Neues Theater, Theatre in Hanover, Germany
Neues Theater is a privately run theatre in Hanover's city centre, housed at Georgstraße since 1964. Founded on 16 May 1962 by James von Berlepsch as Kleines Theater, it has been run by his son since Berlepsch's death in 2008 and states that it works without subsidies. Its bar is a meeting point for Hanover's theatre scene.
James von Berlepsch founded the theatre on 16 May 1962 as Kleines Theater; it has occupied its present site on Georgstraße since 1964. Under its founder it became Hanover's best-known boulevard theatre. After Berlepsch's death in 2008, his son took over the house, now run by the second generation and, by its own account, without public subsidy.
The theatre's bar is a meeting point for Hanover's theatre scene, and since 1974 a support association and a subscriber circle have backed the house. Its founder James von Berlepsch led it until his death in 2008; his son now runs it in the second generation.
The theatre has occupied its Georgstraße location in Hanover's city centre since 1964, so it is reached on foot from the central pedestrian zone. It operates without public subsidy, and since 1974 a friends' association and a subscriber circle have supported it. Its bar serves as a meeting point for Hanover's theatre scene.
The theatre has been run by the founder's family since 1962: James von Berlepsch led it until his death in 2008, and his son now directs it in the second generation. Its bar is a meeting point for Hanover's theatre scene. A friends' association and a subscriber circle have existed since 1974.
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