Die Froschprinzessin

Play with music for children aged 5 and over. Based on the Slavic fairy tale "The Tsar's Daughter Frog" from a collection by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev.

Directed by Michael Meyer. Stage/costume/graphics: Melanie Kuhl. Music: Michael Meyer. Animations: Philipp Böckmann. Ensemble. With: Svea Meiken Auerbach, Simon Elias, Yuliia Kovtun

A tsar once lived in a large, vast country with his three sons. It was his wish that they should all find and marry a wife and he said: "Take your bows and shoot a copper arrow, each of you in a different direction. Where the arrow falls, there you shall look for a bride." The two older brothers went to great lengths, shot their arrows very far and found two princes' daughters in distant lands, whom they married.

But the youngest son, Ivan, only shot his arrow over the castle wall to the next village. There the arrow fell into a swamp where an ugly frog lived. Ivan did not want to have him as his bride. But the tsar was furious at his refusal and ordered him to marry the frog. Ivan was very unhappy about this until he discovered that his frog bride was keeping a big secret...

But one day he made a terrible mistake and his mysterious bride had to leave him. Ivan was heartbroken and deeply regretted his stupidity. He was determined to find her again and set off on his journey. Little did he know what adventures awaited him...

The fairy tale tells the story of how kindness and trust can help you find your way in this wide world. The children are playfully involved in the course of the story and experience how an evil spell can be defeated by being good - to people and to animals.