(suitable for Festivals, translated in English or German)
Perô or the Mysteries of the Night
Speeltheater Holland developed this play in 1994.
It toured around Holland and Flanders and other countries in Europe
for several years. In 1997 it had a successful run in
Philadelphia (International Assitej Festival) and Pittsburg. In October 2006 there was
a remake to be seen in the Netherlands and
Flanders. We did receive the Silver Cricket for best performance 2007.
In 2007 we performed in Zagreb, Croatia and did win again: the Golden
Phoenix for best performance at the Naj Naj Naj Youth theatre festival.
In the fall of 2008 Perô did play in London for three weeks at the
Unicorn Theatre and in 2011 there was a five week tour in the United
States. On the showcase 2008 in Tampa FL the production won the Victor
Award.
© Dirk Buwalda
Perô or the Mysteries of the Night is an adaptation of the
children's book 'Pierrot ou les secrets de la nuit' by the French writer
Michel Tournier. Perô, a baker in the tiny Italian village Fanghetto,
closes his shop and stops making bread. Why? Because he has a broken
heart. His beloved neighbor Colombina, he's is in love with her since
childhood, ran off with the housepainter Palentino. Will she return to
the shy Perô or stay with the flashy painter?
This production uses puppets, live actors, singers and musicians to tell
this charming story.
| final direction | Onny Huisink |
| script and music | Guus Ponsioen |
| actors | in 2006:Inez de Bruijn, Tim Velraeds,
understudy: Saskia Janse in 1994: Onny Huisink, Saskia Janse |
| musicians/actors | Annemarie Maas, Guus Ponsioen |
