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'''Leiferder Bühne e. V.''' is an amateur theatre group in [[wikipedia:Braunschweig|Braunschweig]], [[wikipedia:Lower Saxony|Lower Saxony]], Germany, based in the city's Leiferde district. The association has existed since 2012 and performs comedies, sketches, Christmas plays and [[wikipedia:Improvisational theatre|improvisational theatre]] in Braunschweig, [[wikipedia:Salzgitter|Salzgitter]], [[wikipedia:Wolfenbüttel|Wolfenbüttel]] and the surrounding area.<ref name="site">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/ Leiferder Bühne e.V. – Theaterverein in Braunschweig seit 2012], official website, retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164046/https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/ Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>

== History ==
In its early years the group mainly appeared with sketches and short shows at local events, such as the Leiferde village fair, the shooting club's royal ball, a Christmas play in front of the Leiferde community centre and the centenary of the sports club MTV Dorstadt in 2012.<ref name="gal2012">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/fotogalerie.html Fotogalerie 2012–2017], Leiferder Bühne e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164152/https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/fotogalerie.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref> From 2018 it added fairy-tale plays, such as ''Aladdine und der Geist aus der Lampe'', and comedies such as ''Hauptsache grün!'' (2020) and ''Ein Kiosk kommt selten allein'' (2022).<ref name="gal2018">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/fotogalerie%252525202016.html Fotogalerie 2018–2022], Leiferder Bühne e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026.</ref>

In 2023 the group presented ''Die Rabenmutter'' at the Theatertage of the [[Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen e. V.]] on the island of [[wikipedia:Baltrum|Baltrum]].<ref name="baltrum">[https://www.baltrum-online.de/news_artikel.php?id=7114 Theatertage 28. April bis 1. Mai 2023], Baltrum-Online.de, 21 April 2023, retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164403/https://www.baltrum-online.de/news_artikel.php?id=7114 Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref> The same year it also staged an evening of improvisation, readings and short plays, ''Theater mal anders'', and a Christmas play, ''Jan im Glück''.<ref name="gal2023">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/galerie-ab-2023.html Fotogalerie 2023 – heute], Leiferder Bühne e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164451/https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/galerie-ab-2023.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>

== Repertoire ==
Many of the group's comedies are written by its member Heike Ilgner, who also acts in them. According to her own account, the plays were first tried out by the Leiferder Bühne and several are published by the Plausus theatre publishing house, among them ''Hauptsache grün'', ''Ein Kiosk kommt selten allein'' (also in a Low German version, ''Een Kiosk kümmt selten alleen''), ''Nachbarn vom Feinsten'' and two Christmas fairy tales.<ref name="ilgner">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/autorin-heike-ilgner.html Autorin Heike Ilgner], Leiferder Bühne e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164640/https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/autorin-heike-ilgner.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>

In recent years the group has toured a new comedy in the summer. ''Nachbarn vom Feinsten'' was performed in 2024, among other venues at Das KULT Theater in Braunschweig.<ref name="kult">[https://www.yesticket.org/event/de/nachbarn-vom-feinsten-komoedie-31-08-24 Nachbarn vom Feinsten – Komödie], YesTicket, retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164728/https://www.yesticket.org/event/de/nachbarn-vom-feinsten-komoedie-31-08-24 Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref> The 2026 summer tour, ''Villa mit Aussicht'', comprised eight performances in and around Braunschweig.<ref name="site" />

== Organisation ==
The Leiferder Bühne is a registered association ([[wikipedia:Voluntary association|e. V.]]) and a member of the Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen. It rehearses weekly at the community centre in Leiferde and in its own rooms in Braunschweig, and welcomes guest players for single productions.<ref name="site" /><ref name="atvn">[https://www.amateurtheater-niedersachsen.de/seite/107625/mitgliedsb%C3%BChnen.html Mitgliedsbühnen], Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164858/https://www.amateurtheater-niedersachsen.de/seite/107625/mitgliedsb%C3%BChnen.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="mitglieder">[https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/mitglieder.html Ensemble Komödie], Leiferder Bühne e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014164936/https://www.leiferderbuehne.de/mitglieder.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>

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