Schmidt Theater

Schmidt Theater is a performance venue on Spielbudenplatz in Hamburg-Mitte, hosting comedy, musicals and cabaret on its stage. The building includes a restaurant alongside the main hall, serving guests before and after evening shows.

The theatre opened in the early 1980s and grew alongside St. Pauli's shift from a red-light district to a more mixed neighborhood. Over the decades it built a reputation as a venue for German-language entertainment with local roots.

This venue takes its name from founder Corny Littmann, who shaped it into a place for German-language comedy and musical theatre aimed at local audiences. Shows often draw on Hamburg traditions and reflect the city's taste for sharp humor and bold stage entertainment.

The hall offers step-free access and sits in the center of St. Pauli, reachable on foot or by public transport. The in-house restaurant lets visitors eat before a show starts or after it ends.

One long-running production combines stage scenes with a multi-course dinner served directly at audience tables. Performers move between guests and draw spectators into the action as part of the show.