Putbus Theatre, Historical theatre in Putbus, Germany.
Putbus Theatre is a rectangular two-storey building with a pitched roof and a portico facing Alleestraße. Four Doric columns support the pediment, whose empty gable field has three acroteria. The market facade has a clock and a lyre on top, and the windows have keystones carved with small female heads.
A prince commissioned this theatre in the 1820s to reinforce the cultural importance of his town. The building survived the decades and underwent fundamental renovation at the end of the 20th century.
The theatre has belonged to the INTHEGA association of guest-performance venues for thirty years and is also a member of Perspectiv, the European association of historic theatres. It is a stop on the European Route of Historic Theatres. Its own company existed only from 1952 to 1968; today it hosts the Theater Vorpommern and the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The theatre sits centrally at the market square and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should check the programme before arriving, as offerings change with the seasons.
The theatre has been a member of INTHEGA, the German association of guest-performance venues, for thirty years, and belongs to Perspectiv, the European association of historic theatres. It is also a stop on the European Route of Historic Theatres.
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