"...Guys, look at it..."
LA SUPRISE IS A GUEST AT THE THEATER HOBBIT. On the other hand, it doesn't take anything away from it if you tell a little about how Maike Jansen and Stefan Ferencz manage to make their performance "la surprise" actually correspond to the Duden 2b definition. There is a gentle beginning that puts the smallest mask in the world in the right light, staging it unpretentiously and quietly. The two of them lie on something like a pedestal and wait for the other noses to bring it to life. How the two artists manage to keep the focus on the little round things until this transformation and let us experience their revival as a completely conscious process will remain a secret here for the sake of surprise. But this much: It works! And then "la surprise" picks up speed. With all their clownish, mimic and artistic skills and slapstick and physical theatre elements, "pohyb's and co." cast a spell over their audience. Three parts follow, which are spontaneous, sometimes astonishing, meaningful, funny and of course always surprising. With ease and joy in the play, situations develop that elicit happiness, self-awareness and thoughtfulness in the audience. It becomes particularly intense and complex when the two stand close together, suddenly turning laughter and tears into an almost symbiotic pair and thus touching the emotional world of every single viewer. Maike Jansen and Stefan Ferencz are professionals who make great theatre in their new piece with the smallest mask in the world. The two react subtly to the audience with harmonious improvisation and spontaneity, take the people seriously, carefully hold up a mirror to them, leave them with dignity and show that humor can be a "lightener". Shortly before the final end, there is a comprehensive poetic climax: It becomes quiet. A text follows. Almost a beacon. In any case, a finale that gives "la surprise" another surprising dimension! C. Roeder, Plastic Theater Hobbit
