WUPPERTAL, Germany (Reuters) - Wuppertal's theatre was a beacon of hope for a new age of creativity when built in West Germany's post-war boom. Today it is in trouble, a symbol of the bankruptcy threatening cities in Germany's biggest state.
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), home to more than one in five Germans, holds a state election on May 9 which is increasingly overshadowed by debt worries that could create serious problems for Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right government.
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