1 | '''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 [[LongRunners right up to today]], having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. |
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3 | 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 [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Grimm]] {{fairy tale}}s to ''Literature/OneThousandAndOneNights'' 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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5 | [[HeAlsoDid 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 ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'', ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'', ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'', ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' and ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. |
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7 | !!Works (list incomplete): |
8 | * ''The Moomin Family'' (1959) and ''Summer in Moominvalley'' (1960): Their first TV series (but not their first broadcast), adapted from Tove Jansson's ''Literature/TheMoomins'' books. |
9 | * ''Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver'' (German: '' Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer'') (1961-62): Adapted from the ''Literature/JimButton'' novels by Creator/MichaelEnde. |
10 | * ''The Fat Little Knight'' (1963) |
11 | * ''Splashy the Squid'' (1963) |
12 | * ''The Tomcat Mikesch'' (German: ''Kater Mikesch'') (1964) |
13 | * ''The Lion'' trilogy (1965-67), their first color production. |
14 | * ''The Brigand Hotzenplotz'' (1967) |
15 | * ''Impy's Island'' (German: ''De/{{Urmel aus dem Eis}}'') (1969) |
16 | * ''Literature/TheLittleWitch'' (1971) |
17 | * ''Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver'' (German: '' Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer'') and the sequel, ''Jim Button and the Wild 13'' (German: ''Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13'') (1976): A remake of their own 1961-62 black-and-white series. Their most famous production, it also has been worked into an animated series on [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations KIKA]]. |
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