With 'Rico, Oskar and the Deep Shadows', Andreas Steinhöfel has created a wonderful human study that combines the clever, naïve charm of 'Forrest Gump' with the magic of Kästner's 'Emil and the Detectives'. With linguistic finesse, pitch-black humor and a lot of love for the characters, director Bernard Niemeyer has staged the play not only for audiences aged 8 and up, but for people of all ages.
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