Uppsala stadsteater, Municipal theatre in Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala City Theatre is a performance venue with four separate stages, including a main auditorium and three smaller spaces designed for different types of productions. These varied rooms allow different scales of shows to be performed under one roof.
The building was designed by city architect Gunnar Leche in 1948 and erected in 1950 as a Folkets hus. The theatre opened on 23 September 1950 with a guest performance of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro by the Royal Theatre. From 1951 to 1982 it was called Upsala-Gävle stadsteater because Uppsala and Gävle shared theatre productions.
The theater serves as a gathering place where the city comes together to watch classic dramas, contemporary plays, and musicals performed throughout the year. Visitors experience a range of productions that shape the cultural life of the region.
The theatre has four stages: Stora scenen (528 seats), Lilla scenen (150–240 depending on configuration), Ettan (100) and Intiman (60–70). It is Sweden's third-largest city theatre, with around 500 performances and 70,000 visitors a year. The house on Kungsgatan also holds a restaurant, a café and a gallery.
One wall around the Stora scenen was painted by Sven Erixson with scenes from Federico García Lorca's Blodsbröllop, Shakespeare's Romeo and Julia and Richard III. The facade reliefs are by sculptor Allan Wallberg.
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