Kumede
The Kumede is a semi-professional theater play group in Cologne , which only performs plays in the Cologne language.
The word "Kumede" comes from the Kölschen and means " comedy ". They started playing in 1947. Back then, in the immediate post-war period , the people of Cologne were in every way dirty. The Kumede was founded in order to get people back to positive thoughts and, if possible, to laugh despite the bad conditions after the lost war. Since then, the theater company has played a new piece every year. Since 2016, the season has taken place in May and June. In addition to a number of non-public and special events, 22 regular performances are given.
The performances took place until 2012 in the auditorium of the vocational college at Perlengraben in the center of Cologne. Due to planned renovation measures, the ensemble was forced to move to a new venue in 2013 and had temporarily found a new home in the auditorium of the Thusneldastraße high school ( Cologne-Deutz ). Kumede has been playing on the Volksbühne on Rudolfplatz , in the former Millowitsch Theater, since 2016 .
The Kumede is usually sold out during a series of games with around 10,000 visitors and can therefore finance itself, i.e. from ticket sales. Are usually played anecdotes , mainly from his own pen.
society
The theater performances are organized by the Heimatverein Alt-Köln e. V. - Association for the care of Cologne's history, language and character , which was founded in 1902. A little more than twenty of the club's members are organized in the Kumede play area.
ensemble
Currently working at Kumede:
| Nina flower | Actress, press work | |
| Iris Schmitz | actress | |
| Susanne Kamp | Actress, mask, costumes | |
| Rico Thelen | actor | |
| Helmut Heinz | Actor, stage manager, set designer | |
| Birgit Vasco | actress | |
| Martin Otten | actor | |
| Philipp Voigt | actor | |
| Gerd Kahnert | actor | |
| Gaby Metternich | actress | |
| Wolfgang Semrau | Game director since 2010, author, director and actor | |
| Gisela Semrau-Lenzen | Prompter, entry, costumes | |
| Liesel Kreutz | Prompter, admission | |
| Andrea Kurth | prompter | |
| Andrea Fratzel | prompter | |
| Willy Heinrichs | Sound engineering | |
| Monika Heinrichs | Catering, admission, sound engineering | |
Performances in recent years
| 2003: " Schlächre can hä jot " | (He can hear / follow / obey poorly) |
| 2004: " Ottekolong vum Aldermaat " | (Eau de Cologne from Cologne's Old Market ) |
| 2005: " Papeer ess (un-) jedöldich " | (Paper is (imp) patient) |
| 2006: " En beautiful surprise " | (A nice surprise) |
| 2007: " Dä Filou " | (The rascal) according to Molières Tartuffe |
| 2008: " Familijefess " | (Family party) |
| 2009: " Klunker, Flüh un kölsche Klüngel " | (Klunker, easy money and Cologne clique ) |
| 2010: “ Where is the testament? " | (Where is the will?) |
| 2011: " Jeld alone doesn't mow happily " | (Money alone does not make you happy) |
| 2012: " At Hempels Unmounted Sofa " | (With the Hempel family under the sofa / A big mess) |
| 2013: " Knaatsch em Veedel " | (Trouble in the neighborhood / part of town) |
| 2014: “ Dubbelt jeniht holds better? " | (Double stitched better?) |
| 2016: " Un luuter proper blieve " | (And always stay nice and clean) |
| 2017: " Ne Kühmbrezel " | (A hypochondriac) according to Molières The conceited patient |
| 2018: " Jeck em Kopp " | (Crazy in the head) |
| 2019: " Zemmer zo Vermeede " | (Room for rent) |
| 2020: "Schläch can hear huh jot" postponed due to Corona pandemic measures for 2021 |
(He can hear badly) |
Web links
- Heimatverein Alt Köln e. V.
- Homepage of the Kumede. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Volksbühne am Rudolfplatz - new program in the Millowitsch Theater website of the Kölnische Rundschau. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ↑ Grandpa and the dear relatives website of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ The main thing is that Cologne humor bubbles up. Website of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ A turbulent Cologne joke website of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Krimi am Perlengraben Website of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Kölscher Humor und brisk Dialoge Website of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ A turbulent kölsches "Miljöspell" website Kölner Stadt Anzeiger. Retrieved October 24, 2013
- ↑ Kölscher Krimi im Karneval Website of the Kölnische Rundschau from May 9, 2016. Accessed on April 26, 2017
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 6 " N , 6 ° 58 ′ 50.9" E