Meet Pippi Longstocking – a cheerful, freckled, and spirited girl who proves that life can be colorful, exciting, and full of courage!
Pippi is an absolutely extraordinary child: she lives in Villa Villekulla with her horse and monkey, but without any adult supervision. She has a suitcase full of gold coins and… she doesn’t go to school! On top of that, she possesses superhuman strength and an untamed imagination. Together with her best friends – Tommy and Annika – she explores the world with curiosity, faces challenges head-on, and spreads joy everywhere she goes, changing the world with her big smile.
Pippi is confident, bold, and gracefully defies all norms, questioning rules that others cling to so tightly. She sleeps with her feet on the pillow, does things considered improper for “respectable” people, and shows that as long as you don’t hurt anyone, you can live life your own way. Her character impresses her peers, though her unconventional behavior shocks adults who want to mold children according to their invented ideals at all costs. Pippi is free and rebellious, but she also has a heart as big as the ocean – she cares about others and always acts with decency and fairness. Can you imagine a more surprising and better combination of traits?
The beloved heroine of Astrid Lindgren’s classic book teaches us that it’s worth being yourself, believing in yourself, trying new things, standing up to evil, and defending those who are weaker. And that even though we all make mistakes, we can learn something good from them. Even if you get your clothes dirty and your hair messy, it doesn’t matter – the adventure is worth it!
“Pippi Longstocking” directed by Lena Frankiewicz is a colorful, humor-filled show that celebrates imagination, freedom, and independent thinking. Get ready for a wild ride. Here comes Pippi!
Astrid Lindgren
PIPPI LANGSTRUMP
translation: Irena Wyszomirska
adaptation: Zdzisław Jaskuła
dramaturgy and song lyrics: Sandra Szwarc
director: Lena Frankiewicz
set design: Agata Stanula
music: Miłosz Pękala
choreography: Alisa Makarenko
lighting design: Klaudia Kasperska
cast:
Katarzyna Lewandowska – Pippi
Anna Złomańczuk – Annika
Kacper Lorens – Tommy
Ewa Mrówczyńska – Mr. Nilson
Maciej Owczarek – Dad, Horse
Emil Musialski – Horse, Fire Department Commander fIRE dEPARTMENT
Anna Kukułowicz – Ms. Prysselius (social service)
Jadwiga Domka – Pani Settergren (Tommy and Annika's mother)
Natalia Zduń – Teacher, Acrobat
Tomasz Kuliberda – Circus director, Police officer, Bull
Kamil Dobrowolski – Police officer, Adolf Silny
and children, residents, the circus audience
premiere: 25 September 2025
duration: approx. 90 minutes (1 intermission)
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The performance is prepared as part of the 15th International Festival of Animated Form Theaters MASKARADA.
