Almost without words
IDSTEIN. pohybs and the like inspire the Idstein audience. tense faces in children and adults; the hall in the Bischof-Dirichsheim-Heim is full of big and small people holding their breath: What is happening on the stage? Is it possible, almost without words, just a few noises, with perfectly coordinated pantomime, with gestures and facial expressions that accurately depict the situations and characters down to the last detail, to bring Helme Heine's three friends to life? If you don't believe that, or at least want to convince yourself, we warmly recommend the theater company Pohybs and company, behind which Maike Jansen and Stefan Ferencz are hiding. The Catholic public library and the witch book shop had invited her to Idstein. Redemptive laughter when the giant hammer from the tiny mouse finally lands on the gong. The entire farm cackles, moos, barks, in short, is awakened. The proud Franz von Hahn has spoiled the fun and stolen the show. But there is still crowing. What follows is a wild bike tour over hill and dale, no mountain too steep, no valley too deep, to the village pond. Brilliantly portrayed by the bicycle pole and a spluttering Maike Jansen, who makes you sweat the difference in altitude. Now it's time to play hide and seek and the children will help the mouse to look for the missing pig. It's hard to believe how well it's camouflaged by a flower. Jonny Mauser can't find his friends, instead he discovers an old boat and all three find themselves on a clownesque pirate raid until the boat capsizes. Almost everyone can't breathe underwater - luckily fat Waldemar can save the dripping faucet. Such adventures bring with them a decent hunger, only the cherries really hang a bit too high. After all three have cycled home in the evening, they swear eternal friendship. At the end, at the very end, the stars twinkle over the night sky of Mullewapp and the three friends dream of each other, because real friends do everything together. "Ju-ungs, Ju-ungs", you can still hear them calling and the audience applauds enthusiastically... Hopefully Idstein will be able to see a lot more poetic children's theater from this lively troupe. By the way, "pohyb" is Slovak and means movement. And the two actors really moved enough.