Bocholt Puppet Theatre Festival 2026: "Tomorrow the Christmas Rooster is Coming"

On Thursday 3 December at 3.00 pm, the puppet show "Morgen kommt der Weihnachtshahn" will take place at the Biemenhorst Community Centre (Willi-Pattberg-Ring 2) in Bocholt. Children aged four and over can look forward to a festive puppet show that's the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit. The performance lasts around 50 minutes. The puppet show will be performed by the "Hille Pupille Puppet Theatre" from Dülmen.

The hens Gertrud, Linda, Juanita, Heather, the twins Babsi and Susi, and the cockerel Serge just can't seem to get to sleep. Outside, there's cleaning and scrubbing going on; the farmers are decorating the whole farmyard and singing Christmas carols, with Babsi and Susi singing along constantly, whilst the glow of the fairy lights reaches right into the furthest corner of the henhouse. So the hens decide to celebrate Christmas themselves. They clean and decorate the henhouse, make presents, look after the newly hatched chicks, argue and make up. When they're finally finished, there's a knock at the door. Standing at the door is a shivering, freezing goose, begging for shelter. "What an impertinence. You don't just knock on someone's door at Christmas!" Or do you? Of course, the hens solve the problem in a wonderfully human way.

Admission is 5 euros (10 euros without a family pass).

Tickets and further information are available at www.bocholt.de/puppenspieltage.