The Lion Who Couldn't Write

Description

The popular family musical "The Lion Who Couldn't Write" returns to the stage of the Bernhard Theater in autumn 2026 due to high demand. The production was nominated as "best family musical" for the Prix Walo as well as for the German Musical Award. The strong lion falls in love with a lioness. He wants to write her a letter. Since he cannot write himself, he orders one animal after another to do it for him. The lion gets very angry because he doesn't like the letters from the other jungle animals. In the end, the lion and the lioness come together and the lion learns to write. The book of the same name has already sold over 300,000 copies and is a classic when it comes to sustainably teaching reading and writing. An entertaining musical show for the whole family! With Ronja Katzmann/Chiara Scala, Marc Früh, Gianmarco Rostetter, Flavio Dal Molin, Lucas Fischer, Myriam Mazzolini, Irena Flury, Maja Luthiger-Xhemaili, Kizzy Garcia Vale/Maura Oricchio and Nina Burri. Book: Martin Baltscheit Music: Alex Maschke Direction: Tino Andrea Honegger Choreography: Isabelle Flachsmann Musical direction: Lukas Hobi Swiss German translation: Rolf Sommer Costume: Kathrin Baumberger / die Manufaktur Stage design: Simone Baumberger Makeup: Marc Hollenstein loewen-musical.ch