Can you whistle, Joanna?

Is it possible to arrange a friendship? And what if the contract is made by a boy with a certain old man, and they become granddaughter and grandfather for each other? Is such a deal the beginning of a real relationship? In an intimate performance for two actors, we learn an adventurous story about friendship over generations. In this unique story, ordinary moments of joy and modest madness make the world around the heroes take on color, and when the time of parting comes, memories remain. Memories of how it was fun to fly kites together, learn to whistle, climb trees and pluck cherries.

Is it possible to arrange a friendship? And what if the contract is made by a boy with a certain old man, and they become granddaughter and grandfather for each other? Is such a deal the beginning of a real relationship? In an intimate performance for two actors, we learn an adventurous story about friendship over generations. In this unique story, ordinary moments of joy and modest madness make the world around the heroes take on color, and when the time of parting comes, memories remain. Memories of how it was fun to fly kites together, learn to whistle, climb trees and pluck cherries. Imaginative scenography creates many worlds using simple but very ingenious elements. In the performance, the actors use 3 types of dolls: puppets, gloves and tintamareski. The show in its form resembles a comic book aesthetic.

The play is a stage adaptation of the book by Ulf Stark — one of Sweden's most respected authors of children's literature.

A show for viewers since 5 years.

translation: Katarzyna Skalska adaptation and direction: Anna Przygoda, Tomasz Kowol set design: Aleksandra Starzyńska assistant set designer: Marta Piotrowska music: Tomasz Kowol multimedia screenings: Aleksandra Ołdak

Cast/inspectors: Anna Przygoda, Tomasz Kowol

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