City Theatre (Groningen)

The City Theatre is the main theater stage in Groningen . The building on the Turfsingel dates from 1883 and was designed by Frederick William van Gendt and Hugo Pieter Vogel .

The building of the Municipal Theatre was an initiative of the Society Theatre Building. At the time, Van Gendt was employed by the state in connection with thedismantling of the fortress of Groningen. Along with Bird, he designed a neo-Renaissance which looks like a temple of culture. In particular, the great room has a traditional layout with three stacked rows of balconies. Nowadays there in the theater, depending on the arrangement of the stage, seating 750 spectators.

The City Theatre at the Turfsingel (Groningen)In the 1960s the building was dilapidated so to further efforts to demolish it. However far it came. Between 1976 and 1984 the building was substantially renovated. On that renovation was by artist Irene Verbeek modern ceiling painting made ​​in the hall and in the hall (Apollo and the Muses). This has since caused much discussion. Those discussions flared up again in the summer of 2004, when during renovations touched the painting in the hall out of sight. Interior architect Bart Vos also brought commissioned by theater director Thom van der Goot modern colors especially in carpets and curtains. That was not to the liking of artist Verbeek. They filed a lawsuit against the city of Groningen because of the impact of its work or breach of contract, the municipality had indeed agreed with her ​​in 1984 that the ceiling paintings were to be maintained for 50 years. The court ruled in summary proceedings that the environment of the painting was part of the work and therefore should not be changed. In addition, the Municipal Theatre was since 1994 recognized as a national monument and the only alteration was therefore an offense. This gave the director and the chief buildings each fined 1,000 euros.

In 2008 the Stadsschouwburg Groningen its 125th anniversary with a 125-day festival program. ==Kruithuis [  edit ] == At the back of the city theater was still a small stage: the Kruithuis. It is used for smaller performances. The name refers to the former Kruithuis of the city that has stood on the site of the theater. The flat floor theater could accommodate about 100 visitors. In 2013, this room is closed and converted into storage for the main hall.