Theater landscapes

In 1942, the theater is destroyed in a bombing raid on Saarbrücken.
In the 1960s, artistic director Hermann Wedekind gave the theater the motto: Art knows no borders.
He regularly organizes international theater days and invites Russian, Romanian, French and Austrian artists, among others; the "Georgian Week" has even resulted in a town twinning between Tbilisi and Saarbrücken.
Director Karlheinz Noblé shaped the then Saarbrücken State Theatre during his tenure from 1976-1989 with his focus on German classics and 20th century playwrights.

In 1989, the theater is given the legal form of a limited liability company.
Kurt Josef Schildknecht has been the general director of the three-genre theater since 1991.
The program is very wide-ranging, with operettas, musicals and ballet performances being shown alongside opera and theater productions.
Esther Schweins introduces the Saarland State Theater.
The actress Bibi Jelinek reports on the numerous guest performances and Oskar Lafontaine explains why he sees the theater not only as a place of entertainment, but above all as a forum for forming public opinion.
And film clips show Saarbrücken stage discoveries from Patricia Kaas to Montserrat Caballé.
The "Theater Landscapes" also recall the history of the theater, which was closely linked to National Socialism during its founding phase.