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UpcomingPerformance
The Robber Hotzenplotz: Puppet Show at the Basler Marionetten Theater
- When
- Sat-Sun May 8-9, 2027
- Ages
- 5+
- Price
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Upcoming: The Robber Hotzenplotz: Puppet Show at the Basler Marionetten Theater
The Robber Hotzenplotz: Puppet Show at the Basler Marionetten Theater
PerformanceAltstadt Grossbasel
Where
Altstadt Grossbasel, Basler Marionetten Theater
Ages
5+
Duration
60 minutes
Setting
Indoors
Language
Bernese Swiss German
Original title
BMT - Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
What you need to know
- Bernese dialect, not High German, so it works best for kids who already understand Swiss German
- Rod and hand puppets, played by two puppeteers, Marco Schneiter and Fabio Tresch
- A classic Kasperl story, with the robber, Constable Dimpfelmoser and a box marked "gold"
About
The crafty robber Hotzenplotz steals Grandmother's coffee grinder, a birthday present from Kasperl and his friend Seppel. Not trusting Constable Dimpfelmoser to catch him, the two friends fill a wooden box with sand, write "Careful, gold" on it and leave it in the forest as bait. The story is played with rod puppets and hand puppets, in Bernese dialect, so it suits kids at home in Swiss German.
Where it is
Basler Marionetten Theater
Münsterplatz 8
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