Margit Auer
School of Magical Animals
How would it feel if you had an animal of your own? Someone who can understand you, who never leaves you alone, and who you can always talk to? In the play reality mingles with the children’s imagination. Adults cannot hear the magical animals talk; for the outsiders they are only stuffed toys. But for the children these unexpectedly appearing creatures are real helpers who ease their troubles at school, taking them into all sorts of funny situations and exciting adventures.
German author Margit Auer’s bestselling children’s book series The School of Magical Animals has been translated into 25 languages. Kolibri Theatre was the first to make the stage adaptation of the book in Hungary.
Duration: 130 minutes, one interval
Adults:
Miss Cornfield, teacher – Melinda Megyes
Herr Siegmann, head of school, p. e. teacher – József Tóth
Mortimer Morrison, vendor in the pet shop – László Gazdag
The father of Benni – Károly Szívós
The mother of Benni – Ági Török
Auntie Ida – Juli Erdei
Magical animals
Juri, emperor penguin – Gábor Krausz
Tanager, magpie – Juli Erdei
Ashanti, black mamba – Kármen Rácz
Leonardo, striped squirrel – Edit Nyakas
Rabbat, fox – Károly Szívós
Henrietta, turtle – Ági Török
Pepperoni, pig – Dóra Varga
Kids:
Ida (ambitious) – Rita Alexics
Johnny (nice and bad) – Gergő Bárdi
Benni (star-gazer) – Dániel Nizsai
Helén, (affecting) – Mária Kőszegi
Anna-Léna (shy) – Edit Nyakas
Finja (mocking) – Kármen Rácz
Eddie, the Chocolate – Gábor Krausz
PROFESSOR Max, Sibel, Hatice, girl with nice eyes, Silas, the boy with the bike – students of KIMI-Kolibri: Gábor Csörögi, Brigitta Hermann, Gabriella Hoffmann, Áron Mátyási, Zita Nagy, Dóra Varga
Musicians: Gábor Kecskeméti, Szilveszter Bornai, Tamás Tóth, András Kaboldy, Zsolt Derzsi
Based on the trasnlation of Lídia Nádori adapted to stage by: Péter Horváth
Songs and music: János Novák
Lyrics: Péter Horváth
Designer: Klaudia Orosz
Leading musician: Gábor Kecskeméti
Scenic: István Farkas
Assistant of the production: Andrea Hajsz
Directed by: János Novák
