page_title: Sylvan theater
section_title: Europe
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvan theater / Notable sylvan theaters / Europe
caption_attribution_description: English: Open air stage in Westfalenpark Dortmund Deutsch: Seebühne im Westfalenpark Dortmund
context_page_description: A sylvan theater—sometimes called a greenery theater —is a type of outdoor theater situated in a wooded setting. Often adorned with classical motifs, a sylvan theater may substitute a simple green lawn for built seating and can include elaborate arrangements of shrubs, flowers and other greenery. These alfresco stages may be features of grand formal gardens or parks, or of more intimate settings, and may be intended for either public or private use.
context_section_description: Bosquet du Théâtre d’Eau ("Water Theater Grove"), Versailles, France (1671–74)
  The Sylvan Theater, Killruddery House and Gardens, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
  Sir Walter Scott, during a stay at Killruddery, was inspired by the idea of the sylvan theatre, including it in his novel St. Ronan's Well (1824).
  Heckentheater ("hedge theater"), Herrenhausen, Germany
  Sylvan Theater, Schwetzingen Castle, Germany
  Ruinentheater ("ruined theater"), Sanspareil Garden (near Bayreuth), Germany
  Théâtre Silvain, Vallon de la Fausse-Monnaie, Marseille, France (1923)
  Parc floral des Thermes, Aix-les-Bains, France
caption: Westfalenpark in Dortmund
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