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, with 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 – Norbert Csernák
Tanager, magpie – Juli Erdei
Ashanti, black mamba – Kármen Rácz
Leonardo, striped squirrel – Dorina Kiss (student of KIMI)
Rabbat, fox – Károly Szívós
Henrietta, turtle – Ági Török
Pepperoni, pig – Lotti Lőrincz (student of KIMI)
Kids:
Ida (ambitious) – Rita Alexics/Krisztina Nyirkó
Johnny (nice and bad) – Dániel Fehér
Benni (star-gazer) – Dániel Nizsai
Helén, (affecting) – Mária Kőszegi
Anna-Léna (shy) – Dorina Kiss
Finja (mocking) – Réka Herczeg (student of KIMI)
Eddie, the Chocolate – Norbert Csernák
Professor Maxi – Brigitta Hermann
Sibel – Szonja Mónus (student of KIMI)
Silas – Gábor Bognár (student of KIMI)
and – Viktória Panna Fazekas (student of KIMI)
Musicians: Gábor Kecskeméti/Lilian Jászberényi Balázs Bágyi, 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
Choreography: János Lakatos
Designer: Klaudia Orosz
Leading musician: Gábor Kecskeméti
Scenic: István Farkas
Assistant of the production: Andrea Hajsz
Directed by: János Novák
