A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster are old and tired and no longer fulfil their master’s expectations. A tragic end seems unavoidable… huh?! NO WAY! The four animals decide to escape – and off they go with a spring in their step. They set off for Bremen, where they intend to start a new life as town musicians. But on the path through the forest they discover a robbers’ hideout. Will they ever make it to Bremen? And how on earth will Nicole and Martin manage to play 8 characters all at once? Suitable for anyone aged 6 and above. Duration: 70 minutes

"If life is like this
Then we’re off to Bremen
Life is like this, we’re so out of here
And there in the lights of Bremen
Town musicians we will be."
(Song of the animals on their way to Bremen)

Premiere: Losone (Tessin, Schweiz), 9. April 2004
Author: Based on the version by the Brothers Grimm, from an ancient oral tradition
Adaptation for Theatre: Nicole & Martin
Performance: Nicole und Martin Gubler-Schranz
Director: Dominique Saner, Nicole & Martin
Co-Writer and Collaborative Director: Kate Higginbottom
Choreography of artistic parts: Szilard Szekely 
Costumes, artistic consultant: Maria Lehman-Wipplinger 
Felt work: Ruth Mäusli 
Supervision (music and scenes): Florian Volkmann
Props: Urs Mösch 
Light design: Christophe Siegenthaler 

Support
Gemeinsamer Fachausschuss Theater und Tanz in der Region Basel (committee of dance and theatre experts of the Basel region), Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation, Oertli Foundation, Alexander Foundation, Foundation of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 for Art and Research, Migros Kulturprozent