Marriage on the Panke

Marriage on the Panke
Written byWolfgang Böttcher
Date premiered23 January 1935
Place premieredTheater am Schiffbauerdamm
Original languageGerman
GenreMusical comedy

Marriage on the Panke (German: Hochzeit an der Panke) is a play by Wolfgang Böttcher. A musical comedy, it premiered at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on 23 January 1935. It marked the directoral debut of actor Veit Harlan. The title refer to the Panke, a small river that runs through the working-class district of Wedding in Berlin. It was popular with audiences, although critics were generally dismissive. The cast included Gerhard Bienert, who makes subtle jokes about Hermann Göring.

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