Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt
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Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e. V. is an amateur theatre group in the Gartenstadt district of Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.[1] Founded in 1989 in the Maria Hilf parish, it stages one comedy each November in the parish hall of Maria Hilf.[1][2]
| Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e. V. | |
| Founded | February 2023 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Schweinfurt |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | gartenstaedter-laienbuehne.de |
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History
The group was founded in 1989 by five people as a lay theatre group within the parish in Schweinfurt's Gartenstadt, and gave its first performance in February 1992 with the farce Herztropfen.[3] Until 1997 its productions took place in February; in 1997 the group moved its season to November and staged two plays that year.[3] There were no productions in 1999 and in 2010, when the parish hall was being renovated.[3][4]
In September 2004 the group performed Die Brautschau at a medieval citizens' festival (Mittelalterliches Bürgerfest) held for a city anniversary, which the group describes as the first of its kind in Schweinfurt, and was subsequently invited to perform at the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg; it has since appeared regularly at the Schweinfurt festival.[3] At the sixth festival in September 2022 it played Verein gegen das Bettelwesen on the open-air stage in the Forum; the city's programme then described it as an ensemble of 10 to 12 actors.[5]
After its 2019 production the group paused for three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the construction of a new parish kindergarten.[6] During the break it was formally constituted as a registered association in February 2023, and it returned to the stage in November 2023 with Ohne Kies ist's mies!.[3][6]
Repertoire
The group plays exclusively comedies, mostly three-act farces and boulevard comedies by contemporary German-language authors for amateur stages, with one production per year.[1][4] Since 2004 it has additionally given short performances at Schweinfurt's medieval festival.[3]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Herztropfen | Emil Stürmer | February; first production |
| 1993 | Der irre Theodor | Emil Stürmer | February |
| 1994 | Der Zwillingsbruder | Martin Stecher | February |
| 1995 | Alles wegen einer Nacht | February | |
| 1996 | Blos koan Schnaps | Heidi Hillreiner | February |
| 1997 | Die Jagd nach dem Zylinder | Peter Hinrichsen (Peter Steiner) | February |
| 1997 | Kurzschlüsse | Frank M. Ziegler | November |
| 1998 | Männer sind auch bloß Menschen | Uschi Schilling | |
| 2000 | Tante Jutta aus Kalkutta | Max Reimann | |
| 2001 | Wohin mit der Leiche? | Walter G. Pfaus | |
| 2002 | Alles nur Theater! | Hans-Christian Lange | |
| 2003 | Aphrodites Zimmer | Walter G. Pfaus | |
| 2004 | Die Brautschau | September; Mittelalterliches Bürgerfest Schweinfurt[3] | |
| 2004 | Blaues Blut und Erbsensuppe | Dieter Adam | |
| 2005 | Napoleon lebt | Martina Worms | |
| 2006 | Saitensprünge | Tina Segler | |
| 2007 | Chaos im Penthouse | Claudia Gysel | |
| 2008 | Künstlerpech | Jürgen Baumgarten | |
| 2009 | Kein Mann für eine Nacht | Uschi Schilling | |
| 2011 | Wer krank ist, muss kerngesund sein | Uschi Schilling | |
| 2012 | Wer glaubt schon an Geister | Uschi Schilling | |
| 2013 | Vor Familie wird gewarnt | Uschi Schilling | |
| 2014 | Ein krummes Ding | Reto Gmür | |
| 2015 | Irgendwo im Nirgendwo | Wolfgang Binder | |
| 2016 | Der verfluchte Baron | Heinz-Jürgen Köhler | |
| 2017 | Putzfrauen und Waschlappen | Rolf Sperling | [7] |
| 2018 | Sei im Pool mein Krokodil | Bernd Spehling | |
| 2019 | Dauermieter oder Ein Schmitt wohnt selten allein | Andreas Heck | |
| 2022 | Verein gegen das Bettelwesen | September; Mittelalterliches Bürgerfest Schweinfurt[5] | |
| 2023 | Ohne Kies ist's mies! | Brigitte Wiese and Patrick Siebler | First production as a registered association |
| 2024 | Auch Superhelden sind nur Menschen | Hans Schimmel | [8] |
| 2025 | Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo | Winnie Abel | [9] |
| 2026 | Der Nächste bitte! | Hans Schimmel | November 2026[10][11] |
Venue
The group performs in the parish hall (Pfarrsaal) of the Maria Hilf parish in Fritz-Soldmann-Straße, Schweinfurt, which lies beneath the church and is reached through the church tower.[2][8]
Organisation
Residents of the homes of the disability organisation Lebenshilfe are traditionally invited to the group's dress rehearsal each year. The members also meet for a monthly regulars' table and rehearsal weekends.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Verein, Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e.V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kontakt, Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e.V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Geschichte, Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e.V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rückblick (with the linked season pages for 1992–2026), Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e.V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mittelalterliches Bürgerfest 2022 (programme flyer), Stadt Schweinfurt, August 2022, retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gärtenstädter Laienbühne gründete Verein und studierte neues Stück ein, Main-Post, 23 October 2023, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 3 November 2023.
- ↑ Theater der Gartenstädter Laienbühne, Main-Post, 22 October 2017, retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kurzweilige Unterhaltung bei der Laienbühne Gartenstadt, Schweinfurter Anzeiger, 17 October 2024, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Gartenstädter Laienbühne zeigt „Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo“, Main-Post, 8 October 2025, retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Saison 2026, Gartenstädter Laienbühne Schweinfurt e.V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Gartenstädter Laienbühne spielt „Der Nächste bitte!“, Main-Post, 5 October 2026, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 9 October 2026.