The play is a small highlight of the Martensmannfest on November 7 in the monastery town of Rehna.
On the sunny evening of November 7, 2026, the monastery town of Rehna will once again celebrate the Martensmann Festival in honor of the arrival of the Lübeck messenger—the Martensmann—in Rehna. Every year around St. Martin’s Day, the Martensmann delivers a barrel of Lübeck Rotspon as a gift from the Hanseatic City of Lübeck to the State capital Schwerin, stopping along the way in Schönberg and Rehna. Traditionally, the festival in Rehna begins at 2:00 p.m. with carnival attractions, a stage program, and food and drinks on the monastery grounds. Last year, the play “Waiting for the Martensmann” was already a small highlight of the festival. This year, at 3 p.m. on the stage in the monastery courtyard, this year’s play, “The Martensmann Is Here! – The Secret of the Two Barrels,” will begin, featuring an amateur theater group from Rehna directed by actress Karin Plichta-Söding. In a playful and, above all, humorous way, the play conveys the custom of the Martensmann and bridges the gap between the tradition’s origins in the 16th century and today’s Martensmann Festival. You can look forward to an exciting play with plenty of humor and a touch of mystery surrounding the secret of the two barrels. Admission to the performance is free. For more information: Rehna Monastery and City Information Center, Kirchplatz 1a, 19217 Rehna | Phone: 038872 52 765 | Email: info@kloster-rehna.de
The play is part of the project “Grenzenlos – der Zukunft eine Bühne geben!” (Boundless – Giving the Future a Stage!). The project is part of the program “Aller.Land – Zusammen gestalten. Strukturen stärken.” (Aller.Land – Shaping the Future Together. Strengthening Structures.)
