When my father became a bush
Date
Premiere: 2 April 2016 at Spielraum
Further performances will be published in the monthly schedules.
When my father became a bush
Before Toda's father became a bush, he was a pastry chef and created the most beautiful cakes. But then war broke out in the country where Toda lived and her father had to leave to defend the "one against the other". Fortunately, he has a book that explains how to disguise oneself, for example as a bush. At first, Toda stays with her grandmother. But then the situation gets dicey and Toda is sent to "somewhere else" for security reasons, across the border where her mother lives.
The journey to "somewhere else" is long and full of danger and adventure. Toda tells of her fears during the escape and of bizarre encounters with money-grabbing smugglers, vain generals, grandmothers with huge laps and uncaring bureaucrats. But Toda does not give up. She even learns the foreign language spoken in "somewhere else". And so, in the end, she actually reaches her mother and can hope to return to her father.
Children have always been particularly affected by war and flight. Nevertheless, their special experiences and stories are rarely the focus of public attention.
The production will take up the socio-political dimension of Toda's story, but also tells of a girl's first courageous steps towards independence.
Theatre educator Hanna Puka offers a preparatory and follow-up workshop and a folder of materials.