A play based on the narrative by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
What is small, delicate, comes from another star, and has a rose as a friend? The Little Prince!
What is thoughtless, impatient, just crashed in the desert, and far too heavy for his airplane? The Big Pilot!
He sits in the Sahara in front of the wreckage of his Fox 38, on the brink of dehydration and brimming with self-pity. Then, a little fellow with a yellow cap appears. One who never stops chattering. He talks about his planet with three volcanoes and baobab trees. About his watering can that sometimes turns into a spaceship. Should the pilot believe the little one? And is there really the well the little one keeps talking about?
"The essential is invisible to the eye," wrote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
In times of increasing cold-heartedness, the KiTZ Theaterkumpanei finds its way to a unique version of "The Little Prince," making the essential aspects of humanity, (self-)confidence, and imagination visible and tangible for its audience. And it concludes: We are more stars than idiots!
A play about responsibility, optimism, and the strength to persevere.
from 6 years
60 minutes, without break
Production 2018
With: Bärbel Maier und Peer Damminger
Dramatization: Bärbel Maier
Stage: Peer Damminger
Painting: Nicola Graf
Costumes: Gabi Kinscherf
Photographie: Joelle Oechsle und Petra Feldmann
In a rendition as uniquely crafted as that of the KiTZ Theaterkumpanei, "The Little Prince" has never been seen before. Bärbel Maier has written a easily understandable and captivating piece from a child's perspective, where most things, it seems, are quite different than expected. Nevertheless, the original text is palpable in every aspect.
The narrative is interwoven across two levels – a dramatic plane and a narrative plane, where the pilot recounts his fantastical experiences. It remains uncertain whether the Prince truly exists or if he is a creation of the pilot's imagination. What is certain, however, is that it is the little fellow who bestows upon the stranded aviator the strength and will to repair his plane and ultimately take flight.
"The Rheinpfalz"
The plot is intricately woven through two layers, a dramatic one and a narrative one, in which the pilot recollects his fairy-tale-like adventures. It remains open-ended whether the Prince truly exists or if he is a product of the pilot's fantasy. What is certain, though, is that it is the little one who grants the crash survivor the strength and determination to repair his aircraft and, in the end, take to the skies.
"Mannheimer Morgen"
