Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten
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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Members | 16 (as of 2026) |
| Member of | Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Koblenz |
| Country | Germany |
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| Website | die-antiquitaeten-koblenz.jimdofree.com |
Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten is a senior citizens' theatre group of the Volkshochschule Koblenz in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Founded in 1990, it works as a touring theatre, performing short scenes and sketches at events of municipalities, clubs, churches and care homes as well as at private celebrations.[2]
History
The group began in 1990 as a theatre course of the Volkshochschule Koblenz, held in the adult education centre's huts in the Mainzer Straße; the idea came from the then director of the Volkshochschule. At the start it consisted of four women.[2] At its 25th anniversary celebration, held in the Volkshochschule's hall in front of a full house, the ensemble described itself as the oldest senior citizens' theatre in Rhineland-Palatinate and reported that more than 46,000 spectators had attended its performances over 25 years.[3] The state amateur theatre association lists a programme titled Seit 25 Jahren auf Tour for 2015.[4] The group's earlier website gave its size as fourteen women and two men, all aged around 65 and over, and its record as 250 performances in Rhineland-Palatinate in 30 years.[2]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group cancelled all its bookings from February 2020.[5] It restarted in early 2022 under a new director with a largely new ensemble: of 16 players only three were long-standing members, and the newcomers included two members of the Kowelenzer Houseband and a member of an Austrian improvisational theatre group, which brought improvisation exercises into rehearsals. The group's website gives its overall record as more than 300 performances in Rhineland-Palatinate in 33 years.[6] The new line-up gave its first performance on 15 May 2023 at the Wohnpark am Stift in Koblenz, followed by an appearance at a senior citizens' café in the Bürgerhaus in Waldesch on 22 June 2023.[7]
Repertoire
The group performs programmes of short scenes from everyday life, ranging from humorous to reflective and satirical; some pieces have a crime-prevention purpose, such as Vertrauen ist gut, about an elderly woman who hands her bank card and PIN to a fraudster.[3] Most of the pieces were written by founding member Edith Peter, who has written and published several hundred short plays; the repertoire also includes pieces by Heinz Erhardt and Dieter Hallervorden and sketches by the current director.[6] Scenes in its programme have included Wo ist meine Brille?, Enkeltrick, Kurkonzert, Klassentreffen, Liebe macht blind and Emil und Emma im Theater.[8] Since the 2023 restart, songs accompanied by harmonica have been added between the scenes.[7]
Venue
As a touring theatre the group has no stage of its own. It rehearses weekly, as a course of the Volkshochschule, in the theatre hall of the Volkshochschule Koblenz in the Hoevelstraße.[1][3]
Organisation
The ensemble is run as a course of the Volkshochschule Koblenz, the city's adult education centre.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Über uns, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Das Seniorentheater "Die Antiquitäten" der VHS Koblenz, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten (former website), retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Presse, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten (former website), reproducing an undated Rhein-Zeitung report on the group's 25th anniversary, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Mitgliedsbühnen, Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Termine, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten (former website), retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gründungsgeschichte, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Aktuelles, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Szenen-Auswahl, Seniorentheater Die Antiquitäten (former website), retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.