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  • Der Junge mit dem koffer / boy with a suitcase


    Der_Junge_mit_dem_Koffer_1_Foto_Christian_Kleiner

    © Christian Kleiner

    by Mike Kenny
    translated by Herta Conrad
    in German and English
    Schnawwl – the Young People’s Theatre at the Mannheim National Theatre, in cooperation with the Ranga Shankara Theatre in Bangalore / India

    Director Andrea Gronemeyer set Christian Thurm Costumes Eva Roos / Amba Sanyal Music Coordt Linke / M. D. Pallavi / Konarak Reddy Dramaturgy Sophia Stepf / Kirtana Kumar Cast David Benito Garcia, B. V. Shrunga, Nikolai Jegorow, Coordt Linke, M. D. Pallavi, Simone Oswald, Konarak Reddy Rights Verlag Autorenagentur

    Tue april 23, 6 pm
    wed april 24, 9 am ° 4 pm ° 8 pm
    THU APRIL 25, 10 am

    Theater an der Parkaue ° Bühne 3
    90 min ° Age: 12 upwards

    “The show’s director Andrea Gronemeyer has succeeded in bringing together two very different theatrical traditions and created a synthesis which nonetheless retains each line of tradition.” (from the vote by Manfred Jahnke)

    SYNOPSIS

    Young Naz is continually repeating the sentence “Never look back!” to himself on his long, arduous journey. Naz is a child refugee. One day he and his parents were forced to leave their home. Soldiers were standing in front of the door. Now Naz is completely alone because his parents have decided to continue their journey without him. Naz wants to get to his sister in London. Time and time again he seeks consolation and encouragement from the tales of Sinbad the Sailor. And he soon finds a charming companion. With the astute Krysia by his side he is able to endure situations which demand true courage and endurance. When the two lose sight of each other on a tempestuous sea crossing everything seems lost. But Naz manages to reach London all the same. Here he is amazed to discover that living conditions are also far from perfect.

    The production marks the final stage of a three-year exchange project entitled “Do I know U?” between the Mannheim Schnawwl Theatre and the Indian Ranga Shankara Theatre in Bangalore. The story of the refugee Naz has an explosive power, given the current problems with refugees. It is told in German and English.

    Der_Junge_mit_dem_Koffer_2_Foto_Christian_Kleiner

    © Christian Kleiner

    Schnawwl was set up in 1979 as the fourth section of the Mannheim National Theatre. As such it is the oldest Young People’s Theatre in Baden-Württemberg. Since the 2006/2007 season Schnawwl and the opera section of the National Theatre have been jointly responsible for the “Young Opera Mannheim”. Alongside its usual repertoire the theatre also presents productions for the very small, as well as touring shows. In addition it offers a huge number of courses and workshops for children and young people as part of the “Young Mannheim National Theatre ” project.

    www.schnawwl.de
    www.rangashankara.org