Die Knollestromber e. V.
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Die Knollestromber e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Nisterau in the Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It grew out of a theatre group founded in 1996 and stages comedies in the local dialect, usually every two years.[1]
History
Early in 1996 six residents of Nisterau founded the theatre group "Die Akteure", with the aim of offering some diversion during the winter months and of cultivating the local dialect. Its first production, Eine Frau muss her, was staged in November 1996 and repeated two months later. In November 1999 the theatre association "Die Knollestromber" emerged from "Die Akteure".[1] A 2002 press report, by contrast, gives 1995 as the founding year and counts five productions up to that point.[2]
The name refers to the "Knollestromber", a part-time farmer who goes to the field with his Korscht (hoe) to break up large clods of earth; the association chose the figure as its symbol to express its ties to the Westerwald and its people. The group performed from 2000 to 2011, then paused for four years before returning in 2015 with Tante Trude aus Buxtehude.[1][3]
Repertoire
The group performs comedies in the local dialect, Pöhler Platt.[2] According to the municipality's page, improvisation after slips on stage has become part of its style.[1]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Eine Frau muss her | First production, as "Die Akteure"; repeated two months later[1] | |
| 2001 | Das verflixte Klassentreffen | Regina Rösch | Comedy in three acts; further performances in autumn 2002[2] |
| 2015 | Tante Trude aus Buxtehude | Comedy; return after a four-year break[3] | |
| 2017 | Frauenpower | Bernd Gombold | Comedy in three acts[4] |
| 2019 | Das Stammtischkind | Premiere in a sold-out hall[5] |
Venue
The group performs in the "Großer Saal" of the Nisterau Dorfgemeinschaftshaus (village hall), which seats about 150. Its roughly 20 active members build the stage, set and costumes themselves.[1] In 2002 the municipality bought a raked stand for the hall for the performances of the group and of the children's and youth theatre "Hoppelpoppels".[2]
Organisation
The children of the Nisterau kindergarten formed the theatre group "Die Hoppelpoppels", which presented its first piece, Isemir Hoppelpoppel, in March 2000.[1] The 2002 press report describes it as the Knollestromber's youth troupe.[2] In 2002 the Hoppelpoppels received a commendation in the district competition "Wäller Jugend hat Zukunft".[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Die Knollestromber, Ortsgemeinde Nisterau, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Amüsante Theaterkunst blüht in Nisterau, Westerwälder Zeitung, 6 November 2002, reproduced on nisterau.de, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tante Trude besucht den Westerwald, Westerwälder Zeitung, 26 October 2015, excerpt on nisterau.de, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Theater: Wahlkampf wird zum Krieg der Geschlechter, Westerwälder Zeitung, 16 October 2017, excerpt on nisterau.de, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Die Knollestromber klären Vaterschaftsfrage, Westerwälder Zeitung, 14 October 2019, excerpt on nisterau.de, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Hoppelpoppels Auszeichnung, Wäller Blättchen, 2002, reproduced on nisterau.de, retrieved 27 October 2026.