Built 1888 as a performance and assembly hall for the "Berliner Kronenbrauerei" brewery (424 seats + 1364 standing). 1889 renamed "Stadttheater Moabit". Used for popular farces, operetta and contemporary drama performances. 1923 converted into a cinema, renamed "Filmpalast Hansa" (800 seats). 1963 re-converted into a theatre proper for Paul Esser. Renamed "Schauspielhaus Hansa". Used for popular theatre performances. 1974 renamed "Hansa-Theater". 1989 renamed "Berlins Volkstheater Hansa". Used for revues and popular drama performances. Closed Feb 2002 for financial reasons. Re-opened Aug 2002 as "Hansa-Theater" by André Freyni. Used for popular drama and operetta performances. 500 seats. Closed 2005. Later occasionally opened for gala performances.

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