Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel

Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel is a theatre festival in Bad Vilbel Germany. The Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel founded in 1987 performing from June to September in the historic scenery of the water castle Bad Vilbel. Beside own theatre productions, musicals, an own child program and smaller theatre productions in the cellar, the program of the open air theater is compleated by guest performances.

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  water castle Bad Vilbel

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  remains of the castle

open air theater location

The Burgfestspiele perform in the remains of an old water castle from the 12th century, located north in the spa gardens of Bad Vilbel. Knight of Bad Vilbel where living here, from 1581 to 1796 it was the official residence of the kurmainz administration. Remarcable is the sourrounding moat, the gate with hatchment, the baroque well in the courtyard an the large deep cellar. In the festival season from June to September the large stage and a canopied gandstand with about 700 seats are assembled. With a number of visitors exceeding 100,000^[1] in 2015, the Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel belongs to the top open air theatre festival locations in Germany.^[2]

list of productions for 2016

Mein Freund Harvey (M. Chase), Evita - Don't cry for me Argentina (A.L. Webber/T. Rice), Der Name der Rose (U. Eco), Der kleine Horrorladen (H. Ashman), Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart), Ronja Räubertochter (A. Lindgren), Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (M. Ende), Tschick (Wolfgang Herrndorf, Robert Koall), Er ist wieder da (Timur Vermes), Mondscheintarif (Ildikó von Kürthy), Die 39 Stufen (Alfred Hitchcock / John Buchan)^[3]

Coordinates: 50°11′06″N 8°44′41″E / 50.185005°N 8.744656°E

References

1. "100.000er-Marke geknackt". Frankfurter Rundschau. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
2. "ZEHN DEUTSCHE FESTSPIELORTE". Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
3. "Spielplan Burgfestspiele 2016". City of Bad Vilbel. Retrieved 2015-10-28.