Theater landscapes

Initially a stage for easily digestible fare, the theater caused a sensation in 1893 with the world premiere of Gerhart Hauptmann's "The Weavers" and helped naturalistic drama achieve its breakthrough.
From 1903 to 1906, Max Reinhardt was director at Schiffbauer Damm and his production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" became a milestone in modern director's theater.

1928 sees the premiere of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's "Threepenny Opera", which becomes a worldwide success.
After the war, Rudolf Platte takes over as director for a short time.
In 1954, Bertolt Brecht moves with the Berliner Ensemble to the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm.
Brecht's play and production of "Mother Courage" with Helene Weigel in the leading role makes the theater world-famous once again.
After Brecht's death, Helene Weigel manages the theater as the guardian of Brecht's legacy.

After Weigel's death, Ruth Berghaus freed the house from its museum-like torpor and gave it new impetus.
After that, the artistic directors were all over the place: Peter Palitzsch, Peter Zadek, Heiner Müller.
After a major renovation in January 2000, Claus Peymann takes over the traditional theater in Berlin Mitte.