Volkstheater

Local nameVolkstheater
LocationNeubau, Vienna, Austria

The Volkstheater in Vienna was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Thonet, in order to offer a popular counter weight to the Hofburgtheater. It was erected according to designs by Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who attempted to reconcile their plans with historicism. It is located in Neubau, the seventh district of Vienna.

The founders of this stage had a theatrical stage in mind, in order to expose wider circles of the population of Vienna to classical and modern literature whilst staging these next to more traditional plays. The theatre follows this tradition even today. New productions of the classics are always in the pipeline along with regular reinterpretations of works by Ferdinand Raimund and Johann Nestroy and many new plays and reruns. Special attention is given to Austrian playwrights of old and new.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkstheater,_Vienna

Official Website http://www.volkstheater.at/

Phone +1 523–3501–0

Address Neustiftgasse 1, Vienna, A-1070, Austria

Coordinates 48°12'18.718" N 16°21'25.053" E

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