Landschaftstheater Ballenberg - Der Geltstag

Itinerary

Der Geltstag - or the economy according to the new fashion

The affable Steffen's father has bought him an inn, the “Gnepfi”. The son thinks it is easy to run an inn. All he needs is the right woman who can cook and run the inn with him. Steffen finds the cheerful and carefree Eisi, they get married and many guests come to the “Gnepfi”. There is always money in the house and the innkeepers think that it will always be like this: easy and carefree. But when a new inn opens in the neighborhood, the wind changes.

Inexperienced and irresponsible, Eisi and Steffen refuse to believe that their luck is changing. After Steffen's sudden death, Eisi is forced to realize that her inn is in a state of disrepair. Bankruptcy and the day of reckoning arrive, and their entire estate is auctioned off.

Postponed from 2020, “Der Geltstag” by Jeremias Gotthelf will finally be performed in the summer of 2025.

Brief information

Show times: The show starts at 20:00
Return journey: approx. 20 minutes after the performance
Children: The play is suitable for children aged 10 and over

Landschaftstheater Ballenberg

The first open-air production took place on the Ballenberg in the summer of 1991. In 2019, the Ballenberg Landscape Theater, which is visited by over 18,000 people every summer, celebrated its 25th production. The Ballenberg Theater has earned a very good reputation and is one of the best-known open-air theaters in German-speaking Switzerland. The production in the middle of the unique house setting is a very special experience!