and reached its 150th performance in March 2015. Christine Brückner's Wenn du geredet hättest, Desdemona has been performed since the mid-1990s. The theatre also offers workshops and training for young performers.[1]
In 1977 the theatre won the North German amateur theatre competition, in the category for High German-language stages, with Fernando Arrabal's The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria.[1]
Venue
The theatre hall seats about 90 to 100 people.[1]
Organisation
The theatre is a registered association with more than 100 members. Its board, elected every two years, covers dramaturgy, stage technology, organisation, finance and public relations. Membership fees, ticket income and donations fund the theatre.[1]