Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr

at Dimbeck 2a, Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany

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The Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr is an open-air amphitheatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, built in 1936 as a Nazi Thingplatz. It is the most important open-air theatre in the Rhine-Ruhr region and with 20,000 seats, one of the largest in Germany.LocationThe theatre is only a few hundred metres from the former centre of Mülheim, now known as the Kirchenhügel because other than two churches, it was left largely unrestored after destruction in World War II. It was constructed in a former quarry across the street called an der Dimbeck from the old city cemetery, and is within a city park. It has both a large and a small stage.HistoryConstruction, use in the Third ReichIn the early 1930s, the parks director of Mülheim, Fritz Keßler, was seeking a way to make the former quarry into a park instead of its becoming as a dump. As a result of the world-wide Depression, there was not enough money, until an arrangement was made under which the Volunteer Labour Service made it an unemployment relief project, which reduced the projected cost to the city from 29,800 to 14,100 RM. However, in May 1933 funds ran out and the project was left unfinished. Keßler arranged for the footpaths to be finished by city relief recipients, who received extra money each month in payment.Later the same year, the project was taken over by the Reich Labour Service and the open-air theatre added to the plans in the context of the Thingspiel movement. The theatre was designed by the city itself, and work directed by Erich Schulzke of the parks department. The park opened three years later, the theatre being ceremonially opened with a performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on the small stage on 28 June 1936, a Sunday evening in midsummer. There was such demand for the barely 3,000 tickets that a repeat performance was scheduled for the following night.

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Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr is Mülheim an der Ruhr based place and this enity listed in Landmark category. Located at Dimbeck 2a Contact phone number of Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr: 0208-8210777