Volkstheater Flintsbach
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| Volkstheater Flintsbach e. V. | |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
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| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Flintsbach |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | volkstheater-flintsbach.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
The Volkstheater Flintsbach e. V. is an amateur folk theatre in Flintsbach am Inn in the district of Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Village theatre in Flintsbach is documented since 1675, and the group describes itself as the second-oldest village theatre in Germany. Since 1823 it has performed in its own theatre barn (Komödienstadl), which the association has owned since 1948; its season runs each year from mid-June to mid-August.[1]
History
The first performances of the village players took place around the parish church of St. Martin. An entry in the church account book of 1675 is regarded as the first secure evidence of village theatre; records from 1680 to 1823 are missing because the theatre library was destroyed by fire in 1869. In 1823 the innkeeper Franz Pallauf of the Gasthof Falkenstein built the theatre barn, where the players staged Der heilige Alexius that year. When the government of Upper Bavaria refused permission for a passion play in 1834, King Ludwig I instructed the interior minister to allow it.[2]
Because from 1842 permanent amateur theatres required special official permission, the Theatergesellschaft Flintsbach was founded in 1875/78; it has kept a complete record of its performances since 1875 and has borne the name Volkstheater Flintsbach e. V. since 1948.[2] For more than a century the theatre barn belonged to the landlords of the Gasthof Falkenstein; on 13 October 1948, 43 villagers bought it for 6,000 Deutsche Mark. In 1949–50 the whole village helped extend the building by seven metres, giving a stage 12.5 metres deep and an orchestra pit for 30 musicians. Further work followed in the 1960s, the historic curtains were restored in the 1980s, and in 1998, for the building's 175th anniversary, the ornate proscenium was restored. The main curtain of 1844 shows Thalia, the muse of comedy.[2][3] The association celebrated 350 years of theatre in Flintsbach in 2025.[2]
Repertoire
According to the group, in recent times it has staged only ambitious, large-scale folk plays (Volksstücke).[2]
Recognition
The association is a member of the Bayerischer Landesverein für Heimatpflege, the Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V. and the Bund Deutscher Amateurtheater (BDAT). It won a prize in the competition Laienbühnen spielen um die Wette organised by the Landesverein für Heimatpflege and Bayerischer Rundfunk, received the Landesverein's medal for exemplary heritage work and the cultural prize of the district of Rosenheim, was nominated in 2018 for the national amateur theatre prize amarena and received the Euregio Inntal prize in 2018. Its long-time member Martin Goldes was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his services to the theatre. The theatre is part of the European Route of Historic Theatres.[4]
References
- ↑ Historisches Volkstheater – seit 1675, Volkstheater Flintsbach e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Die Geschichte des Volkstheaters Flintsbach, Volkstheater Flintsbach e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 200 Jahre historisches Theaterhaus, Volkstheater Flintsbach e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Über uns, Volkstheater Flintsbach e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. Archived on 15 October 2026.