© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
The Trip to Panama
Janosch
Play for children ages 5 and up
Synopsis
The little tiger and the little bear are happy in their beautiful home. They like to cook and go fishing together. One day, the little bear fishes a box labelled “Panama” from the river. It has the most wonderful scent of bananas! They both know it at once: Panama is the land of their dreams. They build a signpost and depart for Panama. Of course, the tiger duck is coming with them. They meet many animals and ask them for directions, and they all point to the left. Finally, the little tiger and the little bear have reached their dream destination. But somehow, Panama seems very familiar. They have arrived in the most beautiful of all places: their home.
The little bear and the little tiger learn about the value and importance of friendship, and after an exciting trip, they rediscover their love for their home.
With the tiger duck, German illustrator and author Janosch (*1931) created an iconic character that has accompanied generations of children. His book “The Trip to Panama” (“Oh, wie schön ist Panama”) was published in 1978. It won the German Youth Literature Award and has become a staple on children’s bookshelves.
This play will be the first opportunity for Elisabeth Mackner to show her imaginative directorial style at the Salzburg State Theatre.
Duration: 1 h 10 min, no intermission
Selected performance
Th 10/09/2025 10.00 am
Probenzentrum Aigen
Performances
Audio introduction
von Christiane Silberhumer
Cast (on 10/09/2025)
Director
Elisabeth Mackner
Stage and Costume Design
Margarita Bock
Dramaturgy
Christiane Silberhumer
The Little Bear
Alea Hagedorn
The Little Tiger
Maximilian Paier
Narrator / Mole / Aunt Goose / Fox / Hedgehog / Rabbit / Crow Axel Meinhardt
Reviews
"Elisabeth Mackner stages the adventurous journey of the little bear and his friend, the little tiger, with great imagination at the Salzburg State Theatre’s rehearsal centre in Aigen. […] The Little Bear (Alea Hagedorn) and the Little Tiger (Maximilian Paier) are exceptionally brave and always in good spirits. But when they do happen to quarrel, the children especially love it. Axel Meinhardt is kept very busy: thanks to imaginative costumes (set and costumes by Margarita Bock), he transforms into a wide variety of animals — with his fluffy Aunt Goose being a particular favourite among the young audience."