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„Die Finthlinge“ e. V. is an amateur theatre group based in Finthen, a district of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Founded in 2001 as a family theatre, it now mainly stages farces and comedies for an adult audience, with one new production each November in the hall of the local primary school.[1][2]

History

In early 2000 parents, teachers and pupils of the Peter-Härtling-Grundschule in Finthen performed the fairy-tale play Käthe und der Teufel. Encouraged by the response, they founded „Die Finthlinge“ the following year.[1] The association was founded on 26 April 2001.[3] Its first production, Hennen flennen, was staged in 2001 in the hall of the school.[4]

The group began as a family theatre for children and young people and later turned to boulevard comedies, performed in standard German rather than dialect.[1][4] Der Raub der Sabinerinnen, planned for 2011, had to be postponed to the following year after the lead actor dropped out.[5] In 2024 the planned production Der Partyservice was cancelled after four months of rehearsals because a leading actress had to withdraw; the group returned to the stage in November 2025 with Ausgerechnet Du!.[5][6]

In 2023 the group had about 15 active members, and each of the five performances of that year's production drew around 120 to 140 spectators.[2] The group marked its 25th anniversary with a celebration on 22 August 2026, attended by representatives of the city and of the Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz e. V., which presented a certificate.[7][4]

Repertoire

The early productions were comedies and fairy-tale plays for families, several of them written within the group. Since the mid-2000s the repertoire has consisted mainly of farces and comedies of mistaken identity, among them four plays by Marc Camoletti and two each by Neil Simon and Derek Benfield.[1][8] The plays are often adapted by the group for its own cast, and the 2025 production was given local references to Finthen.[6]

Productions[8]
Year Title Author Notes
2001 Hennen flennen oder der „Große Gack“ First production; written within the group[9]
2002 Geister geistern Written within the group[10]
2003 Verräter im Äther after Gerdt von Bassewitz Written within the group after Peterchens Mondfahrt[11]
2004 Hier sind Sie richtig Marc Camoletti [12]
2005 Mein Freund Harvey (Harvey) Mary Chase [13]
2006 Die Leiche im Schrank Walter G. Pfaus Crime comedy[14]
2007 Séance um Mitternacht Hans-Peter Zeller [15]
2008 Ein toller Dreh Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot [16]
2009 Ein ungleiches Paar Neil Simon Female version of The Odd Couple, adapted within the group[17]
2010 Schau nicht unters Rosenbeet! Norman Robbins Comedy thriller; German version by Axel von Koss, adapted within the group[18]
2012 Rumpelstilzchen after Klaus-Dieter Theis Fairy-tale play, performed in May 2012; listed under 2011 in the group's list of productions[19]
2012 Der Raub der Sabinerinnen Franz and Paul von Schönthan Postponed from 2011[20][5]
2013 Boeing Boeing Marc Camoletti Adapted within the group[21]
2014 Geteilt durch Zwei Marc Camoletti [22]
2015 Das (perfekte) Desaster Dinner Marc Camoletti [23]
2016 Der doppelte Jochen
2017 Meine Frau ist verrückt
2018 Chaos im Multipack
2019 In der Klemme Derek Benfield [24]
2022 California Suite Neil Simon Adapted within the group[25]
2023 Der süßeste Wahnsinn Michael McKeever German version of Suite Surrender; announced in the press as Der verrückte Wahnsinn[26][2]
2025 Ausgerechnet Du! Derek Benfield Adapted within the group[6]
2026 Hier sind Sie richtig Marc Camoletti New adaptation of the 2004 production for the 25th anniversary; five performances scheduled for November 2026[7][4]

The local newspaper Journal LOKAL wrote that the group "brillierten" (shone) in the 2023 production and that it "boten beste Unterhaltung" (offered the best entertainment) in 2025.[2][6]

Venue

The group performs in the hall (Aula) of the Peter-Härtling-Grundschule, Lambertstraße 14, in Mainz-Finthen, where it also rehearses.[27][3] About four weeks before the first performance the members build the stage in the hall.[2]

Organisation

The group holds an annual workshop; in 2024 it took place in Landau. In June 2024 the group presented its work at the summer festival of the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Finthen, including a short two-person piece after Mark Twain's diaries of Adam and Eve.[7] Catering at the performances is provided by the Interessengemeinschaft Layenhof, whose social projects receive the proceeds.[2][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wer wir sind, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 „Der süßeste Wahnsinn“: „Die Finthlinge“ brillierten in fünf amüsanten Theateraufführungen, Journal LOKAL, 21 November 2023, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Die Finthlinge e.V., Vereinsverzeichnis, Landeshauptstadt Mainz, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 25 Jahre „Die Finthlinge“, Journal LOKAL, 23 August 2026, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stück der „Finthlinge“ fällt in diesem Jahr leider aus, Journal LOKAL, 1 September 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 „Ausgerechnet Du!“: „Die Finthlinge“ boten beste Unterhaltung, Journal LOKAL, 21 November 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Willkommen / Aktuelles, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Was wir machen, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Hennen flennen, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Geister geistern, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Verräter im Äther, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Hier sind Sie richtig (2004), Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Mein Freund Harvey, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  14. ↑ Die Leiche im Schrank, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Séance um Mitternacht, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Ein toller Dreh, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Ein ungleiches Paar, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Schau nicht unters Rosenbeet!, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Rumpelstilzchen, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  20. ↑ Der Raub der Sabinerinnen, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  21. ↑ Boeing Boeing, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Geteilt durch Zwei, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  23. ↑ Das (perfekte) Desaster Dinner, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  24. ↑ „Ausgerechnet Du!“: Das neue Stück der Finthlinge, Journal LOKAL, 11 October 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  25. ↑ California Suite, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 May 2026.
  26. ↑ „Die Finthlinge“ mit neuem Stück, Journal LOKAL, 25 October 2023, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  27. ↑ Kontakt / Impressum / Datenschutz, Die Finthlinge e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
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