Puppet show for children “Thumbelina”

A fairy tale about a miniature girl who endures immense trials seems almost tailor-made for puppet theaters, which is precisely where it is successfully performed. However, Vilnius Theater LĖLĖ’s Thumbelina is also a poetic reflection on the vast world — as it appears when seen for the first time through the eyes of a small, pure, and kind-hearted being.

Who is this being? Perhaps it is Thumbelina, or perhaps it is you — someone who has not yet encountered too many joys or sorrows in life, but who has experienced them with their whole heart. Yet we must believe that, like little Thumbelina, after all the trials, the vast world of people, flowers, and birds will be kind to you too, and will shine with all the colors of the rainbow!

Scriptwriter:Nijolė INDRIŪNAITĖ

Director, designer: Rimas DRIEŽIS

Composer: Faustas LATĖNAS

Performers:

• Indrė VĖLYVYTĖ
• Elvyra PIŠKINAITĖ
• Lijana MUŠTAŠVILI

Duration: 45 min.
Premiere – 28 October, 2000