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Schmidt Theater is a private theater at Spielbudenplatz. It consists of two venues, the Schmidt Theater itself and the Schmidts Tivoli (also known as Grosses Haus), which is just a stone's throw away.
Schmidt Theater is a theatre in Hamburg, Germany, located at St. Pauli's Spielbudenplatz. It has three venues: the Schmidt Theater itself, the "large house" just a few steps away, called Schmidts Tivoli, and the Schmidtchen. The theater was co-founded by Corny Littmann. The theater operates without state funding.
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Theatre, variety, cabaret, concerts, and satirical revues.
Grosses Haus
Avant-garde shows and high-class musicals. The world-famous musical Cabaret and the successful musical compendium Fifty Fifty were staged here.
It opened in 1841 as the Urania Theater and took its present name in 1941.
The place got its name from the entertainers putting up shows here for sailors from all over the world back in the day. For example Mr. Hagenback (who opened the zoo park in the city) showcased his sea lions here. Today it is surrounded by several venues including St. Pauli theater, Schmidt's Tivoli , Schmidt's Theater and Operettenhaus.
A street and entertainment district in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife (with Schanze) and also the city's major red-light district. In German it is also called die sündigste Meile (the most sinful mile) and nicknamed Kiez. The Reeperbahn Festival is among the largest club festivals.