Schauspielhaus Graz, Public theater in Graz, Austria

The Schauspielhaus Graz is a theater building in the inner city of Graz, featuring a two-story street facade with ten axes and four entrance doors. The exterior displays classical architectural forms with detailed ornamentation along its full street-facing elevation.

The building was designed by master mason Joseph Hueber and opened in September 1776, after financial difficulties had slowed construction. A fire in 1823 caused serious damage and forced a major reconstruction of the structure.

The house has three stages: Haus Eins with 540 seats, Haus Zwei with about 100, and Haus Drei with about 50. During Anna Badora's tenure from 2006 to 2015, 175 productions were staged, 111 of them contemporary plays. In the foyer hang a metal block by Franz Rogler, a 1964 tapestry designed by Dina Kerciku and a 1976 bronze bust of Max Mell by Ilse Glaninger-Balzar.

The main entrance remains on Hofgasse, while the front facing Freiheitsplatz is a secondary entrance, since the stage and auditorium axis runs perpendicular to Hofgasse. The building has three venues: Haus Eins with 540 seats, Haus Zwei with about 100, and Haus Drei with about 50. Check which house your ticket names before choosing a door.

The reconstruction after the 1823 fire created an open space in front of the theater that became today's Freedom Square. This plaza was not planned as a theater forecourt but appeared simply because the burned buildings around it were cleared away.