Wolfgang Borchert Theater
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Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
. It is one of the oldest private theaters in Germany.
The theater was founded in 1958 as the Theater im kleinen Raum at the Münster Prinzipalmarkt
Prinzipalmarkt
The Prinzipalmarkt is the historic principal marketplace of Münster, Germany. It is shaped by historic buildings with picturesque pediments attached to one another. It extends from St. Lambert's Church in the north to the Townhouse Tower in the south and is home to luxurious shops and cafés...
. At the start of the sixties it moved to the Münster Hauptbahnhof and became the Zimmertheater Münster.
For the 1982/83 season it was renamed to the Wolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. His work is among the best examples of the Trümmerliteratur movement in post-World War II Germany...
Theater. In 1999 it moved to its present location at Hafenweg.