Tellspielhaus [Altdorf]
theatre in Altdorf, Switzerland
Tellspielhaus
Built 1865-1867 as a town hall (Gemeindehaus). 1925 conversion to a festival theatre (addition of an auditorium with ca. 1200 seats), intended for performances of Schiller's drama Wilhelm Tell. Renamed Tellspielhaus (the second of that name, after a wooden theatre opened in 1899 and demolished in 1915). Also used as municipal theatre, home to the Theater Uri company. 1975 renovations. 546 seats.