Theater Rosenheim
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The Theater Rosenheim e. V. is an amateur theatre association in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Germany.[1] It stages comedies and folk plays, an annual Christmas children's production and large open-air Historische Stadtspiele (historical town plays) about the history of Rosenheim.[2][3]
| Theater Rosenheim e. V. | |
| Founded | 1963 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Rosenheim |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | theater-rosenheim.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
History
According to a regional tourism listing, theatre in Rosenheim can be traced back to the 16th century, when local players belonged to the tradition of the Passion play, and the present group was newly founded in 1963.[3] The association itself describes its beginnings as a handful of young players who continued the town's theatre tradition "since 1855" and staged the Italian comedy Don Camillo und Peppone in the then Kolpinghaus; productions ranging from Ludwig Thoma and Johann Nestroy to Molière and Stephen Sondheim followed. A children's theatre was added in 1968, and the association has given world premieres of several stage versions of works by Otfried Preußler, among them Die dumme Augustine, Das kleine Gespenst and Ich bin Pumphutt. In 2017 it welcomed its 500,000th visitor.[2]
In 2013 it staged Grenzland as a joint production with the Stadttheater Kufstein.[4] A youth group, revived in 2023, now forms the Junges Ensemble of members aged 12 to 27. In 2025 the association honoured long-standing members, appointing the founding member, long-time first chairman and author of the town plays, Horst Rankl, honorary chairman.[5][6]
Repertoire
The programme has three strands: spring and autumn productions of comedies and folk plays, a children's play or family musical staged each winter at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KuKo), and the historical town plays, performed in the open air in the old town with 150 to 200 participants, horses and extensive technical equipment.[2][3] The children's productions include works by Preußler and Astrid Lindgren and musicals based on Peter Maffay's Tabaluga.[2][4]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Kaviar und Linsen | ||
| 1995 | Der Rosenheimer Salzkrieg | Historical town play, set in 1742 during the War of the Austrian Succession | |
| 1996 | Anatevka | Fiddler on the Roof; first staging by the group | |
| 1997 | Die Schwedenplag am Inn | Historical town play set in the Thirty Years' War | |
| 1999 | Im Spiel der Mächte | Historical town play set in 1504 during the War of the Succession of Landshut | |
| 2000 | Zustände wie im alten Rom | Stephen Sondheim | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; open air |
| 2001 | Der Prozess um den Medicus | Historical town play set in 1658 | |
| 2002 | Anatevka | Revival of the 1996 production | |
| 2003 | Der Rosenheimer Salzkrieg | Revival of the 1995 town play | |
| 2005 | 1705 | Historical town play set during the War of the Spanish Succession | |
| 2007 | Urmel aus dem Eis | Children's theatre | |
| 2008 | Im Spiel der Mächte | Revival of the 1999 town play | |
| 2010 | Zustände wie im alten Rom | Stephen Sondheim | Second open-air staging |
| 2011 | Der Trauschein | ||
| 2011 | Die kleine Hexe | Otfried Preußler | The Little Witch; children's theatre |
| 2012 | Pippi Langstrumpf | after Astrid Lindgren | Children's theatre |
| 2012 | Anatevka | Third staging | |
| 2013 | Grenzland | Town play; co-production with the Stadttheater Kufstein | |
| 2014 | Da Goggolore | ||
| 2014 | Aladdin und die Wunderlampe | Children's theatre | |
| 2015 | Ritter Rost und das Gespenst | Children's theatre | |
| 2016 | Martin Papin | Historical town play set in 1561 | |
| 2016 | Tabaluga und das verschenkte Glück | after Peter Maffay | Children's musical |
| 2017 | Das Dschungelbuch | Children's theatre | |
| 2018 | Die Schwedenplag | Historical town play for the 400th anniversary of the Defenestration of Prague | |
| 2018 | Tabaluga – Es lebe die Freundschaft | after Peter Maffay | Children's musical |
| 2019 | Der Pfennigfuchser | Horst Rankl, after Molière and Thaddäus Troll | Bavarian version of The Miser, set in Rosenheim |
| 2019 | Ritter Rost und das Gespenst | Children's theatre; revival | |
| 2022 | Versöhnliches Ende | Historical town play set in the 18th century | |
| 2022 | Urmel aus dem Eis | Children's theatre; revival | |
| 2023 | Tabaluga und das verschenkte Glück | after Peter Maffay | Children's musical; second staging |
| 2024 | Aufbruch – Rosenheim auf dem Weg in die Zukunft | Horst Rankl | Historical town play on the arrival of the railway in the 19th century; Ludwigsplatz[5] |
| 2024 | Die kleine Hexe | Otfried Preußler | Children's theatre, KuKo[5] |
| 2025 | Koa Leich ohne Lily | Crime comedy; first production at the Freie Turnerschaft, with the sketch Das Kabarett by the Junges Ensemble[5] | |
| 2026 | Hoch hinaus oder Die Weltverbesserer | Horst Rankl | Historical town play, Ludwigsplatz; nine performances[5] |
For November 2026 the association announced the comedy Die Affäre mit der rosaroten Jacke at the Freie Turnerschaft, and for December 2026 a new staging of Ritter Rost und das Gespenst at the KuKo.[7]
Venue
The association rehearses in its own rooms in the Innstraße. The historical town plays are performed on the Ludwigsplatz, the children's productions at the KuKo Rosenheim, and since 2025 some productions at the stage of the Heimatbühne Rosenheim in the Freie Turnerschaft.[2][5][7]
References
- ↑ Satzung, Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 15 May 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Verein, Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Theater Rosenheim, ausflugsziele.jetzt, retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rückschau (pages 1–6), Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Aktuelles, Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Das Junge Ensemble, Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Herzlich Willkommen beim Theater Rosenheim, Theater Rosenheim e. V., retrieved 22 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.