Ernst Deutsch Theater, Theater venue in Uhlenhorst, Hamburg, Germany
The Ernst Deutsch Theater is a theater building in Hamburg-Nord with around 744 seats and operates as one of Germany's largest privately run theaters. The venue presents regular productions of various kinds and caters to different audience interests.
The theatre was founded on 13 October 1951 by actors Friedrich Schütter and Wolfgang Borchert with like-minded colleagues as a protest against the repertoires of Hamburg's reopened stages. After stops at the British Information Center on Große Bleichen, the Neue Rabenstraße and the Marschnerstraße, it moved in 1964 into the former UFA-Palast cinema at Mundsburg. It was renamed Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in 1973.
The venue takes its name from actor Ernst Deutsch, a significant figure in German film and theater history. Today visitors find a varied program ranging from contemporary plays to classical works that shape the city's cultural life.
The venue provides wheelchair access and allows online bookings as well as subscriptions for regular visitors. A service hotline helps with questions about reservations or general information before a visit.
The square in front of the theatre was named Friedrich-Schütter-Platz in 2001 after its co-founder; at its centre stands an 18-metre red stele, and the square was designed by Peter Schmidt and inaugurated in 2009. The theatre's youth division "plattform", founded in 2003, runs its own festival each year with over 250 young participants.
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