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'''DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V.''' is an amateur theatre association in [[wikipedia:Hanover|Hanover]], Lower Saxony, Germany, which performs in the theatre hall of the Lukasgemeinde (St Luke's parish) in the Vahrenwald district.<ref name="festival2026" /> It describes itself as amateur theatre "in and for Hanover since 1986".<ref name="instagram" />

== History ==
In 2016 the group was the first amateur theatre allowed to stage David Seidler's play ''[[wikipedia:The King's Speech (play)|The King's Speech]]''; director Olaf Daum revived the production with a partly new cast in April 2025.<ref name="kingsspeech" /> In 2024 the group won the short-play festival ''Kurz & Knackig'' of the [[Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen e. V.]] in [[wikipedia:Osnabrück|Osnabrück]]; as winner it co-hosted the festival's fourth edition at its own venue from 31 October to 1 November 2026, opening it out of competition with its youth ensemble's production ''Briefe von Sophie''.<ref name="festival2026" />

== Repertoire ==
The group's productions include comedies, dramas, fairy tales for Advent and readings. Recent productions include a comedy by Sabine Misiorny and Tom Müller (2024), ''[[wikipedia:The Frog Prince|Der Froschkönig]]'' (Advent 2024) and ''The King's Speech'' (2016, revived 2025).<ref name="newsroom" /><ref name="kingsspeech" /> Its youth ensemble performs separately.<ref name="festival2026" />

== Venue ==
Since its founding the ensemble has been based in the theatre hall of the Lukasgemeinde in Hanover-Vahrenwald (entrance Rolandstraße), where all its performances take place.<ref name="kingsspeech" /><ref name="yesticket" />

== Awards ==
In 2024 the group won the ''Kurz & Knackig'' short-play competition of the Amateurtheaterverband Niedersachsen in Osnabrück.<ref name="festival2026" />

== References ==
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<ref name="instagram">[https://www.instagram.com/diekleinebuehne_hannover/ DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V. (@diekleinebuehne_hannover)], Instagram, retrieved 28 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="festival2026">[https://www.kulturkurier.de/pressemeldungen/143770-amateurtheaterfestival-in-hannover Amateurtheaterfestival in Hannover], DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V. via Kulturkurier, 15 October 2026, retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261029075339/https://www.kulturkurier.de/pressemeldungen/143770-amateurtheaterfestival-in-hannover Archived] on 29 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="kingsspeech">[https://www.kulturkurier.de/pressemeldungen/124123-die-kleine-buhne-hannover-0324 DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover 03/24], DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V. via Kulturkurier, 17 March 2025, retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261029075405/https://www.kulturkurier.de/pressemeldungen/124123-die-kleine-buhne-hannover-0324 Archived] on 29 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="newsroom">[https://www.kulturkurier.de/newsroom/327-die-kleine-buhne-hannover-ev DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V. – press releases], Kulturkurier, retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260607143329/https://www.kulturkurier.de/newsroom/327-die-kleine-buhne-hannover-ev Archived] on 7 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="yesticket">[https://www.yesticket.org/events/de/die-kleine-buehne/ DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover e.V.], YesTicket, retrieved 28 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261029075520/https://www.yesticket.org/events/de/die-kleine-buehne/ Archived] on 29 October 2026.</ref>
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