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The Grillo Theater is Essen’s municipal theatre. It was completed in 1892 to designs by the Berlin architect Heinrich Seeling in neoclassical style, and is one of the oldest theatres in the Ruhr. Together with the Folkwangschule (Folkwang College) and the Aalto Theater, the Grillo Theater forms an entity which makes Essen a cultural metropolis. The Grillo Theater was reopened in September 1990 following extensive renovation work.

Grillo-Theater, 2005Grillo-Theater is a theatre in Essen, Germany. Named after the industrialist Friedrich Grillo, who made the building possible, it opened on 16 September 1892 with Lessing's drama Minna von Barnhelm.

The building was badly damaged in World War II; it was restored with a much simpler façade and re-opened in 1950 with Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Notable directors included Erwin Piscator, Jean-Louis Barrault, Heinz Dietrich Kenter, Hansgünter Heyme. Caspar Neher became head of design in 1927 and designed here eight operas and 11 plays.

In 1988, the role of the Grillo-Theater as Essen's major stage venue was taken by the newly constructed Aalto Theatre which also opened with Die Meistersinger. Following a major reconstruction by the architect Werner Ruhau and a reduction of the auditorium from 670 to 400 seats, the Grillo-Theater became a flexible smaller venue; it re-opened in September 1990 with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.