Das Ensemble Der Augsburger Puppenkiste

In 1943, Walter Oehmichen (1901-1977) founded his own small puppet theater together with his wife Rose Oehmichen (1901 - 1985) and their daughters Hannelore (1931-2003) and Ulla: the Puppenschrein. In 1948 they changed their name to "Augsburger Puppenkiste". The first puppeteers and speakers were young actors from Augsburg – among others, Manfred Jenning. Others: Gotthard Ebert, Sepp Strubel, Sylvia Witschel, Walter Schellemann, [a909035], Claudia Hansmann, Erich Ziemann, Max Bößl, Arno Bergler, Gerhard Jentsch, Ursula Altmann, Winfried Küppers, Ariane Roggen, Otfried Preußler.......