Bad Vilbel: In the castle, but played theatre

In the medieval water castle in Bad Vilbel, in the in this weeks theatre friends from all over the Region for the night, and many days also in the morning and in the afternoon, a tryst, is now orphaned everything. The Corona pandemic has also ended the season of the Bad Vilbeler burgfestspiele, before they had even begun. Thus, the preparation of samples up to scenes of buildings, not in vain have been offered by the game management the game plan into the next year, was postponed, and visitors who had mostly already cards are concerned, replacement appointments.

However, citizens do not abandon in the summer theatre. Further relaxations in the matter of Corona to allow events in a somewhat larger framework. So, the festival management decided in consultation with the city, a stage program for the castle together. Of course, it was in the short time available and against the Background of continuing restrictions it was not possible to create a multi-layered game plan, but it has to be played, two pieces of which the Director is going to think that you will find your audience.

In the Hollywood of the late thirties

The Comedy "Ladies Night" was over a decade ago in Bad Vilbel and a hit. However, there is a new production with other Directors and other actors. Another Comedy, "moonlight and magnolias" is set in the Hollywood of the late thirties, looks ironic and exaggerated, with the quarrels in the production of fever to the successful Film "gone with The wind". On the game plan almost 50 ideas of what is roughly equivalent to nearly a quarter of the performances of the castle are from the end of July to mid-September.

the viewers to the castle numbers games of recent years, as the 100,000 visitors came, this summer, not to scale, has also to do with a much smaller grandstand can be built. As a result, the current spacing each about 180 guests can rules single to come to the performances. The policy should decide in the next time more easing could be in the grandstand in the courtyard with up to around 420 places prepare. What is some games, more than half of the places in the castle festival. Is played in the evening during the week and late in the afternoon on weekends.

look at the samples at a distance

The pieces are set up by theater people in the scene have already worked several times in the festival ensemble. When it was clear that there would be this year, no game plan, how else were sent to the artists in short-time work, associated with the offer on the continued validity of the treaties for 2021. What have accepted most also. Now, for a good dozen of them the opportunity to work now again. Where this is done under difficult conditions.