Deutsches Theater
Berlin’s Deutsches Theater began life in 1850, when it was built as the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Städtisches Theater after Frederick William IV of Prussia. On Schumann Street (Schumannstraße) today, two adjoining stages share a single classical facade, with the main stage originally intended for operettas. In 1883, the theatre took a decisive turn: Adolf L’Arronge founded the Deutsches Theater with the goal of giving Berliners a high-quality ensemble repertory company, modeled on the Meiningen Ensemble—a court-theatre tradition associated with meticulous sets, costumes, and directorial control. Direction shifted again in 1894, when Otto Brahm, a leading voice in German theatrical Naturalism, brought that approach to a mix of classical work and new realistic playwrights. …
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