Giaglina Ida & Stgilat Pilat
A play for young audiences
Credits
With: Marina Blumenthal & Lorenzo Polin
Written and directed by: Roman Weishaupt · Design: Remo Arpagaus
A BAGAT – producziun da teater production
From Children’s Songbook to Stage
The adventure continues – now on the theatre stage. Together with his company BAGAT – producziun da teater, Roman Weishaupt developed the play GIAGLINA IDA & STGILAT PILAT – in’amicizia remartgabla. Marina Blumenthal continues in the role of Ida the Hen, while Lorenzo Polin plays the adventurer Stgilat Pilat.
Ida has left the henhouse and lost herself in the world. Pilat is an adventurer who cannot pronounce the letter “r”. When the two meet, a remarkable friendship begins. Pilat tells stories of his adventures – though whether they can always be believed remains uncertain. Ida has only one wish: she wants to become an actress. And they both keep a secret.
The poetic and fantastical world of the children’s songbook was thus continued and expanded: as a living encounter between two characters, full of wit, longing, invention and a friendship entirely their own
December · 2017 · Writer & director
Image credit: Marco Hartmann
Press reviews
“Once again, a work of high artistic quality! With Giaglina Ida and Stgilat Pilat, writer and director Roman Weishaupt has created two characters with the potential to become known nationally. A great compliment to the two actors, who make an ideal pair.” - Augustin Beeli, La Quotidiana
“Children and adults alike would happily watch even longer as the pirate squirrel with a speech impediment and the wonderfully puffed-up, cackling and dancing hen Ida – who cannot lay eggs – become friends. The play addresses being different and exclusion in a wonderfully playful, child-appropriate way.” - Brigitte Schmid-Gugler, St. Galler Tagblatt