florschütz & döhnert

Mr & Mrs Sommerflügel

A poetic circus for children from 2

Please come on in!
Ladies and gentlemen, dear boys and girls –
immerse yourself in a little fantastic world!

A suitcase full of light,
a butterfly dressage without a vail and
a delicate romance between a whale and a ship.

Come see the terrible pretty nice love story of a mouse desired by a cat.

A good half an hour show of a comically marvellous jugglery.

The strange little world of animals that Mr and Mrs Summerwing are getting out of their magic suitcase is mainly interested in eating. And thus, the little stunts in this circus only serve the purpose of getting closer to something they want to have. Not every chase is successful. It can be beautifully in vain to try to catch something, like trying to hold the shadow of a butterfly in a handkerchief.
With plenty of charming tricks the two show actors make use of their menagerie to seduce each other. Because that‘s what it‘s all about: to try to get something from the other one. Half an hour of tentative, ingenious and clumsy attempts to get closer to something desired.

P.S.: Don't forget to feed the bird living under your hat!

Directed by: Werner Hennrich
Play, images, sound, concept:
Michael Döhnert, Melanie Florschütz
Live-Music: Michael Döhnert
Painting of the background: Wolf Dieckmann
Female Dress: Adelheid Wieser

Production: florschütz & döhnert
Coproduction: Theater o.N.
Supported by: Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V.
and Small Size, European Network for the diffusion of performing arts for early years
Thanks to: Hendrik Mannes
Photos: Thomas Ernst
Première of the new version:
02.10.2010, T-Werk Potsdam