Altstadttheater Hornburg
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The Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V. (also Altstadt-Theater Hornburg) is an amateur theatre group from Hornburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, that has performed since 1983.[1] It stages one comedy each spring and, since 2022, plays in the village community hall of Heiningen.[2]
History
The theatre group began performing in Hornburg in 1983. It celebrated its 25th season in 2008 with the comedy Studentenfutter.[3] After about 30 years as an informal theatre company it was entered in the register of associations at the Braunschweig local court on 22 May 2013; the board had been elected at a founding meeting the year before.[4] The group marked its 40th anniversary in 2023.[5]
For many years the group played in the Haus Hagenberg in Hornburg and also gave performances in the Lessingtheater in Wolfenbüttel and, in 2018, at the Rammelsberg in Goslar.[6][7] Because Goslar had no replacement for the closed Odeon-Theater, the group planned a "Theater-Zirkus Goslar" in a circus tent for May 2020, with guest performances by other groups; it was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and took place from 29 April to 8 May 2022.[8][9] When the Haus Hagenberg was no longer available, the group moved to the Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Heiningen in 2022.[9] In 2025 a grant from the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz allowed it to complete the stage there, including the old stage curtain from the Haus Hagenberg.[10]
Repertoire
The group's main productions are popular comedies and farces, mostly by authors published by German amateur-theatre publishers, such as Winnie Abel, Hans Schimmel and Jürgen Baumgarten. In 2021 it staged Lutz Hübner's scene collage Gretchen 89ff. on Goethe's Faust instead of a comedy.[11]
The group has also repeatedly performed the open-air play Anna Landmann – Mutmaßliche Szenen aus ihrem Leben by the Goslar author Hans-Georg Ruhe, written in 1996, about a woman from Osterode am Fallstein who was accused of witchcraft in Hornburg in 1596 and executed in January 1597. The 60-minute production was shown in 2023 at Burg Vienenburg, in Winnigstedt and on the market square in Hornburg.[12]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bubblegum und Brillanten | ||
| 2006 | Und alles auf Krankenschein | ||
| 2007 | Schüsse, Küsse und Omeletts | ||
| 2008 | Studentenfutter | Jürgen Baumgarten | 25th season[3] |
| 2009 | Und oben wohnen Engel | ||
| 2010 | Zickenalarm | Jürgen Baumgarten | the group's third play by this author[14] |
| 2011 | Eine Leiche auf der Flucht | Horst Helfrich | |
| 2012 | Ehrensache | Tina Segler | |
| 2013 | Gauner, Banken und Moneten | Hans Schimmel | anniversary season; original title Ätsch, jetzt gründen wir eine Bank |
| 2013 | Anna Landmann – Mutmaßliche Szenen aus ihrem Leben | Hans-Georg Ruhe | open-air; also shown at the Niedersächsische Amateurtheatertage on Baltrum |
| 2014 | Kille, Kille | Derek Benfield | original title Beyond a Joke |
| 2015 | Liebeslust und Wasserschaden | Hans Schimmel | |
| 2016 | Suche Putzfrau – biete Schwiegermutter | Hans Schimmel | |
| 2017 | Zimmer frei | Rolf Sperling | |
| 2018 | Kaviar trifft Currywurst | Winnie Abel | |
| 2018 | Anna Landmann – Mutmaßliche Szenen aus ihrem Leben | Hans-Georg Ruhe | revival; also 2019 |
| 2019 | Beamte – Geister – Gummibäume | Hans Schimmel | |
| 2021 | Gretchen 89ff. | Lutz Hübner | Saal der Iberg-Gaststätte, Hornburg[11] |
| 2022 | Gestorben wird später – Chaos im Bestattungshaus | Winnie Abel, stage version by Tanja Schmidt | planned for 2020; circus tent in Hornburg and Goslar, DGH Heiningen[9] |
| 2023 | Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo | Winnie Abel | 40th anniversary[5] |
| 2023 | Anna Landmann – Mutmaßliche Szenen aus ihrem Leben | Hans-Georg Ruhe | revival; also 2024[12] |
| 2024 | Kaktus kontra Julia | Martina Worms | |
| 2025 | Die Western-Schwestern | Bernd Kietzke | [2] |
| 2026 | Neurosige Zeiten | Winnie Abel | [1] |
Venue
Since 2022 the group's home stage is the Dorfgemeinschaftshaus (village community hall) in Heiningen.[15][2]
Organisation
The group has taken part in the Niedersächsische Amateurtheatertage of the Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen e. V. on Baltrum; in 2011 it won first place there in the association's video competition Kurz & Knackig.[16] In 2023 it offered a theatre workshop for young people.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V. – seit 1983 für Sie auf der Bühne, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 „Die Western-Schwestern“ – Altstadt-Theater Hornburg bringt Komödie auf die Bühne, Goslarsche Zeitung, February 2025, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 25. Saison ist zu Ende, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 25 April 2008, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Pressemitteilung Vereinsgründung, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 3 June 2013, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Das Altstadt-Theater Hornburg spielt wieder, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 10 January 2023, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Infos zum neuen Stück, Termine und Kartenverkauf, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 15 November 2017, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Infos zum neuen Stück 2019, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 1 January 2019, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Neuer Spielort in Goslar, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 8 January 2020, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Das Altstadt-Theater spielt wieder, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 22 February 2022, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Wir haben wieder einen Vorhang!, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 10 January 2026, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Altstadt-Theater Hornburg spielt wieder: Gretchen 89 ff., Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 28 September 2021, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Der Hexenprozeß zu Hornburg – Anna Landmann – Mutmaßliche Szenen aus ihrem Leben, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 15 August 2023, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 News archive 2005–2026, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Saison 2010 – Zickenalarm, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 5 September 2009, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Spielstätten, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Wir haben gewonnen!, Altstadttheater Hornburg e.V., 10 July 2011, retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.