Faggiolino and Sganapino are two miners on their way to work. Two burglars break into their house but, finding nothing to steal, set fire to it. When Faggiolino discovers this, he wants to commit suicide, but his good Genie descends on a cloud to tell him that the whole court of Granada is in mourning because Aurora, the King's daughter, has been turned into a shadow by the evil Genie. To stop this transformation, Faggiolino must travel to the Sun and the Moon to bring the king two talismans: a crown made of a sunbeam and a cloak studded with stars. Faggiolino travels on a hot-air balloon, and the gods Mars, Mercury and Morpheus help him to take possession of the talismans which he brings back to the king. After a fight between the two Genies, the Princess is transformed and the show ends with the celebration of her marriage to Faggiolino.

Glove-puppet

Italy

Bologna

Handwritten outline

Moon

Wedding

Quest

Crown

Coat

Genie

Latin Mythology

Test

Thief

Suicide

Gas balloon

Cosmic journey

Transformation

Fantasy

Comical

Italian

Fagiolino

Sganapino

Queen

Courtier

Mars

Mercury

Goddess of the Night

Morpheus

Final wedding

Engulfment

Apparition of a genie

Apparition of a god

Fight

Fire

Metamorphosis

L'ascensione di Faggiolino nel regno del Sole e nel mondo della Luna

L'ascension de Faggiolino au royaume du Soleil et dans le monde de la Lune

Three young chicks speaking different languages travel together. They are looking for the sun, which has not been seen for three days. After meeting other small animals on the way, who guided them, they find that the sun is trapped behind a dark cloud. At the end, they make the sun shine again with the audience’s help.

Tabletop Puppetry

Young audiences

Spain

Alcoy

Electronic text

Fable

Linguistic diversity

Friendship

Theatre at school

Union

Didactic

All the characters in the play Sol, solet, on ets?

Catalan

Chick

Bird

Rabbit

Narrator

Talking animal

Personified object

Song

Dialogue with the audience

Intervention of the audience

Sol, solet, on ets?

Sun, little sun, where are you?