Neuburger Volkstheater
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The Neuburger Volkstheater e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1981 by members of the theatre group of a local costume society, it performs Bavarian folk plays and comedies, has its own small theatre, the Box 15, and runs a youth theatre that has won several awards.[1]
| Neuburger Volkstheater e. V. | |
| Founded | 5 June 1981 |
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| Members | 200 (as of 2026) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Neuburg an der Donau |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | neuburger-volkstheater.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram · YouTube |
History
The group began as the theatre section of the Volkstrachtenerhaltungsverein „Donautaler“, a society for the preservation of traditional costume, which performed in Neuburg's Kolpinghaus. After a guest performance in Nördlingen, the members met at the Hotel Neuwirt on 5 June 1981 to found the Neuburger Volkstheater. Their reasons included financial independence from the parent society, as performances abroad were planned, and the promotion of the town. In autumn 1981 the group toured Canada, performing Der Hausfreund at the Bayrischer Hof in Milton. Founded by ten theatre lovers, the club now states that it has more than 200 members.[1]
Venue
The group's own theatre, Box 15, is in former riding stables of the 15er Kaserne barracks behind the district office in Neuburg. Members converted it in weeks of voluntary work; it seats up to 60 people and has a small bar.[2]
Repertoire
The group's productions include the farce Die drei Eisbären and stage versions of episodes of the television series Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1968–1972), as reported by the Donaukurier and the Augsburger Allgemeine. It has also performed Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten in the open air at the Haus im Moos open-air museum.[3][4]
Youth theatre
A youth group for children aged 10 to 14 was founded on 11 December 1996, first led by Jürgen Zimmermann; its productions were developed by the group itself. On 2 March 2005 it became independent within the association as the Jugendtheater im Neuburger Volkstheater e. V..[5] Its recent productions include Die nordischen Götter, for which the young members wrote the script and made the costumes themselves.[4]
Awards and recognition
- 2014: The youth theatre won the golden bird for best production at the Papageno International Youth Theatre Award with Der gewissenlose Mörder Hasse Karlsson by Henning Mankell, directed by René Schmager.[6]
- 2016: The youth theatre received the Bavarian amateur theatre award Larifari for Was machen Wale falsch? by Kerstin Egerer and Lucie Schafferhans, first performed in February 2015 at the Box 15.[6]
- 2017: According to the group, it was included on 1 June 2017 in the German inventory of intangible cultural heritage under the entry "Regional diversity of dialect theatre in Germany", following its appearance with Die drei Eisbären at the Wurzelwerk folk theatre festival in Schleswig.[3]
- 2018: The adult ensemble received the Larifari award on 23 June 2018 in Penzberg.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eine 40 Jahre lange Erfolgsgeschichte, Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Box15 – Das Theater des Neuburger Volkstheaters, Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Immaterielles Kulturerbe, Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Das Jugendtheater, Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Auszeichnungen, Neuburger Volkstheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 14 October 2026.