The Schmidt Theater is a private theatre on the Spielbudenplatz in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli. It has three venues: the Schmidt Theater itself (423 seats), the "Großes Haus" called Schmidts Tivoli (620 seats) just a few steps away, and the Schmidtchen (200 seats). The theatre was co-founded by Corny Littmann and works without state funding. The Schmidt Theater opened on 8 August 1988, at 8 minutes past 8 in the evening. Schmidts Tivoli opened its doors on 1 September 1991 in the former "Zillertal". In the early days the "Schmidt family" included "Herr Schmidt" (Corny Littmann), Lilo Wanders (Ernie Reinhardt), Mario Rispo and, from 1990, Marlene Jaschke (Jutta Wübbe). Especially popular was the midnight show with a surprise programme of professional variety acts and amateur performances. From 1989 these midnight shows were broadcast on television by the NDR and made the Schmidt Theater known nationwide. Artists such as Hildegard Knef, Rosenstolz, Olivia Jones, Georgette Dee, Udo Lindenberg, Marianne Rosenberg and Kay Ray appeared. Until 1993 the midnight show was broadcast once a month.
The Schmidt Theater was founded in 1988 by Corny Littmann on the Reeperbahn — today a Hamburg institution for cabaret, drag, and musicals off the mainstream.
At a glance
- Type
- Theatre
- Location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Address
- Spielbudenplatz
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