A grandmother with one last wish. Her brave granddaughter Indra. And the clever little chevrotain (mouse-deer) Kantjil, small but with a mighty punch. Travel with Indra and Kantjil as they search for the past: epic, vulnerable, thrilling, confronting and with a generous dose of Indo humour. A production in collaboration with Oorkaan and Studio Figur, featuring Bodil de la Parra, Bo Bojoh, Isabelle Houdtzagers, Susannah El Mecky, Jan van der Plas and Eddie B. Wahr.

Indra’s grandmother Billy is ill. In her small living room the entire family waits to say goodbye. But then it turns out Grandma has one final wish that turns everything upside down. Young Indra rushes to her side, and before she knows it, she tumbles into a hidden history.
Indra meets sidekick Kantjil, a magical Javanese mouse-deer with a surprisingly strong left hook. Together, they piece together the fragments of the past. Can you be too old to give the past a place? Or too young for the history of your own family?
Script: Paulien Geerlings, Melissa Knollenburg
Director: Paul Knieriem
Direction for Shadow and Puppetry: Noufri Bachdim, Studio Figur
Dramaturgy: Nina van Tongeren
Music Dramaturgy: Caecilia Thunnissen, Robbrecht Van Cauwenberghe
Performers: Bo Bojoh, Bodil de la Parra, Robbrecht Van Cauwenberghe,
Veysel Dzhesur, Isabelle Houdtzagers, Michele Mazzini, Susannah El Mecky,
Jan van der Plas, Eddie B. Wahr, Michela Zanoni
Composition: Frieda Gustavs, Michele Mazzini, Jordy Sanger
Scenography: Yannick Verweij
Costume Design: Jorine van Beek, Dymph Boss
Lighting Design: Gé Wegman
Sound Design: Maurits Thiel
Puppet and Shadow Design & Construction: Pluck Venema in collaboration with Noor Sanders
Assistant Director: Rajja Gomez Iglesias
Scenography Assistant: Lucas Samuel Dragt
Costume Assistants: Fleur Ummels, Leila El Alaoui
Lighting Programming: Mart Hielema
Set Construction: De Man met de hamer
Shadow Construction Assistant: Lisa Bernardus
Puppet Construction Assistant: Job van Weeren
Hair and Make-up Consultant: Bärbel Scheid
Technical Crew: Sophie de Hoop (Stagehand), Hugo van der Veldt (Head Stage Manager)
Production: Eva van Kerkhof
Tour Managers: Marleen Koens, Jip Schutte

A production by De Toneelmakerij in co-production with Oorkaan and Studio Figur

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