Lindenberger Volkstheater
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The Lindenberger Volkstheater e. V. is an amateur theatre association in Lindenberg im Allgäu in the district of Lindau, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Founded on 21 January 1921 as a theatre group within a workers' music society, it celebrated its centenary with a chronicle in 2022 and today stages plays for adults as well as children's and youth theatre under the name Krambambuli.[1]
| Lindenberger Volkstheater e. V. | |
| Founded | 21 January 1921 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Lindenberg im Allgäu |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | lindenberger-volkstheater.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
History
On 21 January 1921, prospective members met at the inn Zur Traube to form a theatre group within the Arbeiter-Musiker-Verein; according to founding member Heinrich Wagner, the heated debate ended in a brawl, but the group was founded with Josef Wurm as its first director. Its first large production, the play Der Glockenguss zu Breslau, was staged in March 1921 in the Löwensaal. Under Sylvester Holderried, chairman from 1922 to 1947, the group separated from the music society at the end of 1922 as the Theatergesellschaft Lindenberg, later called Theatervereinigung; from 1928 Leo Miller arranged regular acting lessons for the amateur actors.[2]
After the Nazis came to power in 1933 the group was brought into line (Gleichschaltung) as an NS-Volksbühne and premiered propaganda plays; its last wartime production was Ludwig Anzengruber's Der G'wissenswurm in 1940. On 11 February 1947, 23 people re-founded the club with the approval of the French military government. Much of the scenery had been burned by occupying troops, and the first post-war performance, S' Glück vom Riedhof, took place in May 1948.[2]
Repertoire
Recent adult productions include a crime play after John Willard and Frank Thannhäuser (Der Unheimliche), a "dramedy" by Dietmar Jacobs and Moritz Netenjakob, and Jennifer Hülser's comedy Lebst du noch oder stirbst du schon?.[3] The children's and youth theatre Krambambuli, which the association describes as equal in standing to the adult theatre, has staged productions such as Finn und die unerwünschten Kinder and Romeo und Julia @school.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Willkommen im Lindenberger Volkstheater, Lindenberger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Die Geschichte des Lindenberger Volkstheaters, Lindenberger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Theaterstücke, Lindenberger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.