Volkstheater
The Volkstheater—literally the “People’s Theatre”—opened in 1889, founded at the request of Vienna’s citizens as a popular counterweight to the Hofburgtheater. Among the founders were dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and furniture manufacturer Thonet, a pairing that reflects the theatre’s original aim: to bring classical and modern literature within reach of wider circles. The building was erected to designs by Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who worked to reconcile their plans with historicism, linking a new public institution to older architectural ideas. From the start, the programme was shaped like a bridge. It paired classics with contemporary writing, and it continued—then and now—with regular reinterpretations of Austrians such as Ferdinand Raimund and Johann Nestroy, while giving special attention to Austrian playwrights. …
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