Kahle Wart


Kahle Wart is an open-air theatre in Oberbauerschaft, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
They act plays in German and Low German. Three plays are performed each year: a [High German language|German languages|High German] play, a Low German play and – since 2017 – also a family play.
The theatre is named after the summit Kahlewart of the Wiehen Hills. The Wittekindsweg, which leads from Osnabrück to Porta Westfalica and has a length of about 95 kilometres, runs across the site.

History

The stage consists of a collection of half-timbered houses and was inaugurated on 6 June 1948 with a concert by the village's band, a group of recorder players and the folk dance group. The first theatre performance was on 13 June 1948 with the Low German play “Wenn de Hahn kreiht”.