The Rover Rep Theater was established in 2003 by Rebecca Garron, an actor and director of great reputation in Germany. The theater in Hamburg is engaged in the production of plays in German as well as English languages. Native actors and directors have found a platform to showcase their talents in The Rover Rep Theater, Hamburg.
The location of The Rover Rep Theater is at the Irish Rover, Grobneumarkt in Hamburg. The theater organizes English, Irish and American plays. Performances at the Rover Rep Theater have a wide range, from serious dramas to comedies, from absurd drama to naturalistic plays. Solitary performances are also held at the theater.
The Rover Rep Theater has a permanent staff consisting of the artistic director, technical advisor, business manager, graphic designer and PR. The theater hosts two plays every year with native actors and directors who work as freelancers.
The plays performed at the Rover Rep Theater are based on famous dramas and novels by well-known dramatists and authors.
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Some of the performances organized at the theater are as follows:
- Betrayal by Harold Pinter
- The Hunchback Variations by Mickle Maher
- Three Hotels by Jon Robin Baitz
- Mr. Pickwick's Christmas by Charles Dickens
- Here by Michael Frayn
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Faith Healer by Brian Friel
- One Acts by G. B. Shaw
- The Little Prince read by Mark Lyndon
- The Weir by Conor MacPherson
The Rover Rep Theater has initiated a routine reading session of famous plays to popularize dramatists like G. B. Shaw, Samuel Beckett and others. The aim of this endeavor is to widen the scope of theater in Hamburg.
Different organizations and government bodies have supported the development of The Rover Rep Theater of Hamburg. Some of these organizations are British-American Tobacco, The British Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Bezirksamt Hamburg-Mitte and The Irish Embassy.
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