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.
A play for students learning German
Das Schlimmste Hotel
Play in German
Play touring from Jan - April 2027
Mr and Mrs Schröder run "Das Schlimmste Hotel".
With its dated decor, terrible food, and bad service it’s no surprise their hotel has been completely empty for months.
So when someone arrives, asking for a room for the night, they are surprised and overjoyed. At last, a guest!
But their excitement doesn’t last long. They read online a news story of a suspicious and potentially dangerous individual on the run in their area – and the description matches their new guest!
They alert the police but whilst trying to act normal they can't hide their panic .
Then there’s another knock at the door. Another guest arrives.
And then a huge parcel arrives
Now the chaos and confusion really begins.
A fast-paced, silly comedy performed entirely in German, guaranteed to entertain from start to finish! With student participation.
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 TBC
"Thank you for the brilliant Onatti German play. The pupils loved it!"
The Chantry School | (Das Schlimmste Hotel) Jan 2020
"...brilliant and the audience participation was fantastic. It was amazing how much the children understood...."
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School | (Das Schlimmste Hotel) Jan 2020
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.
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Alcester Academy | 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!"
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St Richard's Catholic Coll | Feb 2026
...A great performance
...our Year 9 loved it :) Thank you very much!
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Queen Elizabeth’s School | Jan 2026
...a great success
... Everybody loved it. The actors were great, they spoke very clearly and acted convincingly.
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