Friesacher Burghofspiele
The Friesacher Burghofspiele are a theater association based in Friesach in Carinthia.
timeline
In 1949, after a successful Goethe celebration with scenes from Faust , members of the Friesach men's choir decided that the upper courtyard of the Friesacher Petersberg would be a suitable venue for open-air performances. The association was founded in 1953. From 1950 to 1971 the architect Hannes Sandler (since 1968 also Prof.hc) was the driving force behind this venture as director , stage designer and leading actor. After Hannes Sandler had to take a break from playing for health reasons, this also meant the end of the so-called old castle courtyard games on the Petersberg.
There was no play from 1972 to 1974. Between 1975 and 1977, the municipality of Friesach, which acted as organizer, revived the theater tradition by commissioning students from the Max Reinhardt Seminar from Vienna to organize the summer theater under the title Friesach Summer Games . Now, however, no longer on Petersberg, but on the open-air facility in the inner courtyard of the Dominican Convention (so-called Dominican Court).
In 1978 a game community of Friesach amateurs was formed again, which played the performances until 1987 as the Friesach Summer Games (with the municipality of Friesach as the organizer). Since 1988, the Friesacher Burghofspiele association has been the organizer again.
In addition to the all-summer open-air productions, there were the Friesach Fairy Tale Sundays in 1982 , the Friesach Christmas Play in 1988 and the Friesach Autumn Theater in 2002 .
In 1992 the revitalized Burghofbühne on Petersberg was put back into operation.
The open-air stage is open from late June to mid-August. The fairytale Sundays in the Stadtsaal are played on Sundays from the beginning of July to mid-August. The theater autumn in the city hall is in October. The Christmas game in the city hall is in mid-December.
particularities
- 1965 - Austrian premiere of Brecht's Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti
- 1967 - Thalia-Film Ges.mbH - Vienna - recording of the production The Imaginary Sick
- 1976 - As part of the performances of the Max Reinhardt Seminar, the well-known pantomime Samy Molcho made his directorial debut with Goldoni's servant of two masters . Oscar winner Christoph Waltz played the main role of Truffaldino
- 1980 - Fritz Hochwälder visits a performance of his work Meier Helmbrecht and then campaigns for an ORF recording.
- 1981 - Recording (first broadcast: August 12, 1981) of Hochwälders Meier Helmbrecht by ORF
- Several Austrian premieres of various new translations such as: Monsieur Chasse and Der Herr aus der Provinz (both translations by Hans Weigel) and others. a.
- Until 1971 Hannes Sandler was represented in the Austria edition of Who is Who .
- In 1968 Hannes Sandler was engaged as a guest in the Klagenfurt City Theater in the role of the village judge Adam ( The Broken Jug ).
- In 1968 Hannes Sandler was awarded the honorary title of Professor hc for services to the cultural life of the Republic of Austria.
- Several long-time performers of the Burghofspiele were honored with the golden and silver decorations of the republic for their services to cultural life. (Most recently in 2009: Valentin Pagitz, decoration in gold)
Directors
1950 Ferdinand Aicher, 1951–1971 Hannes Sandler, 1975 Edwin Zbonek , 1976 Samy Molcho , 1978–1981 Manfred Träger, 1978 Gerhard Tötschinger, 1979–1982 Robert Mößlacher, 1981/1982 Ludwig Skumautz, 1983/1984 René Zöllinger, 1985–1987 Peter Settgast, 1988/1989 Wolfgang Siesz, 1990/1991 Hertha Fauland, 1992 Peter Göller, 1993–1996 Günther Schmidauer, 1997–2008 Adi Peichl , 2009–2010 René Zöllinger, 2011–2018 Adi Peichl, since 2018 Michael Eybl
Productions
Productions on the Burghof stage
1950 - ( Schiller ) Wallenstein, 1951 - ( Grillparzer ) King Ottokars Glück und Ende, 1952 - ( Goethe ) Götz von Berlichingen, 1953 - ( Schiller ) Wilhelm Tell, 1954 - ( Calderon ) The judge of Zalamea, 1955 - ( Shakespeare ) Heinrich IV, 1956 - ( Schiller ) Wallenstein's death, 1956 - ( Molière ) Tartuffe, 1957 - ( Shakespeare ) Othello, 1957 - (Molière) The School of Women, 1958 - ( Grabbe ) Hannibal, 1958 - ( Shakespeare ) What you want , 1959 - ( Captain ) Floria Geyer, 1959 - ( Shakespeare ) The Taming of the Shrew, 1960 - ( Schiller ) The Robbers, 1960 - ( Shakespeare ) The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1961 - ( Shakespeare ) King Lear, 1961 - ( Kleist ) The Broken Jug, 1962 - ( Shakespeare ) Much Ado About Nothing, 1963 - ( Goethe ) Faust I & II, 1964 - ( Schiller ) Don Carlos, 1965 - ( Shakespeare ) The Merchant of Venice, 1965 - ( Brecht ) Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti, 1965 - ( Calderon ) The judge of Zalamea, 1966 - ( Brecht ) Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti, 1966 - ( Hochwälder ) The holy experiment, 1967 - ( Schiller ) The Fiesco conspiracy in Genoa, 1967 - (Molière) The conceited sick person, 1968 - ( Lessing ) Nathan the Wise, 1968 - ( Jonson ) Volpone, 1969 - (Molière) The Miser, 1969 - ( Feydeau ) The Flea in the Ear, 1970 - (Luke) Hadrian VII, 1970 - ( Feydeau ) Monsieur Chasse or How to Hunt Rabbits, 1971 - (Luke) Hadrian VII, 1971 - ( Flatow ) The money is in the bank, 1972-1974 - No gambling , 1975-1991 - Gambling in the Dominikanerhof , 1992 - ( Shakespeare ) Heinrich IV, 1993 - (Molière) Tartuffe, 1994 - (Molière) The conceited patient, 1995 - ( Feydeau ) A block on the leg, 1996 - ( de Molina ) Don Gil from the green pants, 1997 - ( Raimund ) The farmer as a millionaire, 1998 - ( Nestroy ) He wants to make a joke, 1999 - ( Nestroy ) Der Zerrissene, 2000 - ( Shakespeare ) Romeo and Juliet, 2000 - ( Kishon ) It was the lark, 2001 - ( Nestroy ) The talisman, 2001 - ( Kesselring ) Arsenic and lace cap en, 2002 - ( Wilde ) Bunbury, 2002 - ( Christie ) The Mousetrap, 2003 - ( Feydeau ) The Duped, 2004 - ( Feydeau ) The Pig in a Poke, 2004 - (Chesnot) Chaos in the Villa Rossi, 2005 - (King ) Don't always run away, 2006 - ( Shakespeare ) The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2007 - ( Raimund ) The Spodder, 2008 - ( Nestroy ) Lumpazivagabundus, 2009 - ( Shakespeare ) A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2010 - ( Drzic ) Skup, the miser von Ragusa, 2011 - Servant of Two Lords, 2012 - The Alpine King and the Misanthrope, 2013 - The Brandner Kaspar and Eternal Life, 2014 - Love Stories and Marriage Matters, 2015 - Don Camillio and Peppone, 2016 - The Worm of Conscience, 2017 - Flea in the ear
Productions in the Dominikanerhof
1975 - ( Shakespeare ) A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1976 - ( Goldoni ) Servant of Two Masters, 1977 - ( Shakespeare ) What You Want, 1978 - ( Drzic ) Skup, the miserly of Ragusa, 1979 - ( Eichendorff ) The suitors, 1980 - ( Hochwälder ) Meier Helmbrecht, 1981 - ( Hochwälder ) Meier Helmbrecht, 1982 - ( Calderon ) The judge of Zalamea, 1983 - ( Molière ) The flying doctor, 1984 - ( Drzic ) Father Marojes ducats, 1985 - ( Feydeau ) The wedding of the Barillon, 1986 - (Molière) The gentleman from the provinces, 1987 - (Molière) The fickle, 1988 - ( Wycherley ) The woman from Lande, 1989 - ( Goldoni ) An opera! An Opera !, 1990 - ( Shakespeare ) The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1991 - ( Shakespeare ) What you want
Productions in the city hall (without fairy tales)
1978 - ( Priestley ) An inspector comes, 1979 - ( Feydeau ) The pig in a poke, 1980 - ( Thoma ) The widows, 1981 - (Skumautz) Men for rent, 1982 - ( Kotzebue ) The German small town dwellers, 2002 - ( Barylli ) Honigmond, 2003 - ( Camoletti ) Boeing Boeing, 2004 - ( Norman ) 'Nacht Mutter, 2005 - ( Mitterer ) visiting time, 2007 - ( Schnitzler ) Reigen, 2009 - (Clark) Isn't that my life?
Productions of the Friesach fairy tale Sundays and Christmas play
1982 - ( Grimm ) Cinderella, 1982 - ( Jüssen ) Oh dear, the flea is gone, 1983 - ( Grimm ) The Frog King, 1984 - ( Busch ) Max and Moritz, 1985 - ( Grimm ) Rumpelstiltskin, 1986 - ( Grimm ) Little Red Riding Hood , 1987 - ( Grimm ) Puss in Boots, 1988 - ( Grimm ) The King and the Shaggy Animal (Allerleirauh), 1988 - ( Rosegger ) Christmas in the Forest, 1989 - ( 1001 Nights ) Aladin and the Magic Lamp, 1989 - ( Andersen ) Das Girl with the sulfur sticks, 1990 - (bearer) Achmed on the magic island, 1990 - Das Laternenbübl, 1991 - ( Grimm ) Snow White, 1991 - The Christmas carol of the whole world, 1992 - ( Grimm ) King Drosselbart, 1992 - A Christmas Dream, 1993 - ( Grimm ) Hansel and Gretel, 1993 - ( Haas ) Hannerl's letter to the Christ Child, 1994 - ( Grimm ) Snow White and Rose Red, 1994 - ( Grimm ) Hansel and Gretel, 1994 - When the Christ Child went on strike, 1995 - ( Grimm ) Sleeping Beauty, 1996 - ( Jüssen ) The flea is gone, 1996 - ( Grimm ) Die Sterntaler, 1997 - ( Hauff ) Kalif Storch, 1 997 - (Zöllinger) The snow trickles softly, 1998 - ( Grimm ) Cinderella, 1998 - Little Peter's wondrous Christmas, 1999 - ( Grimm ) Little Red Riding Hood, 1999 - ( Grimm ) Three little men in the forest, 2000 - (Bearer) Achmed on the magic island, 2000 - Heaven and Hell, 2001 - ( Andersen ) The Emperor's New Clothes, 2002 - ( Grimm ) Snow White, 2003 - ( Grimm ) Rumpelstiltskin, 2004 - ( Grimm ) The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats, 2005 - ( Grimm ) The Bremen Town Musicians , 2005 - ( Grimm ) Party at Frau Holle, 2006 - ( Grimm ) Hansel and Gretel, 2007 - ( Busch ) Max and Moritz, 2007 - ( Andersen ) The girl with the sulfur sticks , 2008 - ( Grimm ) The king and the shaggy animal , 2008 - Silent Night, 2009 - ( Grimm ) Puss in Boots, 2009 - ( Dickens ) Oliver Twist, 2010 - ( Grimm ) The brave little tailor, 2010 - Peter and the Wolf, 2011 - Peter Pan
Web links
Homepage of the Friesacher Burghofspiele
Coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 5 " N , 14 ° 24 ′ 6.8" E