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'''Theater Bühnen-Reif''' (Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V.) is an amateur theatre group based in [[wikipedia:Salzgitter|Salzgitter]], Lower Saxony, Germany.<ref name="impressum" /> Founded in 1991, it stages one comedy each season, which premieres in [[wikipedia:Thiede|Salzgitter-Thiede]] and then tours to other venues in the region.<ref name="begann" /><ref name="termine" />

== History ==
The association was founded in 1991 by Udo Hasler and six other theatre enthusiasts; its first production that year was ''Der Raub der Sabinerinnen''.<ref name="begann" /><ref name="sabinerinnen" /> From 1998 the ensemble gave an annual guest performance in the village hall of [[wikipedia:Kusey|Kusey]] in Saxony-Anhalt at the invitation of the local sports club's gymnastics group. For its 20th anniversary in 2011 it revived Michael Frayn's ''Der nackte Wahnsinn'', which it had first performed in 1999.<ref name="volksstimme2011" /> The 2020 production, Norman Robbins's ''Schau nicht unters Rosenbeet!'', premiered only in 2021.<ref name="rosenbeet" />

== Repertoire ==
The group mainly performs comedies and farces, many of them by British and American authors such as [[wikipedia:Ray Cooney|Ray Cooney]], [[wikipedia:Jack Popplewell|Jack Popplewell]] and [[wikipedia:Ken Ludwig|Ken Ludwig]]; in the mid-2000s it also staged fairy-tale plays for children.<ref name="home" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Productions<ref name="home" />
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''Der Raub der Sabinerinnen'' || Franz and Paul von Schönthan ||
|-
| 1993 || ''Wohin mit der Leiche'' || Walter G. Pfaus || premiere 13 February 1993
|-
| 1994 || ''Liebling, ich bin da!'' || Jack Popplewell ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Brave Diebe'' || Jack Popplewell || premiere 4 March 1995
|-
| 1996 || ''Halb auf dem Baum'' || [[wikipedia:Peter Ustinov|Peter Ustinov]] || premiere 2 March 1996
|-
| 1997 || ''Charleys Tante'' || Brandon Thomas || ''[[wikipedia:Charley's Aunt|Charley's Aunt]]''; premiere 8 March 1997
|-
| 1998 || ''Mein Freund Harvey'' || [[wikipedia:Mary Chase (playwright)|Mary Chase]] || ''[[wikipedia:Harvey (play)|Harvey]]''; premiere 7 March 1998
|-
| 1999 || ''Der nackte Wahnsinn'' || [[wikipedia:Michael Frayn|Michael Frayn]] || ''[[wikipedia:Noises Off|Noises Off]]''; premiere 27 March 1999
|-
| 2000 || ''Der keusche Lebemann'' || [[wikipedia:Franz Arnold|Franz Arnold]] and [[wikipedia:Ernst Bach|Ernst Bach]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''Viel Lärm um nichts'' || [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] || ''[[wikipedia:Much Ado About Nothing|Much Ado About Nothing]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''Jetzt nicht, Liebling'' || Ray Cooney and John Chapman || ''[[wikipedia:Not Now, Darling|Not Now, Darling]]''
|-
| 2003 || ''Séance um Mitternacht'' || Hans-Peter Zeller ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Vorsicht, Trinkwasser!'' || [[wikipedia:Woody Allen|Woody Allen]] || ''[[wikipedia:Don't Drink the Water (play)|Don't Drink the Water]]''
|-
| 2004 || ''Der gestiefelte Kater'' || Frank Pinkus || after ''[[wikipedia:Puss in Boots|Puss in Boots]]''
|-
| 2005 || ''Der Mann, der sich nicht traut'' || [[wikipedia:Curth Flatow|Curth Flatow]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Xenia vom Noxilla'' || Christina Stenger ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Otello darf nicht platzen'' || Ken Ludwig || ''[[wikipedia:Lend Me a Tenor|Lend Me a Tenor]]''
|-
| 2006 || ''Der Froschkönig'' || Karlheinz Komm || after ''[[wikipedia:The Frog Prince|The Frog Prince]]''
|-
| 2007 || ''Gerüchte … Gerüchte'' || [[wikipedia:Neil Simon|Neil Simon]] || ''[[wikipedia:Rumors (play)|Rumors]]''
|-
| 2007 || ''Der Räuber Hotzenplotz'' || [[wikipedia:Otfried Preußler|Otfried Preußler]] || ''[[wikipedia:The Robber Hotzenplotz|The Robber Hotzenplotz]]''
|-
| 2008 || ''Cyrano in Buffalo'' || Ken Ludwig || ''[[wikipedia:Moon Over Buffalo|Moon Over Buffalo]]''
|-
| 2009 || ''Zum Henker mit den Henks!'' || Norman Robbins ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Das Gespenst von Canterville'' || Markus Wiegand || after [[wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Canterville Ghost|The Canterville Ghost]]''
|-
| 2011 || ''Der nackte Wahnsinn'' || Michael Frayn || revival of the 1999 production, 20th anniversary<ref name="volksstimme2011" />
|-
| 2012 || ''Job-Suey oder Kein Dinner für Sünder'' || Edward Taylor ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Keine Leiche ohne Lily'' || Jack Popplewell ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Und wer sind Sie?'' || Jack Popplewell ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Urlaub mit Papa'' || after [[wikipedia:Dora Heldt|Dora Heldt]], adapted by Jan Bodinus ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Tratsch im Treppenhaus'' || Jens Exler ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Wie wär's denn, Mrs. Markham?'' || Ray Cooney and John Chapman || ''Move Over Mrs. Markham''
|-
| 2018 || ''Außer Kontrolle'' || Ray Cooney || ''[[wikipedia:Out of Order (play)|Out of Order]]''
|-
| 2019 || ''Vorhang!'' || John Chapman, translated by Horst Willems || ''Kindly Leave the Stage''
|-
| 2021 || ''Schau nicht unters Rosenbeet!'' || Norman Robbins || planned for 2020<ref name="rosenbeet" />
|-
| 2022 || ''Job-Suey oder Kein Dinner für Sünder'' || Edward Taylor || revival of the 2012 production
|-
| 2023 || ''Bei Hitze ist es wenigstens nicht kalt'' || after Dora Heldt ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Diva'' || Gerhard Riedl ||
|-
| 2025 || ''Süßes, sonst gibt's Saures'' || Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood ||
|-
| 2026 || ''Rosas Revolver'' || Chris Arnold || premiere 14 March 2026<ref name="rosas" />
|}

== Venue ==
Premieres usually take place in the Kinder- und Jugendtreff (youth centre) in Salzgitter-Thiede. Further performances have been given in the Roter Saal of the palace in [[wikipedia:Braunschweig|Braunschweig]], the Kulturhaus Bortfeld and Das KULT in Braunschweig.<ref name="termine" />

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="home">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/ Theater Bühnen-Reif] (archive pages 1991–2026), Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260510145754/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/ Archived] on 10 May 2026.</ref>
<ref name="impressum">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/impressum.html Impressum], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260605215900/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/impressum.html Archived] on 5 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="begann">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/wie-alles-begann.html Wie alles begann], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260605220106/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/wie-alles-begann.html Archived] on 5 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="termine">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/termine.html Termine], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260605230012/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/termine.html Archived] on 5 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="sabinerinnen">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/der-raub-der-sabinerinnen-1.html Der Raub der Sabinerinnen], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260605222118/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/der-raub-der-sabinerinnen-1.html Archived] on 5 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="rosenbeet">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/schau-nicht-unters....html Schau nicht unters Rosenbeet!], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261028231507/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/schau-nicht-unters....html Archived] on 28 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="rosas">[http://www.buehnen-reif.de/rosas-revolver.html Rosas Revolver], Theaterverein Bühnen-Reif e.V., retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260605220032/http://www.buehnen-reif.de/rosas-revolver.html Archived] on 5 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="volksstimme2011">[https://volksstimme.de/nachrichten/lokal/kloetze/269673_Im-Saal-macht-sich-der-Nackte-Wahnsinn-breit.html Im Saal macht sich der "Nackte Wahnsinn" breit], Volksstimme, 12 April 2011, retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261028231625/https://www.volksstimme.de/lokal/kloetze/im-saal-macht-sich-der-nackte-wahnsinn-breit-408480 Archived] on 28 October 2026.</ref>
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