Address: Allendeplatz/Ecke Grindelhof, 20146 Hamburg
    Tel for Showtimes: 41 320 321
    Tel for Reservations: 41 320 320 (15:00-22:00)
    Website: http://www.abaton-kino.de

The Abaton Kino shows a wide variety of international films, not just the blockbusters available at the multiplex cinemas. Many of the films are in their original language (not necessarily English or German), sometimes with German subtitles. To tell if a film is going to be shown in its original language, look for OF (Originalfassung) or OmU (Original mit Untertiteln) after the title.

    Tel: (045) 61 55 88 34
    Fax: (045) 61 55 88 35
    Website: http://www.astrosat.info

Astrosat provides digital satellite receivers and subscriptions to the British satellite TV service called Sky Digital. The majority of their customers are from the English-speaking expatriate community. See their website for programming and price information.

    Name: The First
    Address: Beim Schlump 13, 20144 Hamburg
    Tel: (040) 4 50 49 19

    Name: The Second
    Address: Mühlenkamp 9, 22303 Hamburg
    Tel: (040) 27 87 26 59

    Name: Bigger, Better, Faster, More
    Address: Bornstrasse 14, 20146 Hamburg
    Tel: (040) 44 58 50

Since it is often difficult to find films you want to see in English at the theater, you may end up wanting to rent the video in English. Luckily, there are a few places where you can rent VHS videos in English -- one of our website sponsors, The First and The Second; and Bigger, Better, Faster, More, near Abaton Kino. Note, though, that European videos are on the PAL system, while videos from the U.S. are on NTSC, so you might have a problem renting videos here if your VCR is from the U.S. (and vice versa - you might have a problem watching videos from the U.S. if your VCR was purchased here). However, you can buy VCRs here that play both PAL and NTSC.

Another option now is to rent DVDs. It is much easier to find DVDs with an English-language option, because often even German DVDs have the original language option on them (thus, you can rent those DVDs from almost any video store near you). Some video stores even offer U.S. DVDs for rent (often before the films have even come out in the theaters here in Germany). Again, though, there can be system compatibility problems: U.S. DVDs use a different "code" than European DVDs. So, if you have a U.S. DVD player, you may not be able to watch European DVDs, and vice versa. However, it is possible to buy "code-free" DVD players, which can play DVDs from anywhere in the world (although you usually have to pay an extra EUR 50 or so to have your DVD player made "code-free").

    Channel: FM 96.0 MHz on cable on 95.45 MHz
    Address: Stresemannstrasse 375 (Eingang 11), 22761 Hamburg
    Tel: (040) 89 69 07-0
    Studio Tel: (040) 899 25 85
    Fax: (040) 89 69 07-11
    Website: http://www.offener-kanal-hamburg.de/radio-aktuell.html

Many radio stations in Hamburg play English-language pop songs, but if you want to hear the commentary in English too, listen to English Talk Radio on the Open Channel (Offener Kanal) at 96 FM every first, third and fifth Monday of the month starting at 18:00. AWC member Meghan S and Robert Berridge (owner of English Books on Stressemann Straße) welcome you to join in! They are always looking for new and interesting people and ideas for the show, so give them a listen.

    Address: Lerchenfeld 14, 22081 Hamburg (Mundsburg)
    Tel: (040) 2 27 70 89
    Fax: (040) 2 29 50 40
    Website: http://www.englishtheatre.de/Home1.html

Professional full-time English language theatre. Productions every evening except Sundays throughout the year.

    Address: Grindelberg 7A, 20144 Hamburg (Eimsbüttel)
    Tel for Showtimes or Reservations: (040) 45 03 59-73 or -74
    Box Office Tel: (040) 44 93 33
    Website: http://www.cinestar.de/startcheck/start_mflash.html

The Grindel Kino shows some films in German and some films in English -- mostly blockbuster-types in English. To tell if a film is going to be shown in its original language, look for OF (Originalfassung) or OmU (Original mit Untertiteln) after the title.

    Contact: Suneel Pathak
    Address: Möllner Landstr. 32a, 21465 Reinbek-Neuschönningstedt
    Tel: (040) 7 13 13 99
    Fax: (040) 7 13 13 99
    Website: http://www.hamburgplayers.de

Amateur dramatic society with three public productions each year in February, May and November.

    Address: Englisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg,
        Von-Melle-Park 6 (Raum 102), 20146 Hamburg
    Tel: (040) 42 83 8-48 52
    Fax: (040) 42 83 8-48 56
    E-mail: up@uni.hamburg.de
    Website: http://student.org.uni-hamburg.de/up/welcome.html

Group of amateur actors who give excellent English theater performances several times a year. Plays by Shakespeare, Noel Coward, etc. are performed.