Capitol Theater, Entertainment venue in Flingern, Germany
Capitol Theater is Düsseldorf's largest theatre, housed in a former Rheinbahn tram depot over 100 years old. The main hall covers 1,140 m² with 1,131 seats; the Club measures 630 m² and holds up to 475 seats in rows or 300 at dinner tables. The roughly 1,500 m² foyer is split into lower and upper levels, with a winter garden and five bars.
The building was originally used as a tram depot near Düsseldorf's main railway station. In 1994, it was converted into a theatre, with much of the industrial structure of the old depot kept visible.
The theatre's name recalls the Capitol in the former tram depot, and its foyer of about 1,500 m² is split into a lower and upper level, a winter garden and five bars. Since 1996 Grease ran for three years and drew around 1.2 million visitors, and the house still stages its own productions alongside guest shows.
The entrance is on Erkrather Straße, and the building is fully accessible for wheelchair users throughout. It is worth checking the program in advance, as the schedule covers a wide range of genres and formats.
The building is a former Rheinbahn tram depot over 100 years old, converted by publisher Lothar Neuse and opened with the musical show Broadway Düsseldorf. Producer Thomas Krauth, who ran the theatre until 2009, staged the premieres of Miami Nights (2002) and Das Mädchen Rosemarie (2004) here.
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