The English Theatre Frankfurt
The English Theatre Frankfurt is an English Theatre in Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in 1979, thus after Vienna's English Theatre (1963) and the Hamburg Theatre ( 1976), the third oldest and now the largest English-language theater in continental Europe. Venue is the Gallileo skyscraper near the station, on the corner of Gallusanlage and Kaiser Road.
History
Founder of the English Theatre was Kevin Oakes from South Africa, from the United States introduced the first ensemble " Cardboard Clowns" together with Jon Johnson, Mary Jackson and Ken Elrod. One year after the foundation stepped Judith Rosenbauer at the ensemble and took a short time later, the theater management. Although the ensemble disbanded in the same year, but the theater remained under the name Café Theatre continue.
1981 moved the theater to larger premises in the Hamburger Allee 45, and was renamed the English Theatre Frankfurt. Thanks to its growing popularity, it moved in 1990 again its location. For eleven years was the theater in a house in the imperial road per night to accommodate up to 230 spectators.
Due to economic difficulties, had the " English Theatre Association " under the direction of Judith Rosenbauer Register 2002 bankruptcy. In order to continue the long tradition of the English Theatre in Frankfurt, Daniel John Nicolai took over the business. The theater was now a non-profit and changed his name to: The English Theatre Frankfurt. Since 2002, Daniel John Nicolai is artistic director of the theater.
2003 was The English Theatre Frankfurt, with the support of the " Dresdner Bank" move into their newly built skyscrapers Gallileo. In the basement of the tower is the theater, which has a very modern facilities and seating 300 now has the largest English-language theater on the European continent.
In the season 2009/2010, the theater celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Productions
The English Theatre Frankfurt is interested to use different genres, ranging from comedies and parodies, thrillers and detective stories to dramas and tragedies and musicals. The pieces range includes both classics and new and modern plays. Each season produces The English Theatre Frankfurt least five separate shows, including a musical. A drama production runs every day except Monday about 6-8 weeks, a musical usually has a playing time of 12 weeks.
The English Theatre Frankfurt has no permanent ensemble. The actors to be filled for each production. All the actors are native speakers and are for the most part from England (eg from London's famous West End theater district ) and the USA (eg, by New York Broadway). Usually find the auditions held about three months before the premiere in London. There also start the first sample before the Anglo- American "creative team" and the actor traveling to Frankfurt here to rehearse the piece finished and bring to the premiere. In American pieces the auditions and rehearsals can also take place in New York ( so for example: " Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ").
As the only German actress presenter Sonya Kraus made her stage debut at The English Theatre Frankfurt. In the play "A Picasso " (directed by Gareth Armstrong, 2007/ 2008) she played a German Nazi agent.
Drama Club
The in-house " Drama Club" amateurs provides the opportunity to develop their talent with professional guidance and to participate in their own drama club productions. These pieces are of the theater connected, named after the Irish writer James Joyce, " James the Bar" usually listed on the stage.
Theatre and School
Since 2006, The English Theatre Frankfurt offers matinee programs for school classes and thus makes an important contribution to the promotion of language and theater education. In addition, there is the possibility, theater workshops and introductions to the respective pieces to book. Once a season, the theater also shows a production specifically (learning English ) to students individual grades depends. The shows are usually held in the spring for a week in the mornings. In recent years, visited each school production about 4500 students in the theater.
Special Events
The " International Stammtisch ", which takes place every first Monday of the month in the " James the Bar", is an initiative of the City of Frankfurt, the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce, The English Theatre Frankfurt, Frankfurt International School, the ISF ( International School Frankfurt -Rhein- Main), the German-British society and the Newcomers Network and is aimed at both interested locals as well as to the other parts of the world had come to Frankfurt new citizens. In the " James the Bar" also readings of English authors will take place. During the current musical productions on the performer give some Fridays cabarets in the " James the Bar". They sing a medley of well-known musical hits and pop songs.
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