Münchner Volkssängerbühne Geschäftsstelle
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The Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne e. V. (MVB) is an amateur theatre association from Munich, Bavaria, Germany, now based in Haar. Founded in the early 1960s on the initiative of Hannes König, founder of Munich's Valentin-Musäum, it is dedicated to the tradition of the Munich Volkssänger (popular folk entertainers) and is known for reworkings of classic plays in the Bavarian dialect.[1][2]
| Münchner Volkssängerbühne e. V. Geschäftsstelle | |
| Founded | 1961 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Haar |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | mvb-ev.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram · YouTube |
History
In 1960 Hannes König conceived the idea of a theatre that would bring the traditional pieces of the former Munich Volkssänger back to the stage; in 1963 the group became a registered association.[1] According to the German Wikipedia, the idea was born at a Valentin exhibition at the Auer Dult and was supported by the Munich authors' group Turmschreiber. The founding ensemble included veteran Volkssänger such as Georg Blädel, Gustl Ehm, the yodeller Seffi Braun and the zither player Wiggerl Schneider. The first production, about the poacher Matthias Klostermayr (the Bayerischer Hiasl), opened in November 1961 in the Franziskaner-Keller on Hochstraße.[2]
The ensemble soon moved to the Apollo on Dachauer Straße, a traditional Volkssänger venue, and then for some 35 years to the Max-Emanuel-Brauerei in Maxvorstadt. There, from 1965, it revived Ernst Raupach's tragedy Der Müller und sein Kind, which it played every year on All Saints' Day for about 40 years. Its Bavarian adaptation of an 1854 farmers' theatre text of Hamlet, with a woman in the title role, and a play on the death of King Ludwig II were among its best-known productions.[2] In 2000 the MVB moved to the Hofbräukeller, about five years later to the theatre at Gut Nederling, and, after that venue closed in 2016, to the Kleines Theater Haar, where it has played since February 2017.[2][3] On its 40th anniversary the Valentin-Musäum dedicated an exhibition to the MVB.[2]
Repertoire
The MVB specialises in classics adapted into Bavarian, such as Hamlet, der wahnsinnige Prinz von Denemarkt after Shakespeare, Da Hoderlumpensparifankerl after Nestroy's Lumpazivagabundus, Die Räuber after Schiller, Die Dreizehnerloper after Brecht's Threepenny Opera, and Orpheus und andere gschlamperte Verhältnisse with music after Jacques Offenbach.[2] The association describes itself as a stage that does not cling rigidly to tradition, presenting new versions of classics such as Die Jedermann, Romeo, oh Romeo, Sommernachtsalbtraum and Macbeth.[1] The 2026 season, with Der Ring des Bajuwaren, was played in the Kleines Theater Haar and the KUBIZ in Unterhaching.[4]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Die Raubritter vor München | ||
| 1962 | Der Bayrische Hiasl | ||
| 1963 | Der Schmied von Kochel | ||
| 1965–2004 | Der Müller und sein Kind | Ernst Raupach, adapted by Hannes König | Played every year on All Saints' Day (from 1 November 1965)[2] |
| 1966 | Der Wildschütz Jennerwein | ||
| 1967 | Die Raubritter vor München | revival of 1961 production | |
| 1968–1969 | Ludwig II – Das Märchen vom Märchenkönig | ||
| 1970 | Hamlet oder der wahnsinnige Prinz von Denemarkt | ||
| 1971 | Hamlet oder der wahnsinnige Prinz von Denemarkt | Guest performance in Vienna | |
| 1972 | Der Wildschütz Jennerwein | revival of 1966 production | |
| 1973 | Der Bayrische Hiasl | revival of 1962 production | |
| 1974 | s’Haberfeldtreiben | ||
| 1975 | Die Raubritter vor München | revival of 1961 production | |
| 1976 | Der oide Graf von Schroffenstein | ||
| 1977/78 | Der Wildschütz Jennerwein | revival of 1966 production | |
| 1978 | Hamlet oder der wahnsinnige Prinz von Denemarkt | revival of 1970 production | |
| 1979/80 | Der Müller und sein scheintotes Kind | ||
| 1980 | Ludwig II – Das Märchen vom Märchenkönig | revival of 1968–1969 production | |
| 1981/82 | Da Faust in Schliersee | ||
| 1983 | Die Raubritter vor München | revival of 1961 production | |
| 1984 | Der Schmied von Kochel | revival of 1963 production | |
| 1985 | Lumpazivagabundus | ||
| 1986 | Die Räuber | ||
| 1987 | D’Pharisäa | ||
| 1988/89 | Der oide Graf von Schroffenstein | revival of 1976 production | |
| 1990 | Der Ring des Bajuwaren | ||
| 1991 | Der Wildschütz Jennerwein | revival of 1966 production | |
| 1992 | Die Raubritter vor München | revival of 1961 production | |
| 1993 | Die Dreizehnerloper | ||
| 1994 | Da Faust in Schliersee | revival of 1981/82 production | |
| 1995 | Hamlet oder der wahnsinnige Prinz von Denemarkt | revival of 1970 production | |
| 1996 | Heit geh’n ma zu de Komiker | ||
| 1997 | Der Rauberpfaff | ||
| 1998 | Kult-Kini Ludwig II | ||
| 1999 | Der Widerspenstigen bayerischen Zähmung | ||
| 2000 | Der Ring des Bajuwaren | revival of 1990 production | |
| 2001 | Dreizehnerloper | revival of 1993 production | |
| 2002 | Figaros Hochzeit | ||
| 2003 | Da Hoderlumpensparifankerl | ||
| 2004 | Sei oder ned sei | ||
| 2005 | Boarisch guad | ||
| 2006 | Da Faust | ||
| 2007 | Vui Lärm um Scherm | ||
| 2008 | Drama dama | ||
| 2009 | Orpheus und andere gschlamperte Verhältnisse | ||
| 2010 | Die Jedermann | ||
| 2011 | Tristan und sei Oide | ||
| 2012 | Und ewig bockt das Weib | ||
| 2013 | Manchmal läuft halt blöd | ||
| 2014 | Romeo Oh Romeo | ||
| 2015 | Boandlkramerblues | ||
| 2016 | Sommernachtsalbtraum | ||
| 2017 | Macbeth | ||
| 2018 | Wa(h)re Männer | ||
| 2019 | Ludwig 2.0 reloaded | ||
| 2020 | D'Weißwurschtprinzessin | ||
| 2021 | Lockdown | ||
| 2022 | Dees ewig Spui von Tod & Deife | ||
| 2023 | Dämmergötterung | ||
| 2024 | Schwabing '69 | ||
| 2025 | Dreizehnerloper | revival of 1993 production | |
| 2026 | Der Ring des Bajuwaren | Revival of 1990 production; Kleines Theater Haar and KUBIZ Unterhaching[4] |
Venue
Since February 2017 the MVB has performed in the Kleines Theater Haar, an Art Nouveau building more than 100 years old with a wood-panelled hall seating up to 350 people.[3] Earlier venues were the Franziskaner-Keller, the Apollo, the Max-Emanuel-Brauerei, the Hofbräukeller and Gut Nederling in Munich.[2]
Organisation
The Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne is supported by the cultural funding of the Bezirk Oberbayern.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Die Geschichte der MVB, Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne, German Wikipedia, retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kleines Theater Haar, Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Herzlich Willkommen bei der Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne, Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.