Residenz Theatre, Neoclassical playhouse in Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Germany

The Residenz Theatre is a neoclassical playhouse on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich's Altstadt-Lehel district, built 1950–1951 on the foundations of the old court theatre. Its light grey stone facade centres on a tall recessed glazed screen divided into three horizontal bands by slim columns, with KAMMERSPIELE inscribed at its base; above sit a row of rectangular windows, a shallow dark roof and a stone balustrade. Flanking bays have plain walls and tall windows, and the right bay shows an arched window above a blank lower section.

Kurfürst Maximilian III Joseph had the first Residenztheater built from 1751 to 1753 as an opera house by court architect François de Cuvilliés the Elder; it opened with Ferrandini's Catone in Utica, and Mozart's Idomeneo premiered there in 1781. Destroyed in World War II, it was rebuilt in 1950–51 on the old foundations as the present house, with the rescued rococo auditorium reinstalled elsewhere in 1958 as the Cuvilliés Theatre.

Munich residents call the theatre "das Resi". Its name distinguishes it from the neighbouring Nationaltheater, home of the Bavarian State Opera. Since 2011 Martin Kušej has directed the Bavarian Staatsschauspiel here; earlier directors include Dieter Dorn (2001–2011) and Kurt Meisel (1972–1983).

The Residenztheater faces Max-Joseph-Platz, next to the Nationaltheater, in Munich's Altstadt. The entrance is at street level beneath the stone base, and the glazed central bay with the KAMMERSPIELE inscription marks the main front. The Cuvilliés-Theater in the Residenz is a separate venue and can be visited on its own.

The theatre's stage is named after the actor and director Kurt Meisel, who led the house from 1972 to 1983. The building stands on the foundation walls of the rococo opera house of 1753, but apart from those incorporated perimeter walls it shares nothing with the old court theatre.