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Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Mettenheim, district of Mühldorf, Upper Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1937 in Mühldorf as the Volksbühne Mühldorf, re-founded as an independent club in 1975, moved to Mettenheim in 1996 and took its present name in 2008. It stages one comedy or folk play each November in the Kulturhof Mettenheim and has also had a youth group.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 1937; among its founders were Stasi and Martin Hamberger, Albert Rambold, Kuni Berger, Käthe Prähofer, Otto Haufellner and Hans Aicher. Its first production, Der Paternosterkramer von Ettal, was given on 28 and 29 March 1937 in the Himmelsaal in Mühldorf. The group kept playing during the Second World War, with guest performances in Altötting and Töging, and had staged 24 plays by June 1944. After the war it played mostly for charitable purposes, for example for the Red Cross.[1]

In the early 1950s the Volksbühne joined the Gebirgstrachtenverein Mühldorf and, at times under the name Heimatglöckerl, played under the costume club until 1974; performances were held in the Turmbräugartensaal. On 6 January 1975 the Volksbühne Mühldorf was re-founded as an independent club by 20 members, with Toni Sabold as chairman, and in March 1975 it opened with two one-act plays on a new stage. In autumn 1977 it moved to the Spirkl hall in Mößling.[1]

In 1993, after internal disputes, the deputy chairman Florian Strober left with almost half of the members and founded the Kulturschupp'n Mühldorf. When the club lost its scenery store, chairman Toni Sabold negotiated a move to Mettenheim: in summer 1996 the club moved into the former west building of the air base there, and in November 1996 it played No amoi a Lausbua sei in the Mettenheim multi-purpose hall. Toni Sabold stood down in January 2005 after 30 years as chairman; his duties were split between Kerstin Angerer (direction), Vitus Meyer (set building) and Gertraud Schwarze (organisation). The west building was converted into the Kulturhof, opened on 3 October 2007, and in 2008 the club officially became the Volksbühne Mettenheim.[1]

After a two-year break during the COVID-19 pandemic, the club returned in November 2022 with two one-act plays by Ludwig Thoma.[3]

Productions

The club stages its main production in November in the Kulturhof Mettenheim.[2] Between 2016 and 2019 its youth group performed children's plays.[4][5][6][7]

Productions (incomplete)
Year Title Author Notes
1937 Der Paternosterkramer von Ettal First production, Himmelsaal, Mühldorf[1]
1955 Herz am rechten Fleck Christmas play; the club's 50th production[1]
1975 Späte Entdeckung and d'Hirschgrandln Two one-act plays after the re-founding[1]
1996 No amoi a Lausbua sei First production in Mettenheim (Mehrzweckhalle)[1]
2005 Die Wirtin an der Straß Hans Werner [8]
2007 Rendezvous im Bauernkasten First production in the Kulturhof[1]
2008 Die pfiffige Urschl Franz Schaurer [9]
2009 Die kleinen Verwandten, Brautschau, Erste Klasse Ludwig Thoma Ludwig Thoma evening of three one-act plays[10]
2010 Der Teufelslehrling [11]
2011 Die Erbschleicherin Hans Herberts After Molière's The Imaginary Invalid[12]
2012 In Gott's Nam Kerstin Angerer Set in Mühldorf in 1802[13]
2013 Der ledige Bauplatz [14]
2014 Der Gartenzwerg-Mord Gudrun Ebner [15]
2015 Die Kurpfuscherin Hans Fitz About Amalie Hohenester[16]
2016 Gespensterpark Youth group[4]
2016 S Elädrische Peter Landstorfer [17]
2017 Der kleine Wassermann Otfried Preußler Youth group[5]
2017 Himmel und Hölle Dietmar Steimer [18]
2018 Die kleine Hexe Otfried Preußler Youth group[6]
2018 Schweinernes in Büchsen Maximilian Vitus Revised by Uschi Major; premiered 2016[19]
2019 Schneewittchen Stephan Müller Youth group; after the Brothers Grimm[7]
2019 Da Störenfried Thomas Brückner [20]
2022 Die kleinen Verwandten and Erster Klasse Ludwig Thoma Marking the centenary of Thoma's death[3]
2023 Mucks Mäuserl Mord [21]
2024 Das Familien-Kraftwerk Hans Wältli Bavarian version by Wigg Wimmer[22]
2025 Hin und Hair Diana Weber [23]
2026 Die pfiffige Urschl [24]

Community

In 2008 the players donated €700 from the last performance of Die pfiffige Urschl towards the restoration of the "Mettenheimer Engel".[25] The club also took part in the costume parade of the Mühldorf Volksfest in 2012.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Chronik, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Volksbühne Mettenheim, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 15 June 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Volksbühne Mettenheim spielt wieder!, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jugendtheater 2016 „Gespensterpark“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jugendtheater 2017 „Der kleine Wassermann“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jugendtheater 2018 „Die kleine Hexe“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jugendtheater 2019 „Schneewittchen“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Theater 2005 „Die Wirtin an der Straß“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Theater 2008 „Die pfiffige Urschl“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Theater 2009 „Ludwig Thoma Abend“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Theater 2010 „Der Teufelslehrling“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Theater 2011 „Die Erbschleicherin“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Theater 2012 „In Gott`s Nam“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Theater 2013 „Der ledige Bauplatz“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Theater 2014 „Der Gartenzwerg-Mord“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Theater 2015 „Die Kurpfuscherin“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Theater 2016 „’S Elädrische“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Theater 2017 „Himmel und Hölle“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Theater 2018 „Schweinernes in Büchsen“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Theater 2019 „Da Störenfried“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  21. ↑ Theater 2023 „Mucks Mäuserl Mord“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Theater 2024 Das Familien-Kraftwerk, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Theater 2025 „Hin und Hair“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
  24. ↑ Theater 2026 „Die pfiffige Urschl“, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  25. ↑ Presse 2008 „Volksbühne spendet für Mettenheimer Engel“ (from the Mühldorfer Anzeiger, 16 December 2008), Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 May 2026.
  26. ↑ Trachtenumzug zum Mühldorfer Volksfest, Volksbühne Mettenheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
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