Gifhorn
This lovingly and excitingly told fable is about the extraordinary friendship between a naive provincial sheep and a hungry wolf. On a cold winter night, the wolf meets the sheep and persuades it to go on a sleigh ride with him. In style and far from any witnesses, he wants to eat it. But the journey through the night develops into an adventurous story of a relationship, during which the wolf develops sympathy for the sheep he actually wants to devour. When, at the end, the wolf sends the sheep away without harming a hair on its head, the story lovingly and in a way children can understand conveys the insight that, with respect for the other person's quirks, friendship and trust are possible, even if you do not really fit together. Age recommendation: 4+
"Mother Hulda" is a lovingly crafted puppet theater adaptation of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Marie, a hardworking and helpful girl, falls into a well and through it enters an enchanted world, where she meets the mysterious Mother Hulda. Marie pitches in: she helps Mother Hulda, picks her apples so they do not rot, and takes the bread out of the oven so it does not burn. And because Marie is so helpful and conscientious, she is rewarded with a shower of gold. Another girl also wants to receive so much gold, but she is indifferent and lazy toward Mother Hulda and simply ignores that she needs help. That is why, in the end, Mother Hulda rewards her with pitch. "Mother Hulda" is a magical fairy tale about justice and about how helpfulness, diligence, and kindness always pay off. Age recommendation: 4+ Zitadelle Puppet Company Berlin Direction: Anna Fregin, Daniel Wagner Puppet construction: Mechtild Nienaber, Ralf Wagner Puppetry: Regina Wagner
When Paula turns seven, it begins: she becomes heavy, and heavier and heavier. Even in the water, Paula now sinks, despite her swim ring. In her large family, no one is as heavy as Paula, and suddenly everyone gets back pain when they try to lift Paula up. Only Uncle Hiram simply picks her up and throws her into the air. And Paula doesn’t come back down. Up here, everything is light, and Paula flies and flies and flies. At last, she feels free and light again. Day after day, she now lives with the clouds, reads books, and sleeps in the treetops. Paula is happy. Only sometimes does she feel a little lonely. Perhaps everything would have stayed that way. Perhaps Paula would have spent the next year and the year after that alone in the air. But life is full of surprises, and at some point being alone is somehow stupid too… Age recommendation: 6+ Production: Theater Mummpitz Nuremberg Direction: Andrea Maria Erl Set design: Maria Pfeiffer Costumes: André Schreiber Music: Özgür Kantar With: Ferdinand Roscher, Özgür Kantar, Sabine Zieser
