The Elephant and the Flower

based on Brian Patten's „The Elephant and the Flower”

The Elephant and the Flower

  • polish translation: Piotr Sommer
  • script and direction: Robert Jarosz
  • stage design: Pavel Hubička
  • music: Piotr Klimek
  • visual effects: Krzysztof Kiziewicz
  • live music: Robert Jurčo

cast:

  • Dagmara Sowa
  • Paweł Chomczyk
  • Michał Jarmoszuk / Krzysztof Bitdorf
Poster by Michał Matoszko

In the jungle that was almost a forest... that was almost a wood... that was almost a garden... there were unusual things happening. Flower ran, Hyena joked, Sparrow recited poems, Monkeys helped sun to rise, Pig side-stepped, Butterfly asked silly questions, Worms had interest in the theater and Plinkinplonks made dreams come true.

One day, a floating downstream leaf, brought to the jungle the smallest Elephant on earth. He didn't know where he came from. He didn't remember who sent him there. He had one dream of being the very largest elephant in the world. And to become large, you'd have to: find a friend, figure out what makes the sun rise every morning, release the Waterlilly, give credit to Hyena's comic talent, help the tormented worms, teach Pig to speak about colors, defeat the Moonbeam-cutter and find the place, where a river becomes a lake. So many challenges for somebody who is roughly two and a bit inches.

Grow little Elephant. And shall the jungle gods take care of you.

Awards

  • Award for the stage adaptation of literature for children and youth at the 6th International Festival of Contemporary Plays for Children and the Youth KON-TEKSTY, Poznań 2013
  • Award for Pawel Chomczyk for a role of an Elephant at the 6th International Festival of Contemporary Plays for Children and the Youth KON-TEKSTY, Poznań 2013
  • I place for a great sense of humor, presentation adequate for each age group of audience, excellent acting and beautiful stage design - Youth Jury Award of the 6th International Festival of Contemporary Plays for Children and the Youth KON-TEKSTY, Poznań 2013
  • Award for Pavel Hubička for stage design at the 3rd Festival Teatralna Karuzela, Łódź 2013
  • Award for Michał Jarmoszuk for a role of a Flower at the 3rd Festival Teatralna Karuzela, Łódź 2013
  • Team acting award for: Dagmara Sowa, Paweł Chomczyk and Michał Jarmoszuk at the 26th International Theatrical Festival Valise, Łomża 2013
  • Award for Pawel Chomczyk for a role of an Elephant at the XXVII Ogólnopolski Festiwal Teatrów Lalek in Opole 2015

Performance made with financial support provided by Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City Mayor of Bialystok, Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Podlaskiego, stipend program of Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

This production has been licensed by arrangement with The Agency (London) Ltd, 24 Pottery Lane, London W11 4LZ e-mail: info@theagency.co.uk

Co-production: Grupa Coincidentia with BTL Białystok

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