Theatergruppe in der VG Rengsdorf 1985 e.V.
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| Founded | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Members | 51 (as of 2019) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q565769 |
| Country | Germany |
| Links | |
| Website | tgvgr.de |
Theatergruppe in der VG Rengsdorf 1985 e. V. (in full Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V.) is an amateur theatre group based in Bonefeld in the Neuwied district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Founded in 1985, it began with a musical and has staged mainly comedies and farces since 1989, usually with one production each spring in the hall of the historic Deichwiesenhof in Bonefeld.[1][2]
History
The idea of a theatre group for the collective municipality (Verbandsgemeinde) of Rengsdorf dates from 1984; the founding meeting followed in 1985 in Rengsdorf and was attended by almost 20 people.[1] The group first rehearsed in the gymnasium of the old primary school in Rengsdorf. After three years of rehearsals it gave its first performances in 1988 with the musical Cats in the hall of the Dorfschänke in Bonefeld. In 1989 it changed to spoken theatre with the farce Blaues Blut und Erbsensuppe. On 7 October 1990 the members decided to register the group as a non-profit association.[3]
In 1993 the group paused its productions to build a new stage with revolving walls, first used in 1994. In 1997 and 1998 it paused again while its hall was being renovated; the renovated Deichwiesenhof opened on 6 November 1998, and the group returned to it with Das Tal der Suppen in March 1999. In 2000 its children's group performed for the first time, with the children's musical Tabaluga.[3]
The group's own counts give its 250th performance in 2007, 323 performances and more than 50,000 spectators by its 25th anniversary in 2010,[3] and its 400th performance in May 2015.[4] In January 2020 it held its 1,000th rehearsal. Die Rose von Eaton, planned as its 30th production for spring 2020,[1] was cancelled before the premiere because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz e. V. lists a production in 2023.[6]
The group's chronicle gives 51 members, 42 of them active, eight supporting and one honorary member.[3] In 2020 the group described itself as having almost 40 active members.[1]
Repertoire
After its opening musical the group turned to farces and comedies, including older German farces, rural farces and modern comedies, and occasionally more demanding pieces such as the grotesque Einmal ins Jenseits und zurück (1990) and Derek Benfield's British comedy Kille Kille (2002). Besides its main productions it has given Christmas readings, poetry evenings and an evening of Heinz Erhardt material.[1] A production typically ran for 11 to 20 performances.[3]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Cats | Musical; first production, in the Dorfschänke hall in Bonefeld | |
| 1989 | Blaues Blut und Erbsensuppe | Dieter Adam | Farce; first spoken play, 10 performances |
| 1990 | Einmal ins Jenseits und zurück | Jens Würfel and Sören Pahl | Grotesque; 10 performances |
| 1991 | Die spanische Fliege | Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach | 22 performances until 1992, 16 in Bonefeld and 4 in Brückrachdorf |
| 1992 | Charleys Tante | Brandon Thomas | |
| 1994 | Der Mustergatte | Avery Hopwood | First use of the new revolving stage; 12 performances |
| 1995 | Quartett im Doppelbett | Wilfried Reinher | 14 performances |
| 1995 | Cats | Revival of the 1988 production; tour with 5 performances in the region | |
| 1996 | Wunder gibt es immer wieder | Wilfried Reinher | First rural farce; 17 performances |
| 1999 | Das Tal der Suppen | Dirk Salzbrunn | First production in the renovated Deichwiesenhof; 20 performances |
| 2000 | Die unglaubliche Geschichte vom verlorenen Stinkerkäs | 20 performances | |
| 2000 | Tabaluga | Children's musical, performed by the children's group | |
| 2001 | Othello darf nicht platzen | Ken Ludwig | German version of Lend Me a Tenor; 20 performances |
| 2002 | Kille Kille | Derek Benfield | |
| 2003 | Der ledige Bauplatz | Regina Rösch | 12 performances |
| 2004 | Hochzeitstag mit Hindernissen | Werner Lachmann | 12 performances |
| 2005 | Der Meisterboxer | Otto Schwarz and Carl Mathern | 16 performances |
| 2006 | Wer krank ist, muss kerngesund sein | Uschi Schilling | 13 performances |
| 2007 | Pension Schöller | 16 performances, including 4 additional ones in September | |
| 2008 | Immer wieder nachts um vier | ||
| 2009 | Dreistes Stück im Greisenglück | Bernd Gombold | 12 performances |
| 2010 | Weekend im Paradies | Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach | 25th anniversary production; 14 performances |
| 2011 | Alles verkehrt | Ralf Kaspari | 16 performances |
| 2012 | Kaktus kontra Julia | Martina Worms | 12 performances |
| 2013 | Der irre Theodor | [7] | |
| 2014 | Im verrückten Wilden Westen | Parody[1] | |
| 2015 | Pretty Belinda | Bernd Spehling | 30th anniversary production; 11 performances[4] |
| 2016 | Kreuzfahrt im Schweinestall | Rural farce[1] | |
| 2017 | Schlitz im Kleid | [1][6] | |
| 2018 | Amnesie für Fortgeschrittene | Karl-Heinz Alfred Hahn | 11 performances[8][6] |
| 2019 | Tratsch im Treppenhaus | [1] | |
| 2020 | Die Rose von Eaton | Crime comedy; cancelled before the premiere[1][5] | |
| 2023 | Eine höllische Nacht | [6] |
Venue
From the start the group has played in the hall of the former Dorfschänke in Bonefeld, which later passed to the municipality. The building complex was renovated from 1997 with funding from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and reopened on 6 November 1998 as the Historischer Deichwiesenhof; the group took part in the opening with a minuet in rococo costume.[3] The Deichwiesenhof is at Jahrsfelder Weg 16 in Bonefeld.[9][2]
Organisation
The group gives the proceeds of single performances or seasons to charitable causes, for example the regional rescue dog squad and children's aid organisations. It organises trips to other amateur and professional theatres, and in 1997 and 2005 it hosted children's theatre afternoons with the Theaterleut' Pliezhausen, a children's theatre group from near Stuttgart.[3] Its Heinz Erhardt evening was also performed in the prison in Siegburg.[1]
Awards
In 1995 the Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf awarded the group a certificate (Urkunde für 10 Jahre verdienstvolle Kulturarbeit in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf) for ten years of cultural work in the municipality.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 35 Jahre Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., 11 February 2020, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bonefeld, German Wikipedia, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Chronik, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., archived 17 September 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Die hiesige Theatergruppe kann in diesem Jahr auf ihr 30 jähriges Bestehen zurückblicken!, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Absage aller Aufführungen!, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., archived 8 December 2022, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Mitgliedsbühnen, Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Irrer Theodor, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V. (reprint from the Rhein-Zeitung, Neuwied edition, 5 March 2013), retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ „Amnesie für Fortgeschrittene“, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., 5 February 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Anfahrt, Theatergruppe in der Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf 1985 e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026.