Abstract

In the summer of 1945, Berlin’s cultural life resumed, if only provisionally. This photograph shows a production of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” at a municipal park in the Schöneberg district in the American sector on August 1, 1945.

Shakespeare in the Park in Berlin-Schöneberg (August 1, 1945)

Willi Saeger

Source

Source: Performance of “The Taming of the Shrew” in Stadtpark Schöneberg. Photo: Willi Saeger.
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Recommended Citation

Shakespeare in the Park in Berlin-Schöneberg (August 1, 1945), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1037> [October 08, 2025].