Malmö Teater or Malmö Theater, formally ''Kongl. Priwilegierade Theatern i Malmö'' ('Royal Theater of Malmö'), was a theater in

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, active between 1809 and 1938. It was situated at the street Stora Nygatan with an entrance at the square Gustav Adolfs torg. It is known as the first permanent theater building in the city of Malmö.

History

The first confirmed performance by a professional theater company is confirmed to have taken place by a German theater company in 1691, and the city was often visited by travelling theater companies during the 18th-century. They performed in temporary localities, and there was a need for a proper theater building. The mayor Carl Magnus Nordlindh initiated the building of a theater. King

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had resided temporarily in the city in 1806-07 and there was a need by the authorities to make the city more representative in line with the king's mention of the city as the kingdom's second capital. The building was constructed in 1807-09, designed by Anders Sundström, and had room for 500 spectators. Malmö Teater was inaugurated on 16 October 1809 by a theater company from Stockholm. The theater had no permanent staff, but was regularly used by visiting theater companies.

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performed in 1840, followed by

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and

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(1883). During the early 20th-century, the

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's company regularly performed there. The theater was closed in 1938. The building was repurposed, and the theater interior was torn out. The building was converted for use of shops.

References

* Baeckström, Arvid, ''Teater i Malmö och Lund i början av 1800-talet'', 1940 {{Coord, 55.60324664183643 , 13.001855138992914 , display=title , region:se Former theatres in Sweden History of Malmö 1809 establishments in Sweden 19th century in Malmö Cultural history of Sweden 1938 disestablishments in Sweden Demolished buildings and structures in Sweden Buildings and structures demolished in 1938 Buildings and structures in Malmö 19th-century establishments in Malmöhus County 20th-century disestablishments in Malmöhus County