+49 8822 949 88 52 Once again Oberammergau lives up to its reputation as the foremost Passion Play venue. The Oberammergau Passion Play is performed in a large, modern, purpose built theatre that seats 4500 people and there are entrances all along each side to get the audience in and out relatively quickly. (Mon-Fri: 3- 4 p.m.) Information about events in the Passion Play Theater can be found on the following website. The first performance of the “play of the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ” was performed in 1634 at the cemetery next to the parish church – on the fresh graves of the plague victims and on nothing more than a simple wooden construction. 16 a The auditorium seats around 4,500 people, with the comfortable seats set on an incline, providing everyone with a good view. The stage as also re-built in a clear, monumental shape that has seen little alteration since then. Passion Play 2022 Oberammergau  www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de Initially they erect a stage in the cemetery above the graves of the recent victims of the Black Death. Tel. - Oberammergau, Sabine Höldrich 82487 Oberammergau In September 1997 a referendum is held to determine the type and extent of the necessary renovations. The grand opening coincides with the renewal of the 1633 pestilence vow on September 26th, 1999. kontakt@jugendtage-passionsspiele.de, Management: Frederik Mayet Passionstheater 10 years later, at the 29th instalment, an iron construction that is open to the open-air stage was erected and extended in 1930. 82487 Oberammergau Rates of Passion play 2022, Seating map, Package configuration, Accommodations, Package prices. The design features six steel reinforced concrete beams in lattice framework technique. The stage has been repeatedly remodelled and brought in line with state-of-the-art technology. Rehearsals take about 10 months and in preparation for the 2022 play, in 2019 by Ash Wednesday all participants, according to tradition, will start growing their hair and the men will grow beards and by autumn 2019 rehearsals for the Passion Play will begin. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Information on booking service and the Passion Play 2022 can be found on the following website. - Oberammergau, © 2014 Ammergauer Alpen GmbH :: Telefon +49 8822 922740 :: info@ammergauer-alpen.de. In 1632 the pestilence, a plague, had infested Oberammergau and by 1633 nearly every family had come to experience death. People, brought down with the pestilence, vowed to perform every ten years at the towns cemetery, a Passion play depiction the suffering and dying of Christ if there would be no more deaths by the pestilence. The original simple wooden stage construction is expanded with scenery and stage equipment throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. In 2000 the auditorium of the Passion Play Theatre was renovated and given a new façade. In more than 100 perfomances more than 500.000 visitors from all over the word traveled to Oberammegau, © 2014 Ammergauer Alpen GmbH :: Telefon +49 8822 922740 :: info@ammergauer-alpen.de. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive useful information about the Youth Days 2020. The Passion Play cast and stage – The Passion Play (Passionsspiele) takes place in an open theatre that seats approximately 5.000 people, with a magnificent mountain background and performances take place 5 days a week from May until late September/early October. In 2000 the auditorium of the Passion Play Theatre was renovated and given a new façade. The Passion Play cast and stage – The Passion Play (Passionsspiele) takes place in an open theatre that seats approximately 5.000 people, with a magnificent mountain background and performances take place 5 days a week from May until late September/early October. In 1633, in the hope of gaining God’s help, the village councillors vowed to ‘perform the tragedy of the Passion of Christ every ten years’ if the village were spared from further deaths. For the Passion Play in 1900 the spectator area is finally covered with a steel construct of six beams which are still in place today. Note for KönigsCard holders:

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