Bühnenspielverein Hankensbüttel
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The Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V. (BSV) is an amateur theatre and carnival association in Hankensbüttel in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany.[1] Founded in 1920, it stages an annual play in autumn and has held a yearly carnival session for more than 60 years.[1][2]
| Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V. | |
| Founded | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Members | 300 (as of 2026) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q633148 |
| Country | Germany |
| Links | |
| Website | buehnenspielverein.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
History
The association was founded in 1920 by Wilhelm Lilge, its first chairman, and eleven other members. Theatre was its main activity from the start, and carnival was added later. Its first plays and carnival sessions took place in the Deutsches Haus (the former Gasthaus Obek) in Hankensbüttel; the very first production was Paul Heyse's historical drama Kolberg, set during the siege of Kolberg in 1807. The association's activities rested from 1938 to 1949 because of the Second World War.[1]
In 1955 the children's and youth group Bühnenspatzen was founded, which performed a play shortly before Christmas each year, beginning with Zauberschlaf im Märchenwald. For the association's 50th anniversary in 1970 the Ohnsorg-Theater gave a guest performance of Dat stohlen Glück. In 1995 the BSV moved to the Gasthaus Olvermann "Zur Linde".[1] Its 2020 centenary production, the self-written musical revue Früher war alles besser! Oder?, was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and staged in October 2022 with more than 80 performers aged from 4 to over 90.[3]
Repertoire
The association's productions range from comedies and crime plays to musicals and children's theatre.[2] The carnival sessions include dances, songs, sketches and carnival speeches, with a junior section.[2]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Kolberg | Paul Heyse | first production[1] |
| 1955 | Zauberschlaf im Märchenwald | first Bühnenspatzen children's play[1] | |
| 2015 | Im weißen Rössl | after Ralph Benatzky | musical; also spring 2016[4] |
| 2016 | Eine Hochzeit und zwei Todesfälle | ||
| 2018 | Wehe, wenn die Oma kommt …! | ||
| 2019 | Ladies Night – Ganz oder gar nicht | after Anthony McCarten and Stephen Sinclair | Ladies Night |
| 2022 | Früher war alles besser! Oder? | Andreas Kahrens | musical revue on Hankensbüttel since 1945; centenary production |
| 2023 | Die Niere | ||
| 2024 | Der Hexer | after Edgar Wallace | |
| 2025 | Grambowskis letzte Rolle |
Venue
Since 1999 the carnival sessions, and since 2014 all theatre productions, have taken place in the Schützenhaus in Hankensbüttel.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Der BSV, Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bühnenspielverein Hankensbüttel, Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theater, Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Presse, Bühnenspielverein von 1920 Hankensbüttel e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.