The Fine Greenbird

For children aged 6+

Jarosław Kilian

Duration: 110 min. (with a break)

Premiere: April 11, 2019

Comedy inspired by fairy tales of Italo Calvino, Carlo Gozzi and Bolesław Leśmian

Direction: Jarosław Kilian
Stage design and puppets: Julia Skrzynecka
Music: Grzegorz Turnau
Vocal preparation: Aldona Krasucka
Sculpture and puppets construction: Rafał Budnik
Choreography consultation: Iwona Runowska
Light direction: Karolina Gębska
Assistant director: Aneta Harasimczuk
Assistant stage designer: Maciej Krajewski
Assistant composer: Paweł Piątek

Accordion: Rafał Grząka
Violin: Bartosz Blachura

Cast: Michał Burbo, Alicja Czerniewicz (guest appearance), Beata Duda-Perzyna, Aneta Harasimczuk, Aneta Jucejko-Pałęcka, Wojciech Pałęcki, Andrzej Perzyna, Anna Porusiło-Dużyńska, Olga Ryl-Krystianowska, Wojciech Słupiński

For children aged 6+

Premiere: April 11, 2019

The King wants to know what his subjects think. Disguised as a wanderer, he hears the tales of three sisters. He is so captivated by the ladies’ earnestness that he decides to grant their wishes…. But that’s not the end of the tale. It turns out that one person’s happiness can cause envy in another….
The director uses this tale of betrayal, hatred, and a quest for lost happiness to unleash a theatre of miracles and wonders. Can dancing water, a performing tree, and the mysterious Greenbird help avert an evil destiny? The show includes commedia dell’arte, Sicilian marionettes, magic tricks, humour, and also philosophical reflection. Plus live music!

The presentation is a coproduction of Teatr Lalka and the New Epiphanies Festival.

Awards:

Award for original music for Grzegorz Turnau at the 26th International Children’s Theatre Festival in Subotica, Serbia. The jury wrote in the citation, “The music not just accompanies the show, but itself is an essential part of the action.”

Acting prize for the entire team at the 26th International Children’s Theatre Festival in Subotica, Serbia. According to the jury, “The actors of Warsaw’s Lalka succeeded in playing in unison, as a single body and soul.”

Special prize from the jury for the actors’ team playing at the 18th International Festival of Children’s Theatres in Banja Luka (Republika Srpska/Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Music prize at the 18th International Festival of Children’s Theatres in Banja Luka (Republika Srpska/Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Award in the category Event of the Year 2019 in the 5th edition of the Leopold Staff Literary Award. Honourable mention was given to the director of the show, Jarosław Kilian.