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European Route of Historic Theatres

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The European Route of Historic Theatres is a holiday route and European Cultural Route, that runs through 120 theatres in 29 European countries. It links cities with important historic theatres from the 16th to 20th centuries.

This cultural route was initiated by the members of the organisation, Perspectiv – Association of Historic Theatres in Europe, which was founded in October 2003 with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage of historic theatres in Europe. The head offices of this association are in the town of Bad Lauchstädt and in Berlin. The project is supported by the Culture program of the European Union.

The European Route of Historic Theatres originally consisted of five individually named routes: the German Route, the Nordic Route, The Channel Route, the Italian Route and the Emperor Route. Each links between 9 and 12 towns and cities with important theatre traditions. In 2014, two more routes were added: the French and Adriatic Routes. As of 2024 a Grand Tour route in Italy and Malta is planned.

Routes

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Adriatic Route

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National Theatre in Zagreb

Alpine Route

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Thêatre du Jorat in Mézières

Baltic Route

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Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn

Black Sea Route

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National Opera House in Tbilisi

Channel Route

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The Royal Opera House (1808 Illustration)
  • Chimay (Belgium) – Théâtre du château, built 1861 to 1863 by French architect and stage designer, Charles-Antoine Cambon (1802–1875), based on the first palace theatre at Fontainebleau. → linke to the German Route via Koblenz.
  • Ghent (Belgium) – Opera, opened in 1840 as a luxurious opera house financed by industrialists.
  • Brussels (Belgium) – Théâtre Royal du Parc, built in 1782 in the English style as an extension of a vauxhall, a pleasure garden with a café. It was erected in the open at the side of the park. Its architect was Louis Montoyer.
  • Leiden (Netherlands) – Schouwburg, one of the first public theatres in Holland, built in 1705 by actor, Jacob van Rijndorp, and expanded in 1865 by architect, Jan Willem Schaap.
  • Bury St Edmunds (England) – The Theatre Royal, built in 1819 by the architect William Wilkins as a Neoclassicist theatre in the Regency style.
  • London (England) – The 1732 Theatre Royal and present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane; the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden was converted in 1848 into an opera house, the building dates to 1858; Royal Drury Lane opened in 1663, the present theatre dates to 1812, and the auditorium to 1922.
  • Craig-y-Nos (Wales) – Adelina Patti Theatre, the soprano, Adelina Patti, had her private theatre built in 1891 by architects, Bucknall & Jennings.
  • Nottingham (England) – The Malt Cross, a historic theatre and music hall, today a cafe and bar that holds cultural events.
  • Richmond (England) – Georgian Theatre Royal, municipal theatre and theatre museum, opened in 1788, closed in 1848 and re-opened in 1963, best preserved theatre from the Georgian period.

Emperor Route

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The Emperor Route was established in 2013 and runs through the Czech Republic (especially Bohemia) and Austria. These two countries were ruled by the emperors from the Habsburg dynasty until 1918, hence the name of this route.[1]

Graz Opera House, galleries

French Route

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Garnier Opera in Paris

German Route

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Stage of the Ekhof Theatre
Meiningen Theatre Museum, setting: The Winter’s Tale

Iberia Route

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Theatro Circo in Braga

North Italian Route

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Auditorium of the Teatro Farnese

Nordic Route

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The auditorium and stage in the Confidencen (2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Kapitel: Die European Route". perspectiv-online.org.
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