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'''Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg''' is an amateur theatre group based in [[wikipedia:Westerburg|Westerburg]], [[wikipedia:Westerwaldkreis|Westerwaldkreis]], [[wikipedia:Rhineland-Palatinate|Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany. Founded in 1992, it stages comedies, family fairy-tale plays and youth productions in its own theatre, the "Kleines Haus" in [[wikipedia:Rothenbach|Rothenbach]].<ref name="verein" /><ref name="wwinfo" />

== History ==
For the town's 700th anniversary ("700 Jahre Stadt Westerburg") in 1992, the [[wikipedia:Legend|legend]] of the Petermännchen was performed in open-air productions. In the same year, some theatre enthusiasts and actors from this production founded the Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg.<ref name="wwinfo" /> A youth department was started in 1996 with a workshop in the hall of the local Gymnasium, and in 2005 a senior theatre group named "Patina" was formed within the association.<ref name="verein" />

For its 15th anniversary in 2007, the group held a jubilee programme whose main event was a new production of the historical play ''Das Westerburger Petermännchen'' by Christoph Kloft. It was given four open-air performances at Westerburg Castle, the original setting, and four further performances in the town hall (Stadthalle), with a total audience of more than 1,000.<ref name="verein" /> The [[wikipedia:Südwestrundfunk|SWR]] programme ''Landesschau'' featured the theatre in Rothenbach in its series ''Hierzuland''.<ref name="verein" />

== Repertoire ==
According to its own account, the group stages between two and four productions a year. The repertoire consists mainly of boulevard comedies and family fairy-tale plays for the pre-Christmas season; the youth department has its own productions and also takes part in the fairy-tale plays.<ref name="verein" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Productions<ref name="auff" />
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Notes
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| 1995 || ''Der Meisterboxer'' || ||
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| 1996 || ''Ausser Kontrolle'' || ||
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| 1997 || ''Die lange Nacht der Detektive'' || ||
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| 1998 || ''Und ewig rauschen die Gelder'' || ||
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| 1999 || ''Die schwarze Katze im Sack'' || ||
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| 2000 || ''Pension Schöller'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Das Gespenst von Canterville'' || || Youth department<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2001 || ''Die Brennesselgeister'' || || Youth department; opening of the Kleines Haus<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2001 || ''Peterchens Mondfahrt'' || || Family fairy-tale play
|-
| 2002 || ''Jetzt nicht, Liebling'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Die Schöne und das Biest'' || || Family fairy-tale play
|-
| 2003 || ''Hier sind Sie richtig'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Hexenfieber'' || || Youth department<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2003 || ''Fröhliche Weihnachten, Mr. Scrooge!'' || after [[wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]] || Family fairy-tale play
|-
| 2004 || ''Love Jogging'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Der Teufel mit den 3 goldenen Haaren'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|Ein Sommernachtstraum]]'' || || Youth department<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2005 || ''Die Scheinheiligen'' || || Senior group "Patina"; market square, Westerburg<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2005 || ''Der ausgebildete Kranke'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Nussknacker und Mausekönig'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Kein Freizeitpark für unsere Stadt'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Graf Balduin, der edle Spender'' || || Senior group "Patina"; summer festival<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2006 || ''Ein Schlüssel für Zwei'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Der kleine Lord Fauntleroy'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Das Westerburger Petermännchen'' || Christoph Kloft || Jubilee production; Westerburg Castle and Stadthalle<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2007 || ''Pünktchen und Anton'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Das glückliche Paar'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Aladdin und die Wunderlampe'' || ||
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| 2009 || ''Die Zauberflöte'' || || Youth department<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2009 || ''Zum Verlieben, dieser Fisher'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Peter Pan'' || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Frauenpower mit Quotenmann'' || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[wikipedia:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen]]'' || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Zwerg Nase'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Die Perle Anna'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Die Schneekönigin oder der Zauberspiegel'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Der Meisterboxer'' || || Also staged in 1995
|-
| 2012 || ''Alles steht Kopf im Märchenland'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Wie wär's denn, Mrs. Markham?'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Der Zauberer von Oz'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Der Mann, der sich nicht traut'' || ||
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| 2014 || ''Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot'' || ||
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| 2015 || ''Keine Ehe nach Maß'' || ||
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| 2015 || ''Nils Holgersson'' || ||
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| 2016 || ''[[wikipedia:Boeing-Boeing (play)|Boeing, Boeing]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Alice im Wunderland'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Die kleinen Leute von Swabedoo'' || || Youth department<ref name="verein" />
|-
| 2017 || ''Der süsseste Wahnsinn'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Frau Holle'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Und das am Hochzeitsmorgen'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Hinter verzauberten Fenstern'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''In der Klemme'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Nussknacker und Mausekönig'' || || Also staged in 2005
|-
| 2022 || ''Peterchens & Annelieses Mondfahrt'' || ||
|-
| 2023 || ''Hier sind Sie richtig'' || || Also staged in 2003
|-
| 2023 || ''Die kleine Hexe'' || ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Love Jogging'' || || Also staged in 2004
|-
| 2024 || ''Die Reise in die Vergangenheit'' || ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel'' || Uli Jäckle, after the film by Václav Vorlicek and Frantisek Pavlicek || Music by Karel Svoboda
|-
| 2025 || ''Schriftlich, in dreifacher Ausfertigung'' || Dieter Perlowski || Crime comedy
|-
| 2025 || ''Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge'' || || More than 2,000 spectators<ref name="site" />
|-
| 2026 || ''Halbpension mit Leiche'' || || Crime comedy; premiere 21 March 2026<ref name="site" />
|-
| 2026 || ''Wie Puck Weihnachten rettet'' || Christina Stenger || Christmas fairy-tale play, November and December 2026
|}

== Venue ==
The group performs in its own theatre, the "Kleines Haus" in Rothenbach, which was converted from the village's old school building in 2000/2001 together with the Verbandsgemeinde Westerburg and the Ortsgemeinde Rothenbach.<ref name="verein" /> The hall has partly raised, tiered seating; the group gives 120 seats, the regional tourism portal 130. Besides the group's own performances, the venue hosts cabaret and other small-scale performances by guest artists, organised with Westerburg's cultural officer.<ref name="verein" /><ref name="wwinfo" />

== Organisation ==
According to its website, the association has more than 80 members, about 70 of them active, including 20 children and young people.<ref name="verein" /> The youth department grew out of workshops held in 1996 and 2001; since 2002 it has held monthly practice workshops for children aged 8 to 14, and its productions are directed by young adult members who themselves started in the youth group. The senior theatre group "Patina" has existed within the association since 2005.<ref name="verein" />

== Awards ==
In 2005 the group received the prize in the "Kultur" category of the series ''Wäller Jugend hat Zukunft'', presented by the Landrat of the Westerwaldkreis at the district administration in [[wikipedia:Montabaur|Montabaur]], for its youth work.<ref name="verein" />

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="site">[https://petermaennchen-theater.de/ Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg: Ihr Theater im Westerwald], Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260607172937/https://petermaennchen-theater.de/ Archived] on 7 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="verein">[https://petermaennchen-theater.de/unser-verein/ Unser Verein], Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260607175043/https://petermaennchen-theater.de/unser-verein/ Archived] on 7 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="auff">[https://petermaennchen-theater.de/auffuehrungen/ Aufführungen], Petermännchen-Theater Westerburg e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260607172550/https://petermaennchen-theater.de/auffuehrungen/ Archived] on 7 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="wwinfo">[https://www.westerwald.info/en/d/kleines-haus-kleinkunstbuehne-petermaennchen-theater-2 "Kleines Haus" Kleinkunstbühne – Petermännchen Theater], Westerwald Touristik-Service (westerwald.info), retrieved 27 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027164541/https://www.westerwald.info/en/d/kleines-haus-kleinkunstbuehne-petermaennchen-theater-2 Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
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