German plays

thumb|A Kasperle puppet

play by Tobias Philipp, baron von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character

play by Patrick Süskind

1947 play by Wolfgang Borchert

Fastnachtspiel (plural fastnachtspiele, English "shrovetide play") was a type of play performed on Shrove Tuesday or fastnacht during the sixteenth century as a part of pre-lenten carnivals. Extant examples mostly originated from the city of Nuremberg (although they were performed widely) and Hans Sachs was considered the most prolific in this form. Though sometimes performed on stage, fastnachtspiele were most often performed on the street or town square as a part of the carnival celebration. Productions usually lacked props and only had simply scenery. Fastnachtspiele typically used preexist

play by Friedrich Maximilian Klinger

early medieval liturgical music drama by Hildegard of Bingen

play by Peter Weiss

play written by Paul Pörtner

passion play festival held in Oberammergau, Germany, since 1634