Kleine Bühne Wiltingen e.V.
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Kleine Bühne Wiltingen e.V. (also written kleine bühne wiltingen) is an amateur theatre group based in Wiltingen in the district of Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Formed in 1991 as a theatre group within a local carnival club and constituted as an independent association in 1992, it stages comedies for adults and an annual Christmas fairy-tale play for children in the Bürgerhaus Wiltingen.[2][3]
| Founded | 4 April 1992 |
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| Members | 150 (as of 2022) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q161930 |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | buehne-wiltingen.de |
History
The conversion of Wiltingen's old wine-growers' cellar into a modern community hall (Bürgerhaus) at the end of the 1980s led to the founding of several new clubs in the village. A first meeting of 24 people interested in theatre took place in November 1990, and the group initially performed as the Reblaus-Theater within the carnival club „Reblaus“. Its first appearance was on 20 April 1991 in the Bürgerhaus with four short pieces by Karl Valentin and Ludwig Thoma; further appearances that year followed at a parish festival, a family festival of the carnival club and the village fair, and its first Christmas fairy tale, Hänsel und Gretel, was staged in the same year. Guest performances followed in neighbouring places, among them Schoden, the Saar-Mosel-Halle in Konz, Feyen, Tarforst and the Roscheider Hof.[2]
By 1992 the group had grown to 46 members. It separated from the carnival club by mutual agreement and founded the association kleine bühne Wiltingen e.V. on 4 April 1992; the two clubs have since continued to cooperate, for example in joint purchases of stage equipment.[2]
The group marked its 15th anniversary in 2007 with two plays in the Bürgerhaus, its 20th anniversary in 2012 with a theatre day of pieces by Loriot, and its 25th anniversary in 2017 with a special version of the comedy Unter Bademänteln.[2][4] Its 30th anniversary could not be celebrated as planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic; after a two-year break the group resumed with the fairy tale Frau Holle in 2022.[2]
At the time of the 25th anniversary in 2017 the association had about 120 members, more than 30 of them active; in 2022 membership reached 150, aged between 13 and 79.[2]
Repertoire
The group's programme has two strands: one or more comedies and one-act plays for adults each year, and a Christmas fairy-tale play for children in Advent, for which it was long the only provider in the surrounding area. Up to its 25th anniversary it staged exclusively fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, set in a Christmas context with elaborate lighting, sound and stage effects; by 2017 it had presented twelve of them in more than 120 performances. Dialect plays appeared occasionally in the early years, but the group has since performed only in Standard German. In later years it added murder mystery dinners (Krimidinner), and youth productions have been staged repeatedly.[2] Since 1995 a separate performance of the fairy tale, later its dress rehearsal, has been given for senior citizens.[2]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Evening of classic pieces | Karl Valentin, Ludwig Thoma | Comedy evening; four short pieces, first performance on 20 April 1991, as Reblaus-Theater[2] |
| 1991 | Hänsel und Gretel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; as Reblaus-Theater[2] |
| 1992 | Kishon evening (Kishon-Abend) | Comedy evening | |
| 1992 | Anästhesie | Comedy | |
| 1992 | Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 1993 | Familie Hannemann | Comedy | |
| 1993 | Frau Holle | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 1994 | Zum Teufel mit der Vollwertkost | Comedy | |
| 1994 | Rumpelstilzchen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 1995 | Wohin mit der Leiche? | Comedy | |
| 1995 | Dornröschen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; first additional performance for senior citizens[2] |
| 1996 | Pension Schöller | Comedy | |
| 1996 | Der gestiefelte Kater | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 1997 | Youth theatre (three plays) | Youth production | |
| 1997 | Das tapfere Schneiderlein | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 1998 | Chaos GmbH u. Co KG | Comedy | |
| 1998 | Hänsel und Gretel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1991 production |
| 1999 | Aschenputtel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 2000 | Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1992 production |
| 2001 | Kleider machen Leute | Comedy | |
| 2001 | König Drosselbart | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 2002 | Alles nur Theater | Comedy | |
| 2002 | Rumpelstilzchen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1994 production |
| 2003 | Aphrodites Zimmer | Comedy | |
| 2003 | Ein Ekel wird kuriert | Youth production | |
| 2003 | Frau Holle | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1993 production |
| 2004 | Ein turbulentes Wochenende | Comedy | |
| 2004 | Der Froschkönig | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 2005 | Meine Leiche – Deine Leiche | Comedy | |
| 2005 | Das tapfere Schneiderlein | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1997 production |
| 2006 | Dem Himmel sei Dank | Comedy | |
| 2006 | Dornröschen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1995 production |
| 2007 | Der Hausgeist | Comedy; 15th anniversary | |
| 2007 | Zum Teufel mit der Vollwertkost | Comedy; 15th anniversary; revival of 1994 production | |
| 2007 | Der gestiefelte Kater | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1996 production |
| 2008 | Pension Schöller | Comedy; revival of 1996 production | |
| 2008 | Aschenputtel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1999 production |
| 2009 | Wohin mit der Leiche? | Comedy; revival of 1995 production | |
| 2009 | Hänsel und Gretel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1991 production |
| 2010 | Krimidinner | Murder mystery dinner at a farm festival of a local winery | |
| 2010 | Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1992 production |
| 2011 | Frau Holle | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1993 production |
| 2012 | Anniversary evening with various classics | Loriot | 20th anniversary[2] |
| 2012 | Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 2013 | Heiße Bräute machen Beute | Comedy | |
| 2013 | Rumpelstilzchen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1994 production |
| 2014 | Wo ist Bob? | Murder mystery dinner | |
| 2014 | Das tapfere Schneiderlein | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1997 production |
| 2015 | Wo ist Bob? | Murder mystery dinner; continued from 2014 | |
| 2015 | Rapunzel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale |
| 2016 | Unter Bademänteln | Comedy; two performances | |
| 2016 | Der Froschkönig | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 2004 production |
| 2017 | Unter Bademänteln | Comedy; 25th anniversary; revival of 2016 production[4] | |
| 2017 | Hänsel und Gretel | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1991 production |
| 2018 | Döner, Durst und Dosenwurst | Comedy; two sold-out performances in the Bürgerhaus[6] | |
| 2018 | Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1992 production | |
| 2019 | Wasserrohrbruch im Polizeipräsidium | Youth production | |
| 2019 | Aschenputtel | Christmas fairy tale; revival of 1999 production | |
| 2022 | Frau Holle | Christmas fairy tale; first production after a two-year break[2] | |
| 2023 | Mord ist Chefsache | Comedy | |
| 2023 | Dornröschen | Christmas fairy tale | |
| 2024 | Amnesie für Fortgeschrittene | Comedy | |
| 2024 | Jorinde & Joringel | Christmas fairy tale | |
| 2025 | Für die Familie kann man nichts | Comedy | |
| 2025 | Rumpelstilzchen | after the Brothers Grimm | Christmas fairy tale; four performances in the Bürgerhaus[3] |
| 2026 | Da Capo | Comedy | |
| 2026 | Der Salzprinz | Christmas fairy tale; four performances planned in December 2026[1] |
Venue
The group performs in the Bürgerhaus Wiltingen, the village community hall created from the former wine-growers' cellar. The municipality of Wiltingen provides the association with its own club room in the building, which is also used to store sets and costumes.[2][3]
Organisation
The association finances itself solely from the proceeds of its performances and regularly donates to municipal and social projects;[2] on its 25th anniversary in 2017 it made a donation to the aid organisation a mundo e.V.[4] It takes part in other village events, such as football tournaments of the sports club and the village shooting competition, and organises club trips.[2][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Home, kleine bühne wiltingen e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Geschichte, kleine bühne wiltingen e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 kleine bühne bringt Rumpelstilzchen, WiltingenApp, 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kleine Bühne Wiltingen, a mundo e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Aufführungen seit 1991, kleine bühne wiltingen e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Lustspiel 2018, kleine bühne wiltingen e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Aktivitäten, kleine bühne wiltingen e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.