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'''Augsburger Puppenkiste''' ("Augsburg Puppet Chest") is a marionette theatre based in Augsburg, Germany. Established in 1948, it produced its first television show in 1953 and has survived [[Long Runners|right up to today]], having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. |
'''Augsburger Puppenkiste''' ("Augsburg Puppet Chest") is a marionette theatre based in Augsburg, Germany. Established in 1948, it produced its first television show in 1953 and has survived [[Long Runners|right up to today]], having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. |
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It is somewhat of a national treasure to Germans, many of whom under the age of 50 were raised on its puppet films and TV series. These range from traditional [[The Brothers Grimm ( |
It is somewhat of a national treasure to Germans, many of whom under the age of 50 were raised on its puppet films and TV series. These range from traditional [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|Grimm]] [[Fairy Tale|fairy tales]] to ''[[Arabian Nights|One Thousand and One Nights]]'' to Wilhelm Hauff. Many of the old productions from the 1960s are still immensely popular and have remained unchanged since their first production. |
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[[He Also Did|What is less known]] is that they also do live performance shows for young and adult audiences, traditionally featuring a cabaret program on New Year's Eve, and having staged many adaptations of classical plays and operas, such as ''[[The Little Prince]]'', ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'', ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', ''[[Peter and The Wolf]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' and ''[[Don Giovanni]]''. |
[[He Also Did|What is less known]] is that they also do live performance shows for young and adult audiences, traditionally featuring a cabaret program on New Year's Eve, and having staged many adaptations of classical plays and operas, such as ''[[The Little Prince]]'', ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'', ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', ''[[Peter and The Wolf]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' and ''[[Don Giovanni]]''. |