Admiralspalast

The Admiralspalast (German for admiral palace) is a 1,756-seat theatre on Friedrichstraße in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1910, it is one of the few preserved variety venues of the pre-World War II era in the city.

As a place of amusement the Admiralspalast originally included a skating rink, a public bath, bowling alleys, a café and a cinema open day and night. After World War I it changed to a revue theatre, starting with the show Drunter und drüber by Walter Kollo, later continued by the performance of operettas.

As the building suffered little damage from World War II bombing, it was home to the Berlin State Opera until the reconstruction of the Berlin State Opera house in 1955. On April 21–22 1946, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Communist Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone held a convention at the Admiralspalast where they merged to become the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The performance of revues and operettas were continued under the name of Metropol-Theater until its disestablishment in 1997.

The GDR Union of Journalists had its offices inside the Admiralspalast.

On August 11, 2006, it reopened with The Threepenny Opera, directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer.

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Dimitris Tzouris
24 June 2014
Amazing venue with comfortable seating with lots of legroom. Hosts from TED events to Dream Theater concerts. Check it out.
Edele
5 January 2019
Nice theatre, friendly staff and good drink offers. Plenty of leg room in the theatre itself.
AF_Blog
13 March 2018
Gute Unterhaltung in toller Umgebung. Leider sind die Preise bei Garderobe (2€) und Snacks überzogen. Im Parkett gute Beinfreiheit.
Marco Schirmer
31 August 2014
Sehr schönes Theater. Lieber Plätze im Parkett buchen, da die Sitzreihen im Rang sehr eng sind.
björn
1 June 2013
Einer der schönsten Konzertsäle der Stadt
Priscilla Bulnes
18 September 2015
Una verdadera joya de teatro! El edificio sobrevivió a dos guerras, la acústica es maravillosa, y el lugar hermoso.
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Friedrichstraße 101, 10117 Berlin, Germany Get directions
Tue-Wed 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Thu-Fri 6:00 PM–10:00 PM
Sat 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Sun 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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