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Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V.
Founded 1875
Members 180 (as of 2025)
Legal form Registered association (eingetragener Verein)
Member of Lan­des­ver­band Ama­teur­thea­ter Rheinland-Pfalz
Location
Headquarters Q657065
Country Germany
Links
Website kult-f.de
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Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V. is a cultural association in Freimersheim, district of Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, whose theatre section, Theater Freimersheim, stages an annual comedy production.[1][2] The association goes back to a men's choral society founded in 1875; theatre has been played in the village since the 1920s, and the theatre group in its present form dates from the 1970s.[1][2]

History

The association was founded in 1875 as the Männergesangverein Freimersheim, a men's choir; women were admitted about a hundred years later and the choir became mixed. Theatre was already played within the society in the 1920s. Children's and youth choirs were attached to it at times, and a big band was later added. In 2017 the Männergesangverein 1875 Freimersheim gemischter Chor was renamed Kulturverein Freimersheim.[1] In 2018 the choir Four Connected joined the association as a further section alongside the mixed choir, the theatre and the big band;[3] a section for community activities, Kult-Futur, followed at the end of 2023.[1] The association celebrated its 150th anniversary on 22 November 2025.[4][5]

The group states that it has existed in its present form since 1976.[2] According to the regional press, a group of young theatre enthusiasts made its debut in 1977 with Ich kann die Verantwortung nicht übernehmen and the charade Ein aufregender Job. In 2016 the group, then part of the MGV Freimersheim, staged its 40th production; by then it had counted about 70,000 spectators since 1977, 40,000 of them in the preceding twenty years.[6] The 2017 production was its 41st.[7]

The 2020 production was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and postponed to the following season.[8] According to the section's report at the association's 2025 general meeting, Der süßeste Wahnsinn (2024) was the group's greatest success so far: more than 60 percent of the tickets were sold in the first advance sale and all performances sold out. The theatre generated 81 percent of the association's income in 2024.[5] All ten performances of the 2026 production, a play the group had staged once before many years earlier, were sold out.[9]

Repertoire

The group concentrates on boulevard comedies and stages one production a year, usually with about ten performances between the end of March and the beginning of May. Work on a season begins in late autumn with the choice of play and casting.[2] The 2019 and 2022 productions are described by the group as German-language premieres.[10][11]

Productions (incomplete)[12]
Year Title Author Notes
1977 Ich kann die Verantwortung nicht übernehmen First production, together with the charade Ein aufregender Job[6]
2007 Die lieben Kinder Jack Popplewell, German by Christian Wölffer Comedy in three acts; set in the mid-1960s[13]
2008 …jetzt nicht, Liebling Ray Cooney and John Chapman, German by Andreina Sposa [14]
2009 Akt mit Blume Norman Robbins, German by Axel von Koss [15]
2010 Kille, Kille… Derek Benfield, German by Horst Johanning [16]
2011 Vier Tage, zwei Personen, alles inclusive John Graham, German by Paul Overhoff [17]
2012 Wenn schon, denn schon… Ray Cooney, German by Wolfgang Spier [18]
2013 Murder by Sex Joan Shirley, German by Frank-Thomas Mende [19]
2014 Ein Geist kommt selten allein Noël Coward, German by Curt Goetz [20]
2015 Der Tag, an dem der Papst gekidnappt wurde João Bethencourt, German by Rainer Walch [21]
2016 Zeig mir deine Briefmarkensammlung Victor Sand, German by Horst Jüssen 40th production; premiere on 2 April 2016 in the Frimarhalle[22][6]
2017 Ein Tag im Leben von… Jack Popplewell, German by Marianne Weno and Trude Kolman 41st production[23][7]
2018 Die Balkonszene John Chapman and Anthony Marriott, German by Horst Willems [24]
2019 Das überlass ich euch Noël Coward, German by Daniel Call German-language premiere[10]
2020 Ein Mädchen für alles Claude Magnier, German by Friedrich Berger Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2022 Ein Mädchen für alles Same title as the cancelled 2020 production; described as a German-language premiere[11]
2023 Ein gemütliches Wochenende Jean Stuart Crime comedy[25]
2024 Der süßeste Wahnsinn Michael McKeever All performances sold out[26][5]
2025 Kein Platz für Liebe Anthony Marriott and Bob Grant Premiere on 29 March 2025[27][5]
2026 Lauf doch nicht immer weg Philip King Revival of an earlier production; all ten performances sold out[28][9]

Venue

The group performs in the Frimarhalle in Freimersheim, where it has new scenery built for each production.[29][6][5]

Organisation

Theater Freimersheim is one of the four sections of the association, alongside the big band The Moonshiners, the choir Four Connected and Kult-Futur.[1][5] In 2025 the association had 180 members, 59 of them honorary members.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Willkommen beim Kulturverein Freimersheim, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Theater Freimersheim – Über uns, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Toller Einstand, Die Rheinpfalz, 7 March 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Verein – Termine & Neuigkeiten, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Kulturverein: Jubiläumsjahr: der Verein wird 150 Jahre alt, Ortsgemeinde Freimersheim, 16 February 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Von Singles und ihren Beziehungen, Die Rheinpfalz, 31 March 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ein Tag im Leben des Mr. Mallorie, Die Rheinpfalz, 23 March 2017, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 7 August 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 2020 » Ein Mädchen für alles…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Theater – News: Saison 2026, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 2019 » Das überlass ich euch…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 2022 » Ein Mädchen für alles…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Chronik: Unsere Aufführungen bis heute, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  13. ↑ 2007 – Die lieben Kinder, Theater Freimersheim, archived 3 February 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  14. ↑ 2008 » Jetzt nicht, Liebling…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ 2009 » Akt mit Blume…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  16. ↑ 2010 » Kille, Kille…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  17. ↑ 2011 » Vier Tage, zwei Personen, alles inclusive…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  18. ↑ 2012 » Wenn schon, denn schon…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  19. ↑ 2013 » Murder by Sex…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  20. ↑ 2014 » Ein Geist kommt selten allein…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  21. ↑ 2015 » Der Tag, an dem der Papst gekidnappt wurde…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  22. ↑ 2016 » Zeig mir deine Briefmarkensammlung…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  23. ↑ 2017 » Ein Tag im Leben von…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  24. ↑ 2018 » Die Balkonszene…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  25. ↑ 2023 » Ein gemütliches Wochenende…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  26. ↑ 2024 » Der süßeste Wahnsinn…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  27. ↑ 2025 » Kein Platz für Liebe…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  28. ↑ 2026 » Lauf doch nicht immer weg…, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
  29. ↑ Theater – Kontakt, Kulturverein Freimersheim e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 17 June 2026.
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