Geierwally Open-Air Stage 2026: "Schwabenkinder"

What's it about?

In 2026, the Geierwally Open-Air Stage presents "Schwabenkinder" by Claudia Lang-Forcher. Premiered 30 years ago, the play tells the story of a family from Lechtal, representing many impoverished families throughout Tyrol around 1900. The Lechtal, unable to feed its inhabitants, forces desperate parents to send their children year after year to work abroad. The story recounts the moral dilemma of a mother who receives an adoption request for her child from Swabia. She must decide whether to release her child, thereby granting them prosperity and a good education, or to bring them back to poverty.Experience a gripping drama about hardship, deprivation, and a mother's boundless love.