A story about friendship and war
Pal-street boys first premiere in VAT Theatre was on 16th of November 2004. Back then the cast was Margo Teder, Janek Sarapson, Tanel Saar and Kaspar Jancis. They played the show for 200 times during 10 years. Last performance was on 7th November 2014. Director Aare Toikka and designer Kaspar Jancis bring the production out with the new cast in November 2015.
With its timeless themes, exciting plot and colourful characters, the youth novel ” Pal Street Boys ” by the great Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnar is firmly in the classics of children’s and young adult literature.
Every schoolboy in this adventure story has dreams and is full of determination to achieve them. The gripping story tells of young Hungarians who, in battles on the playground, carry the ideas of their country’s quest for independence. The story of the Pal Street boys and the Botanic Garden Redshirts fighting for the sawmill plot is a moving one, a reflection on respect and friendship and on “…what is life, for which we are all sometimes sad, sometimes happy, but always fighting servants.”. (F.Molnar)
Ferenc Molnàr is a Hungarian writer, one of the most outstanding representatives of 20th century Hungarian drama literature, and the most internationally recognised. His plays “Lilia”, “The Game in the Castle”, “The Swan”, etc. are constantly in the repertoire of theatres. His autobiographical novel for young people, Pal Street Boys, was published in 1907. Several theatre and film versions have been made of the play. In Estonia, the novel first appeared on the theatre stage at the Drama Studio Theatre in a dramatisation by Andres Särevi in 1932.
Premiere: 10 November 2015 in National Library Conference Hall
The performance is in two acts and runs for 2 hour and 30 minutes
Target audience: 12+
NB! Late admissions will not be admitted and the tickets will not be refunded.
