Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau
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Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Pforzen, district of Ostallgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1971, it stages comedies and rural farces, largely in Swabian dialect, as well as productions with its children's and youth group.[1][2]
| Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V. | |
| Founded | 26 December 1971 |
|---|---|
| Members | 200 (as of 2026) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of |
Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater Association of German Amateur Theater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q516343 |
| Country | Germany |
| Links | |
| Website | theaterkiste.pforzen.de |
History
The club was founded on 26 December 1971 by a group of young men meeting for their traditional morning pint at the Café Biglmair; 27 people joined at the first public meeting a week later in the old school. The first plays, Das Dienstjubiläum and So san d'Leut, followed in 1972. In autumn 1973 the club adopted the name "Theaterkiste", and a year later it joined the Bund Deutscher Amateurtheater. In 1978 its founder, player, director and first chairman Ulrich Haug died at the age of 23 in a hang-gliding accident on the Tegelberg.[3]
In 1996 the group set its attendance record with 3,103 spectators for Geld oder Liebe, a Swabian version of the Low German comedy Der Mattjes. In 1997 it gave the first German performance of Nichts als Kuddelmuddel and staged scenes from local history, written by its members, with over 80 performers for the 1100th anniversary of Pforzen. For its 30th anniversary the club consecrated its own banner on 28 July 2002, with the Theaterverein Wildpoldsried as sponsoring club. In 2006, 28 children and young people aged 5 to 15 staged the club's first children's and youth production.[3][4]
No season took place in 2009 because of the rebuilding of the primary school; since 2011 the group has performed in the school's new assembly hall. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011 with a revival of Geld oder Liebe, the first time it had staged a play twice.[3] The 50th anniversary was marked in 2023 with Der doppelte Moritz.[2] The club has over 200 members.[3]
Repertoire
The programme ranges from rural farces (Bauernschwank) and comedies to more serious plays such as Der Geisterbräu or Drei Wünsche hast du frei. The group usually stages one main production a year in winter, with occasional children's and youth productions.[1][3] A regional newspaper review of the 2023 production noted the clearly understandable Swabian dialect and the sold-out premiere.[2]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Das Dienstjubiläum | Double bill with So san d'Leut | |
| 1972 | D'Heiratswett | ||
| 1973 | Dr wurmstichige Hochzeiter | ||
| 1974 | Vier Weiber vom Berghof | ||
| 1975 | No amol a Lausbua sei | ||
| 1976 | D'falsch Katz | ||
| 1977 | Die Not der Ledigen von Oberpichl | ||
| 1978 | Dein Auftritt Tante Frieda | ||
| 1979 | Ehestand und Wehestand | ||
| 1980 | Der Hallodri | ||
| 1981 | Ballett am Jocklhof | ||
| 1982 | Dr Lätschi und seine zwei Spezi | ||
| 1984 | Der Kräuterblasi | ||
| 1985 | Alois, wo warst du heut Nacht? | ||
| 1986 | Die Eisheiligen und die kalt Sophie | ||
| 1987 | Geisterbräu | ||
| 1988 | Dr Schmid vo Schrätza | With Echt Antik and Alls wegra Geiß | |
| 1990 | Möglich ist alles | ||
| 1990 | Hölzerne Jungfrau | ||
| 1992 | S'kommt alls zam | ||
| 1992 | Dr Trauminet | With Dr Affakasta, Ballgeflüster and Guat nacht um sechsa | |
| 1993 | Schneggaprofessor | ||
| 1995 | Bei uns verklemmt nix | ||
| 1996 | Geld oder Liebe | Swabian version of Der Mattjes, translated by Elisabeth Hartmann | 3,103 spectators, the group's attendance record[3] |
| 1997 | Nichts als Kuddel-Muddel | First performance in Germany[3] | |
| 1998 | Benimmstudio Häberle | ||
| 1999 | SOS Hirschalp | ||
| 2000 | Die giftige Verwandtschaft | ||
| 2001 | A' schöne Bescherung | ||
| 2002 | Drei Wünsche hast du frei | ||
| 2003 | Dr Regamacher vo Ratzaried | ||
| 2004 | A Koffer … | ||
| 2005 | D'Welt geht unter | ||
| 2006 | Der Schweinehirte | after Hans Christian Andersen | First children's and youth production |
| 2007 | Der Räuberpfarrer | ||
| 2007 | Die zertanzten Schuhe | after the Brothers Grimm | Children's and youth production |
| 2008 | z'wenig und z'viel | ||
| 2009 | Pension Schaller | ||
| 2010 | Die fürchterlichen Sieben | Children's and youth production | |
| 2011 | Geld oder Liebe | Revival of the 1996 production | |
| 2012 | D'r kahle Krempling | ||
| 2014 | D'r Himmel wartet it | ||
| 2014 | Hilfe, die Herdmanns kommen | after Barbara Robinson | Children's and youth production |
| 2015 | Die giftige Verwandtschaft | ||
| 2016 | Im Pfarrhaus isch d'r Teufel los | ||
| 2016 | Die Mausefalle | Youth production | |
| 2018 | Der Meisterboxer | ||
| 2018 | Mörderstund ist ungesund | Youth production | |
| 2020 | Der keusche Lebemann | Franz Arnold, Ernst Bach | |
| 2023 | Der doppelte Moritz | Toni Impekoven, Carl Matern | 50th anniversary production[2] |
| 2025 | Pension Schaller | Season cancelled | |
| 2026 | Pension Schaller |
Venue
Since 2011 the group has performed in the assembly hall (Aula) of the primary school in Pforzen, built that year.[1][2]
Organisation
In 2007 the club hosted the Swabian theatre days (Schwäbische Theatertage) of the amateur theatre association for the first time, with courses in stage painting and singing for about 50 participants. Its members also take part in local festivities such as the annual carnival parade.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Startseite, Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum: Theaterpremiere von „Der doppelte Moritz" in Pforzen, Kreisbote, 11 February 2023, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Chronik, Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Vereinsfahne, Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Saison-Rückblick, Theaterkiste Pforzen-Leinau e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.