Hamburg Entertainment

  1. 3001

    Several cinemas screen movies in the original language with subtitles. Look for the acronym 'OmU' (Original mit Untertiteln). Venues include Abaton Kino in Universitätsviertel and 3001 in Schanzenviertel.

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  2. Abaton Kino

    Several cinemas screen movies in the original language with subtitles. Look for the acronym 'OmU' (Original mit Untertiteln). Venues include Abaton Kino in Universitätsviertel and 3001 in Schanzenviertel.

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  3. Deutsches Schauspielhaus

    Germany's largest and most important theatre stage, the Schauspielhaus presents imaginative interpretations of the classics (by Shakespeare, Goethe, Chekhov etc) alongside new works such as Nipple Jesus , from High Fidelity author Nick Hornby.

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  4. English Theatre

    For more than 30 years now, a cast of predominantly British actors has been performing mysteries, comedies and the occasional classic, such as Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, at this venue in Winterhude.

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  5. Musicaltheater im Hafen

    The yellow tent resembling a giant bee situated across the harbour hosts The Lion King . Take the shuttle from Landungsbrücke 1.

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  6. Neue Flora

    Mainstream musicals are seemingly as popular in Hamburg as they were in London during the 1990s. One of Europe's largest theatres was built to bring Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera to Hamburg. More recently, it has reverberated to the strains of Titanic and the love-it-or-hate-it piece that brought the world Patrick Swayze, Dirty Dancing.

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  7. Operettenhaus

    Mainstream musicals are seemingly as popular in Hamburg as they were in London during the 1990s. Big glossy musicals like Mamma Mia are staged here.

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  8. Staatsoper

    Among the world's most respected opera houses, the Staatsoper has been directed by the likes of Gustav Mahler and Karl Boehm during its 325-year-plus history. Performances often sell out, but try the Hamburg Hotline (3005 1300) or visit the box office at Grosse Theaterstrasse 25, about 50m from the opera house.

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  9. Thalia Theater

    This intimate, galleried venue with a central stage is fond of cutting-edge adaptations of classics. Interestingly, it's recently been adapting cinema - for example, from Krystof Kieslowski and Lars von Trier - for the stage.

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