The Großes Schauspielhaus (Great Theater) was a large theatre in central Berlin, Germany.The structure was originally a market built by architect Friedrich Hitzig, and it retained its external, gabled form.The performers and technicians enjoyed their own bar, a barber shop, ample dressing room space, and the modern stage equipment.They described the building as an example of Entartete Kunst and refurbished its interior by adding a hung ceiling to hide the stalactite forms.The interior of the castle of the Wizard of Oz in the 2024 film Wicked was inspired by the Großes Schauspielhaus.
Light columns in the entrance hall, circa 1920
Interior of main hall with the landmark
stalactite
cave design by Hans Poelzig
