Goodbye, Mr. Muffin
Goodbye, Mr. Muffin is a theatre production for children by Swedish Teater Allena. We are all going to die – you and I and daddy. Perhaps can one meet one’s mother or wife? But I don’t know if there is a heaven? Mr. Muffin (aged 7) sits in his shoe box wondering about life.
Information
(Objekt ID 2043)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | April 11, 2003 |
| Produced by | Teater Allena |
| Coproducers | Nordland Visual Theatre |
| In collaboration with | Nordland Theatre |
| Based on | Goodbye, Mr. Muffin by Ulf Nilsson |
| Audience | Children, Families (from 6 to 10) |
| Language | Swedish |
| Keywords | Puppetry, Performance for children |
| Running period | April 11, 2003 |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Maximum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 8m |
| Maximum stage depth | 8m |
| Minimum stage height | 3m |
| Maximum stage height | 3m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 60 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
| Audience | 60 |
Goodbye, Mr. Muffin by Teater Allena is about the guinea pig Mr. Muffin. He was strong and healthy once, but all of a sudden, a Tuesday, his stomach started hurting. It hurts when he sneezes and the veterinary says there is no more to do. Mr. Muffin remembers his little, rich life. He has lived with his wife and six fluffy children. He thinks about all the cucumbers, the little blue house with a mailbox, dandelions and all the times Martin (aged 7) has cuddled him.
Lasse Åkerlund tells an unsentimental and warm story about death. Soberly he looks cautiously down into the shoe box called life. The production builds on the critically acclaimed book by the same name by Ulf Nilsson. The book Goodbye, Mr. Muffin won the August award for best book for children in 2002.
Goodbye, Mr. Muffinwas made in collaboration between Nordland Visual Theatre and Teater Allena.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ulf Nilsson | – Author |
| Lasse Åkerlund | – Direction |
| Gunnar Fretheim | – Stage design |
| Lasse Åkerlund | – Actor |
| Jaap den Hertog | – Performer (Doktor) |
| Lasse Åkerlund | – Puppeteer |
| Jaap den Hertog | – Puppet maker |
| Lasse Åkerlund | – Producer |
| Rolf Engelsen | – Consultant (Regikonsulent) |
| 2008 – Black Box, Nordland Teater, Nordland Theatre | Show |
| 2008 – Black Box, Nordland Teater, Nordland Theatre | Show |
| 2008 – Black Box, Nordland Teater, Nordland Theatre | Show |
| April 11, 2003 – Figurteateret i Nordland, Nordland Visual Theatre | Opening night |
| Vinterlys | 2008 |
"Tender and beautiful (...) unsentimental and easy to enjoy, for adults and children. For those who have lost a pet, the production can help understanding their own feelings and provide hope that the pet is all right even after death."
Lofoten Tidende
"A moving story... A warm, touching and thought-provoking play moving us all."
Lofotposten