Must Kast: “Ernesto’s Rabbits”

“Ernesto’s Rabbits” is a family production based on Piret Raud’s novel of the same name. Through a densely unfolding story and colorful characters, it tells the story of a magician who, by force of circumstance, has to find himself a new job. After spending years in the security of a circus family, the man suddenly finds himself face to face with a world full of private estates, funny bankers, and absurd fur farmers. Ernesto, with his sincere and direct outlook on life, does not accept injustice, stands up for the weaker, and finally finds, deservedly, peace of mind. Ernesto is a hero who, with a critical child’s perspective, dares to question what is considered normal in society. He is also someone whose wholehearted devotion to those in his care—the rabbits stolen from a fur farm—could serve as an example to everyone who respects nature and friends. Finally, Ernesto shows how important it is to have the courage to seek and find one’s personal happiness, even when the path to it differs from others’. Where, and in whom, is all that magic and sorcery hidden when the colorful and mysterious circus is no longer there? In 2020, the production was nominated for the Salme Reek Theatre Award as an “inventive, playful, and environmentally conscious children’s production.” Author: PIRET RAUD; director-dramaturge: KAIJA M KÜLM; set designer: INGA VARES; lighting designer: KARL MARKEN; puppet maker: AN-LIIS AMUR; composer: ARDO RAN VARRES; technician: MARGUS MAUER; direct sales and marketing: RAUL MARKUS VAIKSOO; producer: MERILYN ELGE; on stage: AGUR SEIM, JAANIKA TAMMARU, SIIM ANGERPIKK, KARL EDGAR TAMMI. Ages 5+. Duration: 75 minutes, without an interval. Premiere: 3 March 2019 in Tartu, at the German Cultural Institute. Further information and bookings: piletid@teatermustkast.ee www.teatermustkast.ee