Onatti writes new exciting plays and uses different modern styles of theatre to make foreign languages accessible and mix language learning with entertainment.
To achieve this we craft the spoken word to complement your teaching.
This play has now finished touring.
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Das Gruselhaus
Play in German
When best friends get caught in a thunderstorm during a hike, they take shelter in a creepy, abandoned house deep in the woods.
At first, it seems like a perfect place to wait out the storm. But strange things start to happen: weird noises, furniture moves and there is a strange feeling about the place.
Just as they start to regret sheltering there, a police officer knocks on the door with some disturbing news: a prisoner has escaped nearby, and they must stay inside this house.
Left on their own they try to figure out if the house really is haunted.
LANGUAGE
This play is all in German and performed by 2 native German actors
AGE
Pitched at students aged 12 - 16 years olds who are learning German
LENTGH
This play is 45 mins long
PARTICIPATION
Some students from the audience will be encouraged to take on the roles of several characters in the play.
This is not pre-rehearsed. This adds a very entertaining and spontaneous element to Onatti's performances
ACTORS
Marieke Kuphal & Nicole Bröhl
"It was great...fantastic job"
The Judd School March 2026
"Fabulous!"
Dr Challoner's High | Feb 2026
"...absolutely fantastic from start to finish."
Sir WIlliam Perkins's School | Feb 2026
Every play is accompanied with worksheets.
These are available to download on this website.
They contain a synopsis of the play, some extracts from the written script and some useful words and phrases
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Feb 2026
...fantastic performance!
...fantastic performance by the two German girls. There was the right balance of audience participation and slapstick to keep the uipils engaged throughout.
They both worked extremely hard and my HOD was so impressed that he has requested we book another performance next academic year around the same time.
THIS PLAY
Alcester Academy Jan 2026 | Feb 2026
...Amazing..
"...AMAZING actors! So friendly and lovely.
They engaged the students beautifully and the feedback from all of the students has been incredible. Danke sehr!"
THIS PLAY
St Richard's Catholic Coll | Nov 2024
...A great performance
...our Year 9 loved it :) Thank you very much!
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Queen Elizabeth’s School | Jan 2025
...a great success
... Everybody loved it. The actors were great, they spoke very clearly and acted convincingly.
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