JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

for children

Informations

Directed by:

Daniel Stanciu

Set Design:

Daniela Drăgulescu

Cast:

Dora Ortelecan Dumitrescu, Mihai Dumitrescu/Marin Fagu,Roxana Vişan/Ioana Chelaru Popovici,Angela Filipescu/Florentina Tănase,Florin Mititelu/Viorel Ionescu

Age:

up 3+ years

Opening night:

18 noiembrie 2003

Running time:

55 min

This is an English fairy tale known under a great number of versions. The story is about Jack, a poor but clever and goodhearted boy who wants to help his mother.
One day he is sent to the market to sell their cow. There, Jack meets a stranger who offers to trade five "magic beans" for the cow. The beans turn into a gigantic beanstalk. Climbing it up, Jack arrives in a land that happens to be the home of a giant. Jack defeats the giant through courage and cleverness. In this way he revenges his father (lost in the giants country years ago) and lives decently with his family.

Press on

"a show full of fantasy and humour"- Valentin Dumitrescu, Revista 22, December 30, 2004
"go to Tandarica Puppet theaterTheater to discover a performance directed with imagination, sincerity and subtle irony"- Maria Laiu, Luceafarul, December 2003

"the performance gains in interest, rhythm and exuberance owing to Dan Balan's lively and diverting music, but mainly through the set designed by Daniela Dragulescu: full of colour , suggestive, generating humour and lyricism", Ion Parhon, Romania Libera, November 26, 2003

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