Unlike other fringe theatre ensembles, which have a core of regular members, this group is more like a loose association of artists who come together in different constellations to put on theatre productions.


Three artists form the heart of the “Theater Handgemenge“: The actor and puppeteer Peter Müller is in charge of the theatre’s fortunes in organisational terms, and is based in Neubrandenburg. The puppeteer Pierre Schäfer lives and works in Berlin. We are graduates of the „Ernst Busch“ Theatre Academy in Berlin, where they specialised in actor und puppet theatre.

It was this discipline that brought us three puppeteers together, and “Handgemenge” emerged directly from the work of the Academy’s graduates. In the future we will co-operate further with renowned artists Europes and will try out new forms on the basis of traditional puppet theatre.

The Theater Handgemenge is a professional theatre, that touring many countries in the world.

History Theater Handgemenge

1986-90


Study at the university for play art "Ernst Busch" Berlin


Juli 1990


Conclusion of the study with diploma, establishment of the free theatre group


Initial members:

Anne Swoboda

Friederike Krahl

Pierre Schäfer

Martin Toms

Peter Müller


since 1994

Friederike Krahl

Pierre Schäfer

Peter Müller

Annette Wurbs a.G.

Productions:     

   

Autumn 1989

"Wer andern in die Stube schlägt,malt selbst Verein"

„If you push others into the room, you paint your own club „(cannot be translated. A wordplay to a old proverb)

grotesque production

"The Deathbed with a Happy Ending" by Kurt Schwitters

"One Word for Another" by Jean Tardieu  

with hand puppets for adults . Movie


Spring 1990

"Lavendel "

A Fantasy devised by „Theater Handgemenge“ A story about "reunification of Germany"

Movie


Autumn 1990

"The devil with the three golden hair"

played with hand puppets for children/ according to fairy tales from the Grimm tale

(Manfred in the boat) for adults        

                                                                                                                                                         

Spring 1991

"The bottle devil"

for children

according to fairy tales from the Robert L. Stevenson tale


Spring 1993

"Physician against will"

according to fairy tales from the Moliere tale

played with hand puppets for adults          

                                                                                   

Autumn 1994

"Dietrich of Berne"

base to fairy tales hero legend

played with hand puppets for adudts

A CO production "Theater O.N" and the "Theater Handgemenge" for adults  


Autumn 1995

„The dreadful five “

Story by Wolf Erlbruch

In co-operation with the "Kammertheater Neubrandenburg"

for children                                                                                            

Spring 1996

„The third kiss “

according to fairy tales from the H.Chr. Andersen tale„“ the snow queen “

for adults      

                                                                                   

Autumn 1996

„Red Hanrahan“

Story by William Butler Yeats  

                                                                         

Autumn 1995

„Exit “according to fairy tales from the Grimm tale „Katz and Maus in society “

played with hand puppets for adults

A CO- production with "Theater O.N" and the "Theater Handgemenge" for adults


June 1997

„Lucie and Karl-Heinz“

according to fairy tales from the Franz Zauleck tale

for children

A CO-production "Theater Handgemenge" with "Weites Theater Berlin"


April 1998

„I see which, what you do not see “                                                                

a history around the colors for children and adulds      

                               

April 2002

"Lords of the Railway"

("Höchste Eisenbahn" )

two men play with an oversize model train set, telling a Hans Fallada story about small misfortune and great fortune.

for men. Also for women and children starting from 6 years . Movie english . Diashow

                                                                                           

April 2003

"Tristan and Isolde"                                                                                      

base to fairy tales hero legend by Gottfried of Strasbourg

played with hand puppets for adults



and many other productions, which are not announced under the name "Theater Handgemenge" see of the Homepage www.awogado.de

Solos und Co-Produktions


March 2005

Fragments of the Imagination

A clownish piece of theater

Solo

Idea: Peter Müller (vom Theater Handgemenge)

Player: Peter Müller

Director: Werner Hennrich, Annette Wurbs

Concept: Hennrich/Müller

Costumedesign: Peter Müller

Music: Top Dog Brass Band/ Peter Müller

Set: Christian Werdin

Opening 11.3. 2005 in “Schaubude Berlin” . Movie . Diashow



6.1.2006

In the Beginning

Adapted from the book from Bart Moeyart

German Debute

Stefan Wey and Peter Müller

in a co-production with the Theater an der Parkaue Berlin

and the “Burghof Lörrach”

Opening 6.01.2006 in “Theater an der Parkaue Berlin”

Actors:Stefan Wey und Peter Müller

Director:Kay Wuschek, Stefan Wey, Peter Müller

Set: Reinhard Grimm, Stefan Wey, Peter Müller

Music:John Carlson

Costume:Petra Korink . Movie . Diashow


23.3.2007

A Kings Journey

A story based on shadow pictures by the artist Wiebke Steinmetz.

Players: Annette Wurbs and Peter Müller

Direction: Stefan Wey

Plot and story: team

Music: John Carlson

Stage, Figurine techique, Stage techique, lighting, sound: Peter Müller

Movie english . Movie german . Diashow


Atlantropia

Melanie Sowa and Pierre Schäfer, Director: Mario Hohmann, Puppets: Melanie Sowa, Mario Hohmann


Hänsel und Gretel

Melanie Sowa and Pierre Schäfer, Director/ Musik: Mario Hohmann, Szenographie: Melanie Sowa, Mario Hohmann


4.4.2008

Punch & Judy

a Coproduction „Schaubude Berlin“ , „Theater Handgemenge“

and „Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern“


11.09.2010

Hamlet://Macht.Schatten.Play

William Shakespeare . Peter Müller und Stefan Wey 

in Coproduction with Theater Erfurt and

Bayer Kulturabteilung

Inszenierung . Jeff Burrell . Stefan Wey . Peter Müller

Actors . Stefan Wey . Peter Müller

Figures . Christian Werdin

Stage techique, lighting, sound . Peter Müller

Costumes . Annette Wurbs

Movie


Assumption of tasks as Puppetplayer-and actor, as well as director at different theatres in Germany