Passion Playhouse
At the beginning of the last century, Erl had a Passion playhouse that seated some 1700 guests. It was built in the period from 1909 to 1911 and was located in the Weidau District. The venue was destroyed by fire in 1933.
The current Passion Playhouse was designed by Robert Schuller, built in the period from 1957 to 1959 and is considered an architectural and acoustical masterpiece. It blends harmoniously with the landscape describing a nautilus as it extends the hills into the plain.
His unusual and bold design has made the building into a striking landmark in Erl.
The largest ground-level theatre in Austria seats 1500 visitors. The 25 meter wide stage with a pedestal and risers forms a striking setting for the 500 actors and actresses in the Passion play.
Since 1997, our guests have had the opportunity to refresh themselves before the performances or during intermission in a newly built buffet area.
The art gallery at the Passion Playhouse was opened in 2003. The event space can accommodate up to 150 people.
The crown of thorns located near the Passion Playhouse was carried by archers during a festal procession in Innsbruck on September 13, 1959. The occasion was to mark the 150th Andreas Hofer commemoration of the "liberation of Tyrol" from 1809 - 1959. The work commissioned to a group of Tyrolean rural youth was intended as a symbol of suffering, symbolizing the separation of North and South Tyrol.
In 1963 the crown of thorns was brought to Erl and found an appropriate place to be displayed. It has been immortalized on the crest of the Erl Township.
Mühlgraben 56 · A-6343 Erl
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