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The Theatergesellschaft Malters (''Engl.'' Theatre Society Malters) is an amateur theatre association in the municipality of Malters in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was founded in 1852 and is still active today.<ref>https://www.theater-malters.ch/pages/ueber-uns/geschichte.php</ref>

== History ==
While there is evidence for theatre activities in Malters since 1737, the actual Theatergesellschaft Malters was founded in 1852 "for the purpose of mutual teaching and entertainment".<ref name=":1">Blarer, Sigi: Theatergesellschaft Malters, Malters LU, in: Kotte, Andreas (Hg.): Theaterlexikon der Schweiz, Chronos Verlag Zürich 2005, Band 3, S. 1859–1860. https://tls.theaterwissenschaft.ch/wiki/Theatergesellschaft_Malters,_Malters_LU</ref>

The Theatergesellschaft Malters fosters also a tradition of staging plays for children and teenagers, beginning in the late 1960s up to today.<ref name=":0">https://www.theater-malters.ch/pages/produktionen/fruhere_vorstellungen.php</ref> Since 2017 the Theatergesellschaft Malters performs and designs selected productions especially for older people and residents of nursing homes in order to facilitate theatrical experiences to those unable to visit performances in a standard theatre setting.<ref>https://www.theater-malters.ch/pages/theaterfalter.php</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Repertoire ==
Over time, the Theatergesellschaft Malters has staged a wide range of genres, e.g. folk drama, patriotic and historical plays, comedy, drama and musical comedy, thereby performing plays in vernacular language as well as plays in standard language. Amongst the performed plays are (selection):<ref name=":0" />

* 2023 "Der Revisor" (''Engl''. "The Government Inspector") by Nikolai Gogol
* 2021 "Ronja Räubertochter" (''Engl''. "Ronja, the Robber's Daughter", children's/youth theatre) by Astrid Lindgren, adapted by Isabella Cadilek
* 2019 "D'Jasskasse" by Eugène Labiche
* 2016 "Ein Volksfeind" (''Engl''. "An Enemy of the People") by Henrik Ibsen
* 2012 "D’Hochzytsfahrt i de Zwiebacki" by Philipp Engelmann
* 2008 "Bezahlt wird nicht" (''Engl''. "Can't Pay? Won't Pay!") by Dario Fo
* 2004 "Die Nashörner" (''Engl''. "Rhinoceros") by Eugène Ionesco
* 2003 "Letzter Wille" by Fitzgerald Kusz
* 2002 "Kasimir und Karoline" by Ödön von Horvath
* 2001 "Glückliche Zeiten" (''Engl''. "Time of My Life") by Alan Ayckbourn
* 1997 "De Franzos im Ybrig" by Thomas Hürlimann
* 1992 "Die Hexenjagd" (''Engl''. "The Crucible") by Arthur Miller
* 1990 "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" by Max Frisch
* 1988 "Schneewittli" (''Engl''. "Snow White", children's/youth theatre)
* 1986 "De Meineidbuur" by Ludwig Anzengruber
* 1982 "Besuch der alten Dame" (''Engl.'' "The Visit") by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
* 1977 "Studiotheater - Malterser Dorfgeschichten" (''Engl.'' "Studio theatre - Village Stories of Malters" by Heinz Stalder, Adolf Winiger, Toni Schaller
* 1966 "Visitez Kalbern" by Armin Beeler
* 1962 "Der Unschuldige" (''Engl.'' "The Innocent") by Fritz Hochwälder/Emil Bader
* 1946 "Bärewirts Töchterli" by Karl Grunder
* 1924 "Die Rabensteinerin" by Ernst Wildenbruch
* 1920 "Der Musterhof" by Manz und Loherstorter
* 1882 "Die Hexe von Gäbistorf oder Herzog Johann von Schwaben und König Albrechts Tod" by Walburg Kramer
* 1870 "Der Karfunkel" (''Engl.'' "The Carbuncle") by Franz Pocci/Jörg von End
* 1864 "Der Zeitgeist" 
* 1863 "Der versiegelte Bürgermeister" (''Engl.'' "The Sealed Up Mayor")
* 185? "Englische Ware" (''Engl.'' "English Goods") by August von Kotzebue

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