Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann
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| Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann e. V. | |
| Founded | 1 February 1984 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | b-v-w.de |
The Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It grew out of a youth group at a leisure centre in the Englschalking district in the late 1970s and was founded as an association on 1 February 1984. It stages Bavarian comedies in spring and autumn, with food served during performances.[1]
History
The group's origins lie in a youth group at the Spiel- und Begegnungszentrum Fideliopark (SBZ) in Englschalking. In December 1976 the leader of the centre's senior citizens' group asked the young people, then aged 15 to 18, to perform a short play at the seniors' Christmas party; they staged the one-act play Christbaumkerzl. At the end of 1978 one of them, Willi Maier, proposed staging Der Watzmann ruft, the rustic musical by Wolfgang Ambros, Manfred Tauchen and Joesi Prokopetz, whose text he had transcribed line by line from the record. It was first performed on 21 December 1979 before 40 spectators in a youth centre in Eching and the next day before 60 at the SBZ, and it gave the group its name. In 1979/80 the group staged two productions at once, among them Ein Münchner im Himmel and Die lebendige Leich'.[2]
The association was formally founded on 1 February 1984.[1]
Repertoire
The group performs Bavarian comedies and farces, usually one production in spring and one in autumn.[3]
| Season | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | Im Pfarrhaus is der Deife los | |
| Autumn 2023 | Die Gwandlaus | Peter Landsdorfer |
| Spring 2024 | Urlaub vom Doppelbett | Franz Schaurer |
| Autumn 2024 | Die Traumpaare von Schwingötting | Achim Pöschl |
| Autumn 2025 | Fußballfieber oder Das wunde Leder | |
| Spring 2026 | Da Franzosenzipfe | Thomas Kirnberger |
Its autumn 2026 production, the three-act comedy Der Büstenhalter, was sold out in advance.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grüß Gott und herzlich willkommen bei der Bayerischen Volksbühne Watzmann e.V., Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Chronik, Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gespielte Stücke, Bayerische Volksbühne Watzmann e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 10 July 2026.