MUNICH KAMMERSPIELE

The 'Munich Kammerspiele' (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a successful German language theatre in Munich. The 'Schauspielhaus' in the Maximilianstrasse is the major stage.

Contents
History
The directors
The managers since 1945
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History


The Munich Kammerspiele was founded in 1911 as a private theatre of Erich Ziegel in Schwabing. Since 1917 Otto Falckenberg served as director and moved the theatre in 1926 into the ''Schauspielhaus'' in der Maximilianstrasse which had been constructed by Richard Riemerschmid and Max Littmann in Art Nouveau style in 1901.
Since 1933 the theatre has been a municipal theatre of the City of Munich. Since 1961 the ''Werkraumtheater'' has served as second stage for the Kammerspiele. In 2001 the new large building by Gustav Peichl with a stage for rehearsals next to the Schauspielhaus was opened.

The directors


Since the 1920s the Kammerspiele are one of the most important German language theatres. Bertolt Brecht, Bruno Hübner, Axel von Ambesser, Fritz Kortner, Peter Stein, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Robert Wilson, George Tabori and many others important actors and writers have staged plays there and have been awarded with numerous prices.

The managers since 1945


Since 1945 Erich Engel (1945-1947), Hans Schweikart (1947-1963), August Everding (1963-1973), Hans-Reinhard Müller (1973-1983) and Dieter Dorn (1983-2001) were managers of the Kammerspiele. Current director is Frank Baumbauer.

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