Ohnsorg-Theater

The Ohnsorg Theater in Hamburg, formerly Great bleaching, since 2011 at Heidi cable Course ( north from Central Station), is a theater that the recognition and knowledge of the Low German language (" Low German " ) through performances of plays in Low German promotes.

In addition to pieces that are originally written in Low German, Low German translations also from the High German and other languages ​​to be played. The Low German closely related languages ​​(such as Norwegian, Dutch or English) can often save more than translations from High German in these translations their original character ( voice tempo, tone, linguistic expressions, etc.).

History

The Ohnsorg Theater was founded in 1902 by Richard Ohnsorg as Low German stage under the name of " Dramatic Gesellschaft Hamburg ". It was in 1906 renamed " Society of Dramatic Art " and 1920 in " e Low German Theatre Hamburg V. ". After having to play on alternating stages and in close quarters before, the understanding grew in National Socialism for the cause of promoting German culture down to 1936, the theater could relate the former Small Lustspielhaus in the Great bleaching. 1946 was the stage name Richard Ohnsorg Theater. Today, the Ohnsorg Theater is a limited company owned by the club Low German Theatre Hamburg eV The theater is currently being subsidized with around € 1.6 million per season.

Since 1954, performances of theater Ohnsorg be sent on German television. To be understood outside of the Low German language area, but is not a pure spoken Low German in the television recordings, but a strong North German colored form of High German, called Missingsch. The first television broadcast was carried live on 13 March 1954, the play " His Majesty Gustav Krause " out of the bunker on the NWDR Holy Spirit field. Later, the records found directly instead of in the theater. Many of them are now also appeared on video and DVD.

In particular, the television broadcasts in the 1960s and 1970s was the former ensemble, including cable with Heidi, Henry Vahl, Otto Lüthje, Serious Grabbe, Hilde Sicks, Werner Riepel, Karl -Heinz Kreienbaum, Heidi Mahler, Erna Raupach -Petersen Edgar Bessen, Heinz Lankans, Jochen Schenck, Christa Wehling, Gisela Wessel and Jürgen Pooch, known nationwide and the actors also occupied roles in movies and television dramas.

Some years before the first television transmission, the ensemble came to the radio and went from there in countless, mostly vernacular radio plays of different genres. It was only after the success of Low German theater pieces then started the other stations of the ARD also Bavarian Plays ( Comedy Stadel ) and pieces from the Millowitsch Theater ( Cologne) to send, but these were also verhochdeutscht. Especially in the 1960s, numerous transfers were to downright street sweepers. In a special broadcast on ARD television lottery 1968 Heidi cable and Willy Millowitsch met in the play " The fortune teller " on, with a brief cameo of the singer and actor Freddy Quinn.

After Richard Ohnsorgs death were, inter alia, Hans Mahler, Gunther Siegmund and Konrad Hansen long time artistic director of the theater. Today it is Christian Seeler.

1996 turned the NDR a Family television series under the title: " The Ohnsorgs " where the former actor of the theater took part.

Moving to Bieberhaus

On Friday evening, July 8, 2011 fell in Ohnsorg theater after 75 years the final curtain in the old venue. The ensemble goodbye with the comedy fire Foundation. Subsequently, white handkerchiefs imprinted with " Ohnsorg Theater - Atschüß, old house! Last performance, July 8, 2011 " distributed to the audience.

On 28 August 2011, the traditional house opened on Heidi cable -Platz 1 with a Low German version of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Directed by the ex - director of the neighboring Schauspielhaus Michael Bogdanov. The new venue in the 1909 -built, and today a listed building Bieber house is more modern and larger. It features cutting-edge technology and an additional studio stage. The capacity has, over the old venue with 389 seats, is increased by about 50 seats.

Directors

  • Richard Ohnsorg (1910-1945)
  • Rudolf Beiswanger (1945-1949)
  • Hans Mahler (1949-1970)
  • Siegmund Günther (1970-1979)
  • Konrad Hansen (1979-1985)
  • Walter Ruppel (1985-1994)
  • Thomas Bayer (1994-1995)
  • Christian Seeler (since 1995)

Honors

Platt German authors in the repertoire

  • Henry Behnken
  • Hermann Boßdorf
  • Karl Bunje
  • Hartmut Cyriacks
  • Heinrich Deiters
  • Jens Exler
  • Gorch Fock
  • Janne Furch
  • Konrad Hansen
  • Walter A. Kreyenfeld
  • Albert Mähl
  • Peter Nissen
  • Jürgen Pooch (mainly high German as Low German arranger substances)
  • Alma rye
  • Hinrich Wriede
  • Fritz Wempner
  • Adolf Woderich
  • Wilfried Wroost

Known performances (excerpt)

  • "Master Anecker "
  • " Beach robbers "
  • " Verteufelte times"
  • " Gossip in the stairwell "
  • " The ear trumpet "
  • " No living from income "
  • " The furnished Lord"
  • "You ...! "
  • "Grandpa will be sold "
  • "Schneider Nörig "
  • " Two Angels "
  • "The mayor chair "
  • "Men are only human "
  • "A man is not a man "
  • " The Cuckoo's Egg "
  • " The Pirates 'bit '
  • "A woman of the Hobgoblin "
  • "Doctor Puust "
  • " The laurel wreath "
  • " The Queen of Honolulu "
  • " My husband, who goes to sea "
  • " Home Sweet Home "
  • "Good night, Mrs. Engel "
  • " Peter Pink"
  • " The child rule "
  • " Two boxes of Rum "
  • " The fortune teller "
  • " Must be a man, man "
  • " In Luv Lee and Love"
  • " De Dolle Deern "
  • "Father Philip "
  • "Burn Foundation "
  • "... And above live Engels "
  • " Willems Legacy"
  • " De Spaansche Fleeg " ( "The Spanish Fly" )
  • " Love relationship "
  • "Mother is the Best " ( " The window to the hallway " Curth Flatow and of Horst pillau )
  • "Uncle Vanya"

Well-known actor of the ensemble

  • Wiebke Allert
  • Horst arent Hold
  • Magda Bäumken
  • Rudolf Beiswanger
  • Edgar Bessen
  • Manfred Bettinger
  • Joachim Bliese
  • Rolf Bohnsack
  • Ingrid von Bothmer
  • Aline Bußmann
  • Uwe Dallmeier
  • Wilfried Dziallas
  • Robert Eder
  • Helga Feddersen
  • Willem Fricke
  • Uwe Friedrichsen
  • Jens -Werner Fritsch
  • Ernst Grabbe
  • Vera Gruber
  • Detlef Heydorn
  • Ursula Hinrichs
  • Fritz Hollenbeck
  • Klaus Granzow
  • Erkki Hopf
  • Till Huster
  • Hans Jensen
  • Heidi Kabel
  • Heini Kaufeld
  • Sandra Keck
  • Oskar Ketelhut
  • Beate Kiupel
  • Herma Koehn
  • Nils Owe cracking
  • Karl -Heinz Kreienbaum
  • Birte Kretschmer
  • Heinz Lankans
  • Günter Lüdke
  • Otto Lüthje
  • Heidi Mahler
  • Ulla Mahrt
  • Meike Meiners
  • Karl -Ulrich Mewes
  • Hermann Möller ( also right-hand man of Richard Ohnsorg )
  • Eri Neumann
  • Jürgen Pooch
  • Gertrud Prey
  • Ruth Rastedt
  • Erna Raupach -Petersen
  • Werner Riepel
  • Gerlint Rosenbusch
  • Jens Scheiblich
  • Jochen Schenck
  • Wolfgang Schenck
  • Rolf E. Schenker
  • Walter Scherau
  • Hilde Sicks
  • Christa Siems
  • Hartwig Sievers
  • Uta Stammer
  • Hanno Thurau
  • Hans Timmermann
  • Henry Vahl
  • Vahl Bruno Mountain
  • Carl Voscherau
  • Jasper Vogt
  • Christa Wehling
  • Gisela Wessel
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