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The '''Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting''' is an amateur theatre group in the municipality of Walting in the district of [[wikipedia:Eichstätt (district)|Eichstätt]], [[wikipedia:Upper Bavaria|Upper Bavaria]], Germany, based in its village of Rapperszell.<ref name="gemeinde" /> Since its first production in 1989 it has staged 26 productions, mostly three-act comedies, and since 2023 has performed in the open air.<ref name="history" />

== History ==
The group started in 1989 as an informal circle of people who wanted to put on theatre in Walting, before it became an association. Three of its members, Manfred Strauß, Peter Glaßner and Stefan Strauß, had been involved since the first production, and the group marked its 35th anniversary at its summer party in 2024.<ref name="jubilee35" /> ''Lampengeist'' in 2025 was its 25th production since 1989.<ref name="year2025" />

== Repertoire ==
The group performs rural comedies and farces in three acts. From 1989 to 2019 it played mostly at Easter; since 2023 it has performed in summer in the open air at the Blombauer farm in Rapperszell.<ref name="history" /><ref name="year2025" /> In 2026 it gave Ralph Wallner's ''Der Vampir von Zwickelbach'' on four summer evenings, two of which sold out in advance.<ref name="year2026" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Selected productions<ref name="history" />
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''Alles beim Teufel'' || Maximilian Vitus || First production
|-
| 1993 || ''Der Stier geht um'' || Roland Tschunitsch ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Da Rauberpfaff'' || Peter Landstorfer ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Da Bauern-Nero'' || Ralf Kaspari ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Gspenstermacher'' || Ralph Wallner ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Da Zeitbescheißer'' || Peter Landstorfer ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Da Roagaspitz'' || Peter Landstorfer || Last Easter production
|-
| 2023 || ''Zwoa harte Nüß'' || Ulla Kling || First open-air production
|-
| 2024 || ''Italienische Zustände'' || Ulla Kling || Open air
|-
| 2025 || ''Lampengeist'' || Andreas Keßner || Open air
|-
| 2026 || ''Der Vampir von Zwickelbach'' || Ralph Wallner || Open air
|}

== References ==
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<ref name="gemeinde">[https://www.walting.com/vereine/altmuehltaler_laienbuehne_walt-44365/ Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting], Gemeinde Walting, retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261015094250/https://www.walting.com/vereine/altmuehltaler_laienbuehne_walt-44365/ Archived] on 15 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="history">[https://laienbuehne-walting.de/theater-geschichte/ Theater-Geschichte], Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting, retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260512085243/https://laienbuehne-walting.de/theater-geschichte/ Archived] on 12 May 2026.</ref>
<ref name="jubilee35">[https://laienbuehne-walting.de/35-jahre-theater-in-walting/ 35 Jahre Theater in Walting], Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting, 28 July 2024, retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261015094415/https://laienbuehne-walting.de/35-jahre-theater-in-walting/ Archived] on 15 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="year2025">[https://laienbuehne-walting.de/lampengeist-open-air-theater-2025/ „Lampengeist“ Open Air Theater 2025], Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting, retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261015094449/https://laienbuehne-walting.de/lampengeist-open-air-theater-2025/ Archived] on 15 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="year2026">[https://laienbuehne-walting.de/ Ein Vampir verabschiedet sich – Danke für eine unvergessliche Theatersaison 2026], Altmühltaler Laienbühne Walting, retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260616152415/https://laienbuehne-walting.de/ Archived] on 16 June 2026.</ref>
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