Theater Osnabrück is a German

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Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...

, Germany. It operates under the auspices of the ''Städtische Bühnen Osnabrück gGmbH''. The primary performance venues are the ''Theater am Domhof'' (seating capacity 642) and the ''emma-theater'' (seating capacity 96). The roots of the company date back to 1771, with theatrical presentations at the Schloss Osnabrück. In 1780, productions shifted to two former aristocratic residences.

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had an official affiliation with the company from 1827 to 1833. In 1832, the city of Osnabrück took over the complex as its first municipal theatre. From 1905 to 1909, the main theatre was built. On 29 September 1909,

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was the first play to be staged at the newly completed theatre. The ''Domhof'' building suffered damage from bombing in 1945 during

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. British military authorities banned theatrical performances after the war, lifting the ban in July 1945. Reconstruction and restoration of the ''Domhof'' began in 1949, and was completed in 1950. Since 2011, Ralf Waldschmidt has served as

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of the theatre. Since 2012, the company's

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(GMD) has been Andreas Hotz.

Literature

* Stefan Hüpping: ''Von den Städtischen Bühnen zum Deutschen Nationaltheater Osnabrück'', WiKu-Verlag., Duisburg 2006

External links

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