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The '''Burgtheaterverein Mitterfels e. V.''' is an amateur theatre association in the market town of [[wikipedia:Mitterfels|Mitterfels]] in the district of [[wikipedia:Straubing-Bogen|Straubing-Bogen]], [[wikipedia:Lower Bavaria|Lower Bavaria]], Germany. Founded in 2001 to revive the town's theatre tradition, it stages ''Singspiele'' and musicals as open-air productions in the castle garden of Mitterfels, accompanied by an orchestra and choirs.<ref name="about" />

== History ==
The first production, ''Holledauer Fidel'' in summer 2001, was in such demand that it was repeated in 2002; it was followed by ''Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus'' after [[wikipedia:Johann Nestroy|Johann Nestroy]] in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 ''Die Donauliesl'' set an attendance record despite bad weather. In winter 2006/07 a group of young players staged ''Es gibt keine Helden mehr'' indoors at the Gasthaus Friedenseiche, and in 2009 the youth group gave the children's musical ''Die Hexe Backa Racka''. In 2014 the association staged ''Der Sommernachtstraum'' as a promenade performance at the Wenzelhof; the 2015 production of ''High Society'' was given with the project orchestra of the Straubing-Bogen district music school and supported by the Bavarian culture fund.<ref name="about" /> In 2022 the association marked 20 years of castle theatre in Mitterfels with an anniversary show.<ref name="home" />

== Repertoire ==
Many productions were directed by Sepp Fischer.<ref name="about" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Selected productions<ref name="about" />
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 2001–2002 || ''Holledauer Fidel'' || First production
|-
| 2003–2004 || ''Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus'' || After Johann Nestroy
|-
| 2005 || ''Die Donauliesl'' ||
|-
| 2006–2007 || ''Das Wirtshaus im Spessart'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Der fidele Bauer'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Der Mann von La Mancha'' || ''[[wikipedia:Man of La Mancha|Man of La Mancha]]''
|-
| 2010 || ''[[wikipedia:My Fair Lady|My Fair Lady]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' || ''[[wikipedia:The Threepenny Opera|The Threepenny Opera]]'' by [[wikipedia:Bertolt Brecht|Bertolt Brecht]] and [[wikipedia:Kurt Weill|Kurt Weill]]
|-
| 2012 || ''Im weißen Rößl'' ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[wikipedia:Sugar (musical)|Sugar]]'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[wikipedia:High Society (musical)|High Society]]'' || Music by [[wikipedia:Cole Porter|Cole Porter]]
|-
| 2016 || ''Das Gespenst von Canterville'' || After [[wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Canterville Ghost|The Canterville Ghost]]''
|-
| 2018 || ''9 to 5'' || ''[[wikipedia:9 to 5 (musical)|9 to 5]]''
|}

For summer 2027 the association announced ''[[wikipedia:Sister Act (musical)|Sister Act]]'' on the open-air stage in the castle garden.<ref name="home" />

== References ==
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<ref name="about">[http://www.burgtheaterverein-mitterfels.de/joomla/index.php/2015-12-29-09-50-13/ueber-uns Über uns – Die Geschichte des Burgtheatervereins Mitterfels], Burgtheaterverein Mitterfels e.V., retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261015101937/https://www.burgtheaterverein-mitterfels.de/joomla/index.php/2015-12-29-09-50-13/ueber-uns Archived] on 15 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="home">[http://www.burgtheaterverein-mitterfels.de/ Burgtheaterverein Mitterfels – Startseite], Burgtheaterverein Mitterfels e.V., retrieved 15 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261015102015/https://www.burgtheaterverein-mitterfels.de/joomla/index.php Archived] on 15 October 2026.</ref>
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