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'''Podium 70''' (''Theaterspielkreis Vöhringen''), supported by the ''Förderverein PODIUM-Bühne Vöhringen e. V.'', is an amateur theatre group in [[wikipedia:Vöhringen, Bavaria|Vöhringen]] in the [[wikipedia:Neu-Ulm (district)|district of Neu-Ulm]], [[wikipedia:Swabia (Bavaria)|Swabia]], Bavaria, Germany. Since 1970 it has performed classics, crime plays and contemporary boulevard comedies, mainly in the Protestant parish hall in Vöhringen.<ref name="historie" />

== History ==
The group's first rehearsal took place outdoors: in autumn 1969 Manfred Girschikofsky, Winfried Hamann, Wolfgang Weisser and Peter Kelichhaus met for a first reading on a meadow in Vöhringen. The Protestant pastor Wilhelm Starck then let them rehearse in his parish hall, where in February 1970 the group premiered its first production, [[wikipedia:Sławomir Mrożek|Sławomir Mrożek]]'s political satire ''Auf hoher See'' (''Out at Sea''). By its 50th anniversary in 2019 the group had staged more than 150 further plays, with around 170 performers in over a thousand roles, and had performed several plays every year without interruption; at that time 20 players were active. Founder Peter Kelichhaus directed every production and acted in almost all of them over these 50 years; he died on 17 April 2021.<ref name="historie" />

== Repertoire and venue ==
The repertoire has ranged from classics to modern plays, famous crime plays and current boulevard theatre.<ref name="historie" /> Its home stage is the hall of the Protestant parish house in Vöhringen, which the parish has provided since the beginning. In autumn 2026 the group performed Stefan Vögel's comedy ''Alonso, der Eheschnüffler'', directed by Siggi Motzke, in Vöhringen and at the historic municipal theatre in [[wikipedia:Weißenhorn|Weißenhorn]].<ref name="home" />

== Organisation ==
All members of the Theaterspielkreis Podium 70 work as volunteers. The supporting association ''Förderverein PODIUM-Bühne Vöhringen e. V.'' raises funds for the venue, props, scripts and performance rights.<ref name="foerder" />

== References ==
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<ref name="historie">[https://www.podium70.de/ueber-uns/historie/ Historie], Podium 70, retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20251013213814/https://www.podium70.de/ueber-uns/historie/ Archived] on 13 October 2025.</ref>
<ref name="home">[https://www.podium70.de/ Theaterspielkreis Vöhringen – Unser neues Stück], Podium 70, retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20251207034736/https://www.podium70.de/ Archived] on 7 December 2025.</ref>
<ref name="foerder">[https://www.podium70.de/ueber-uns/foerderverein/ Förderverein], Podium 70, retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20251013214055/https://www.podium70.de/ueber-uns/foerderverein/ Archived] on 13 October 2025.</ref>
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