Folker Banik & Almud Kunert The Emperor’s New Clothes A modern and funny adaptation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen For the emperor of Youkali, every day is like a dream: For breakfast, he enjoys mountains of pancakes with maple syrup, elderberry ice cream and sweets. Afterwards he dresses up in his most…
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August Kopisch & Klaus Ensikat The Elves of Cologne A humorous homage to the Cologne Heinzelmännchen, who did all the unpleasant work at night. With his best-known poem, August Kopisch takes readers young and old into the bustling world of Cologne’s famous house ghosts. The Heinzelmännchen are said to have crept secretly into craftsmen’s rooms…
Hercules, most famous hero of Greece and son of the mighty Zeus, is a growing threat to King Eurystheus. Therefore the King comes up with dangerous tasks, that are meant to defeat Hercules. The Oracle’s prophecy says that Hercules can only attain immortality after mastering all twelve labours. This is why the demigod fearlessly faces…