Capitol Mannheim
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Capitol Mannheim

A 1927 former cinema palace in Mannheim's Neckarstadt, now one of the region's main houses for concerts, comedy, musicals and children's theatre.

Waldhofstraße 2, 68169 Mannheim
Up to 1,100
capacity
2 spaces
hireable
Main hall and Casino let for concerts, conferences and company events; enquire with the Capitol office.
available for hire

About this venue

The Capitol was built in 1927 as a film palace for the Müller cinema family, designed by architect Paul Darius as a round hall under an egg-shaped dome 25 metres across, and opened with Murnau's Sunrise. It survived the Second World War undamaged, added music to film in the 1970s and became one of the region's best-known music clubs in the 1980s. Today Capitol Betriebs-GmbH runs it as a 'live music house' with around 400 events and more than 130,000 visitors a year: concerts, tribute shows, comedy and cabaret, musicals, its own productions and children's theatre on Sunday mornings. The main hall seats 696 in rows, takes 182 at banquet tables, or up to about 1,100 with a standing stalls and seated balcony and circle; the stage is about 11 x 9 m. A connecting KunstGang with changing photo exhibitions leads to the Casino, home of the Rampenlicht restaurant, which has its own small stage and hosts concert, dinner-show, reading and comedy series. Both rooms are let for corporate and private events. The foyer and stalls have low-threshold access and an accessible toilet; the balcony and circle are not step-free.

The Spaces

Capitol (main hall)

Main hall

Former 1927 cinema auditorium with stalls, balcony (Empore) and circle (Rang); stage about 11 x 9 x 1.3 m.

Capacity

Standing
up to 1,100
Seated
up to 696
Dining
up to 182

Standing: 750 in the stalls plus 342 seated on balcony and circle, about 1,100 in total. Seated: 696 plus 3 wheelchair places. Dining: 182 at banquet tables in the stalls.

Casino

Restaurant and small stage

Room housing the Rampenlicht restaurant, with its own bar and a 3 x 2 m stage; reached through the KunstGang.

Capacity

Dining
up to 60

Seated dinner for 60 per the venue's rooms page.

Facilities

  • Bar
  • Cloakroom
  • Box office
  • Catering / kitchen
  • Stage: About 11 x 9 x 1.3 m; clear height about 6.5 m

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilet
  • Wheelchair spaces / viewing area

Technical Specification

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Music equipment

  • PA system: JBL VTX A8 line array with VTX B35 subs; Soundcraft Vi3000 desk

Location

Waldhofstraße 2, 68169 Mannheim

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