Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts

Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts

by Maurice Maeterlinck

The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. On the night of Christmas a boy and a girl, Tyltil and Mytil, are visited by Fairy Berilyuna. Fairy's granddaughter is sick and can only be saved by the Blue Bird. Thanks to the Fairy's magic gift children have the opportunity to see the soul of things. Inanimate objects Clocks, Fire, Water, Bread, Sugar, Milk transformed into beings with their own character. Together, they set off on a dangerous journey for the fabulous Blue Bird. The play is inspired with the deep idea of the author "be brave enough to see the hidden." - Summary by ShiNeko, Wikipedia Cast List:Tyltyl: KHandMytyl/ The Child One: Beth ThomasThe Fairy/ The Neighbour: Kathy WrightThe Dog/ Granny Tyl/ Gaffer Tyl: Ron AltmanThe Cat: ToddHWLight / the little Girl: Amanda FridayBread/ The Loaf: tovarischFire: Chuck WilliamsonWater: Sarah Alaine SwartSugar: Mary KayMilk: Etel BussDaddy Tyl/ The Oak/ The Luxury: Arnaldo MachadoMummy Tyl/ Maternal Love: Rebecca Braunert-PlunkettThe Brothers and Sisters Tyl: Megan Clavie-Parker, April Walters, Lydia, MaryAnnS, TriciaG, Tomas PeterNight/ The Child Thirteen: AvailleThe Poplar/ The Sheep: Frances BrownThe Lime-Tree/ The Child Ten: Elizabeth KlettThe Willow/ The Joy of Understanding: Etel BussThe Fir-Tree: TenorBoyThe Chestnut-Tree/ The Ass: Mark ChulskyThe Beech/ The Elm/ The Child Seven/ The Child Twelve: Phil ChenevertThe Cypress: Amy GramourThe Ivy/ The Child Eleven: April WaltersThe Rabbit / The First Child of Lovers: Sarah Alaine SwartThe Cock: David PurdyThe Horse/ The Child Three: MaryAnnSThe Bull: Algy PugThe Ox: OxenhandlerThe Cow/ The Child Fifteen: LydiaThe Pig: Miriam Esther GoldmanThe Wolf: Dillon McFarlaneThe Happiness: SavannahThe Joy of Being Just: Valerie BeckerThe Joy of seeing what is Beautiful: Little TeeThe Child Two /The Second Child of Lovers: Rosslyn CarlyleThe Child Four: Sarah JenningsThe Child Five/ The Child with the Melons: TriciaGThe Child Six: AbbyThe Child Eight: RachelThe Child Fourteen: Tomas PeterThe Child Sixteen: SaffieTime: Jason MillsStage Directions: MaryAnnS, Anastasiia Solokha Editors: TriciaG , MaryAnnS and Anastasiia Solokha

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Maurice Maeterlinck, a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist, was a significant figure in late 19th and early 20th-century literature. His contributions to Symbolism and his unique philosophical pers...

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