Emil and the Detectives
Author(s):
Erich Kästner, adapted by Carl Miller
Company:
Watermill Youth Ensemble
Age recommendation:
6+ years
A train carriage, somewhere outside Berlin, 1929.
Emil has a shameful secret and pocketful of money. Opposite him is a mysterious stranger with a cunning plan. A slice of apple and a cut finger later, Emil’s missed his stop, his pocket’s empty and he is pursuing the suspected thief, Mr Snow, across Berlin.
Joined by a detective crew including Toots, Pony the Hat, the Professor and Tuesday, Emil’s frantic dash across the city takes him to the heights of the hotels, through the lengths of the alleyways and to the depths to the sewers to try and keep a promise.