Harthauser Dorftheater
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The Harthauser Dorftheater e. V. is an amateur theatre association in Harthausen, part of the municipality of Grasbrunn in the district of Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany. It emerged in 1981 from a local social club, began performing in 1982 and plays in the Bürgerhaus Harthausen, staging Bavarian comedies, farces and boulevard plays each spring.[1][2]
| Harthauser Dorftheater e. V. | |
| Founded | 1981 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Grasbrunn |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | dorftheater.de |
History
Theatre in Harthausen goes back to the years after the Second World War, when the rural youth association staged plays at the Gasthof "Alter Wirt". In 1971 young people from the village performed S'Herz in der Lederhos'n in the Catholic youth centre under Rudolf Friesinger, and from 1976 Schorsch Birmann directed full-length plays there. On the initiative of Birmann, Hans Leibig jun., Ewald Wagner and Willi Zirngibl, the Harthauser Dorftheater was formed in 1981 within the Stopselclub Harthausen, a social club founded in 1957. With financial support from the municipality, a movable stage was installed in the Bürgerhaus Harthausen (the converted youth centre), and on 25 April 1982 the group opened with Maximilian Vitus's Da ist der Wurm drin, initially with three performances. In 1985 the Bavarian Minister-President Franz Josef Strauß attended the premiere of a stage version of Ludwig Thoma's Lausbubengeschichten.[1]
In 1990 the theatre group separated from the Stopselclub and became an independent association, which joined the Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V. in 1991; in 1999 it applied for entry in the register of associations as Harthauser Dorftheater e.V. The Bürgerhaus was renovated in 1998/99 and received a fixed stage. From 1994 the group also held autumn seasons with sketches and one-act plays, later combined with music. For the 1200th anniversary of Harthausen in 2014 it performed Der bayrische Jedermann with more than 40 actors in the pilgrimage church of St. Ottilie in Möschenfeld. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted rehearsals in February 2020, and the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled. Hans Leibig, chairman from 1990 to 2015, ended his work as director in 2025 after 22 productions in 29 years.[1]
Repertoire
The association has staged at least one production almost every year since 1982, with no season in 1997 because of the planned renovation of the Bürgerhaus, and none in 2020 and 2021. Its repertoire has extended from Bavarian rural farces to comedies, boulevard plays, crime comedies and more demanding material. A children's and youth group has its own productions.[3][4]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Da ist der Wurm drin | Maximilian Vitus | First production, 25 April 1982 |
| 1983 | Der Schrecken der Saison | Ernst Schlüter | |
| 1984 | Das Verlegenheitskind | Franz Streicher | |
| 1985 | Lausbubengschichten | after Ludwig Thoma, stage version by Kurt Lunga | Attended by Bavarian Minister-President Franz Josef Strauß |
| 1986 | Das rotseidene Höserl | Josef Zeitler | |
| 1987 | Die g'mischte Sauna | Hilde Eppensteiner | |
| 1988 | Die Probenacht | Julius Pohl | |
| 1989 | Familie Hannemann | M. Reimann and O. Schwarz | |
| 1990 | Oaner spinnt immer | Martin Fischer | |
| 1991 | Die spanische Fliege | Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach | |
| 1992 | Die Wallfahrt | ||
| 1993 | Da Roagaspitz | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 1994 | Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen | Fritz Wemper | |
| 1995 | Immer wieder samstags | Eva Hatzelmann and Werner Zeusel | |
| 1996 | Da Raubapfaff | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 1998 | Da bluatige Dammerl | Gerhard Loew | |
| 1999 | Der müde Theodor | Max Neal and Max Ferner | Autumn season opening the new stage |
| 2000 | D'Wahl-Lump'n | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 2001 | Keine Leiche ohne Lilly | Jack Popplewell | |
| 2002 | Pension Schöller | Carl Laufs and Wilhelm Jacoby | Spring, 20th stage anniversary |
| 2002 | Zimmer frei | Markus Kobel | Autumn |
| 2003 | Die bayrische Prohibition | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 2004 | Der Tod im Birnbaum | Manfred Eichhorn | Spring |
| 2004 | Zimmer frei | Markus Kobel | Autumn, revival of 2002 |
| 2005 | Zu wenig und zu viel | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 2006 | Otello darf nicht platzen | Ken Ludwig | |
| 2007 | Außer Kontrolle | Ray Cooney | Spring, 25th stage anniversary |
| 2007 | Theater & Musik | Autumn, with the band Pitu Pati | |
| 2008 | Der zerbrochene Krug | after Heinrich von Kleist | After The Broken Jug |
| 2009 | Und ewig rauschen die Gelder | Michael Cooney | |
| 2010 | Laras Plan | Claudia Gysel | |
| 2011 | Wechseljahre | Reinhard Seibold | |
| 2012 | Die Perle Anna | Marc Camoletti | Spring, 30th stage anniversary |
| 2012 | Theater & Musik | Autumn, with the Swingbones | |
| 2013 | Gespenstermacher | Ralph Wallner | |
| 2014 | Der bayrische Jedermann | Pilgrimage church of St. Ottilie, Möschenfeld, 1200th anniversary of Harthausen | |
| 2015 | Wob-baba-luba | Peter Landstorfer | |
| 2016 | Altweiber-Frühling | Stefan Vögel | |
| 2017 | Zwergnase | Ingeborg Schüler, after Wilhelm Hauff | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2017 | Lügen über Lügen oder Hilfe, die Tante kommt! | Walter G. Pfaus | |
| 2018 | Die dumme Augustine | after Otfried Preußler | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2018 | Not macht erfinderisch oder Quadratratschn-Schlamassl | Ralph Wallner | |
| 2019 | Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren | Willi Zirngibl, after the Brothers Grimm | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2019 | Acht Frauen | Robert Thomas | |
| 2019 | Hilfe, die Herdmanns kommen! | Barbara Robinson | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2022 | Moorleichenpoker | Heidi Faltlhauser | |
| 2023 | Der kleine Muck | Willi Zirngibl, after Wilhelm Hauff | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2023 | Last Minute oder Auf, auf und davon | Gerhard Loew | Rehearsals begun in 2020 and interrupted by the pandemic |
| 2024 | Mucks Mäuserl Mord | Ralph Wallner | |
| 2025 | Die kleine Hexe | after Otfried Preußler | Children's and youth theatre |
| 2025 | ... und oben wohnen Engel | Jens Exler and Silke Keim, Bavarian version by Elfriede Wipplinger | Last production directed by Hans Leibig |
| 2026 | Der Liebe wegen | Walter G. Pfaus |
Venue
The association plays in the Bürgerhaus Harthausen at Rosenstraße 7, which received a fixed stage on the north side of the hall, a dressing room and a small gallery during its renovation in 1998/99; in 2007 a glass-roofed terrace, largely financed by the theatre, was added.[1][4]
Organisation
For many years the Harthauser Dorftheater has donated the proceeds of each premiere to charitable causes, including local churches, care organisations and a village fountain inaugurated in 1999.[2] Since 2009 it has been one of eight members of the umbrella association Die Harthauser Ortsvereine e.V.[1]
Awards
On 15 September 2026 the district of Munich awarded the Harthauser Dorftheater the golden Ehrennadel des Landkreises München for special services in the social field; it was presented by the deputy district administrator Nicola Gerhardt in the Bürgersaal Ismaning.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Die Chronik des Harthauser Dorftheaters, Harthauser Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. Archived on 12 July 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wir über uns, Harthauser Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Archiv der bisher gespielten Stücke, Harthauser Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harthauser Dorftheater für soziales Engagement geehrt, Grasbrunn Aktuell, 17 September 2026, retrieved 18 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ So viele wie noch nie – soziales Engagement ausgezeichnet, Landratsamt München, 16 September 2026, retrieved 18 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.