Gugubo the Misfortunate from the merry tribe of the "Gugu" is a special Stone Age king. There is to be a big party for his birthday, to which the giant Matze and his wife Grete set off. On their way, they meet some strange creatures such as the frightening little Knörfe, the word inventor Wotz and the wondrous Tschugg tribe. The two miserable Stone Age princes Grumpf Grimmich and Meck Miesepit threaten to ruin the big party, but at the last minute things come to a happy end.

Humour and lightness are the key ingredients in this children's musical of a different kind, which relies above all on the power and possibilities of singing and speaking voices. In addition to the approximately 80 pupils, the twelve-strong student "Gugubo a cappella band" will also sing and provide musical support and enrichment for the children.

The Institute of Music at Carl von Ossietzky University has teamed up with IGS Kreyenbrück, IGS Flötenteich, Hermann Ehlers Primary School and Heiligengeisttor Primary School to jointly develop and realise this project.

The production team was awarded the City of Oldenburg's Cultural Education Award in the "schoOL'n'art" category at the beginning of 2018.

Participants in the three performances on 22, 24 and 26 June 2018:

Class 5c of IGS Kreyenbrück (IGS Kr.), directed by Arne Pertiet, supported by Therese Laser and Joscha Enger (students)

Theatre group at Hermann Ehlers Primary School (HES), led by Simone von Aschwege-Plaar, Ulrike Wiebersiek, supported by Hannah Losch and Gesa Lueken (students)

"Zeit für Vieles" theatre group at IGS Flötenteich (IGS Fl.), led by Gunnar Greszik, supported by Lina Pokern (student)

Theatre group at Heiligengeisttor primary school (HGT), led by Gunda Neuenkirchen, supported by Mats Visser (student)

Roles:
Narrator - Emma Hemken (HGT)
Narrator - Johannes von der Aa (HES)
Riese Matze - Fynn Cordes (student UOL)
Grete - Therese Laser (student UOL)
König Gugubo - Frieda Hellberg (HES)
Wotz - Ben Steiner, Johan Olsson, Hannes Wencke (HES) / Jurek Schindel (HGT)
Grumpf Grimmich & Meck Miesepit - Chivara Dewalee / Taycan Das / Hamza Mehovic / Malek Pisit / John Speckmann (IGS Kr.)
Meisterkoch - Arne Pertiet (IGS Kr. music teacher)
Gugus - Class 5c (IGS Kr.), AG "Zeit für Vieles" (IGS Fl.)
Knörfe - HGT Theatre-AG
Tschuggs - AG "Zeit für Vieles" (IGS Fl.)
Einige Kinder - HES Theatre-AG

"Gugubo a cappella Band" (ACB) - students at the Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg (UOL):
Fynn Cordes, Charlotte Friedrich, Bernhard Hackmann, Therese Laser, Hannah Losch, Louisa Mose, Dunja Schäfer, Sven Uden, Mats Visser, Ida Willach, Marek Zacker, Jan-Christoph Baedeker (guest)

Vocal coaching of the ACB and transcriptions of the arrangements: Susanne Menzel (UOL)

Costumes were created in the respective groups, stage elements and "Behomot" at the IGS Kr., "murals" at the IGS Fl.

Lighting and sound technology: Andreas Burau, Nico Kriegel (UOL)

Concept and application: Heike Schaadt (IGS Kr.), Annegret Meyer (IGS Fl.), Arne Pertiet (IGS Kr.), Volker Schindel (UOL)

Project initiative, overall management, final direction: Volker Schindel (UOL)

A musical by the Stuttgart a cappella formation "füenf", based on the CD audio version and realised as a cooperative "Oldenburg version" by the Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg in co-operation with four schools. Many thanks to John Pistauer, Sina Schremmer and Gugubo-Verlag Stuttgart as well as to the City of Oldenburg for funding as part of the "schoOL'n'art" cultural education award.
www.gugubo.de

Basic information HERE.

Poster of the production HERE.

Certificate for the sponsorship award of the city of Oldenburg HERE.