Comedia Theater, Children's and youth theatre in the Südstadt, Cologne, Germany
Comedia Theater is a children's and youth theatre in Cologne's Südstadt, housed in the former Fire Station IV on Vondelstraße and an adjoining new building. The 1904 fire station, built by municipal architect Johannes Kleefisch in late historicist style, has a wagon hall with five vehicle bays, a hose tower and an office building with staff apartments. The theatre performs in two auditoriums.
The building at Vondelstraße was erected in 1904 by municipal architect Johannes Kleefisch in late historicist style as Cologne's fourth fire station, inscribed "Feuerwache No. IV Cöln-Süd" above its five wagon gates. Horses were stabled behind the vehicles until 1926, and a steam pump was part of the equipment from the start. The theatre has used the former fire station and an adjoining new building since its move there in August 2009.
The theatre's name changed with its 2009 move: the troupe founded in 1974 as "Ömmes & Oimel" dropped that name and became COMEDIA Theater. Its programme is split into three strands — Theater for Young Audiences, Satire plus, and Theater*Labor — and since 2020/21 it has been developing into the centre for culture for young audiences in Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia.
The venue is fully wheelchair accessible and offers ticket purchasing through a regularly updated website. Visitors should check the site in advance for availability and current information.
The building's five wagon doors carry the inscription "Feuerwache No. IV Cöln-Süd". Horses were stabled behind the vehicles until 1926, and an entrance on Elsaßstraße let teams drive in from the rear so they faced the right way for the next call.
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