Must Kast: “Ernesto’s Rabbits”

“Ernesto’s Rabbits” is a family production based on Piret Raud’s novel of the same name. Through a dense sequence of events and colourful characters, it tells the story of a magician who, by the will of fate, 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 ultimately finds the peace of mind he deserves. Ernesto is a hero who, with a critical child’s eye, dares to ask questions about what is considered normal in society. He is also someone whose wholehearted dedication to those in his care—the rabbits taken 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 own happiness, even when the path to it differs from that of others. So where, and in whom, is all that magic and sorcery hidden when the colourful and mysterious circus is gone?

In 2020, the production was nominated for the Salme Reek Theatre Award as an “ingenious, playful and environmentally sensitive children’s production”. Author: PIRET RAUD; director-dramaturge: KAIJA M KÜLM; 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.

For ages 5 and up. Performance duration: 75 minutes, without an interval.

Premiere: 3 March 2019 in Tartu, at the German Institute of Culture.

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