Hey, hey, hey, Taxi!
A man in a suit tries to hail a cab. He wears a suit, the jacket over his arm, his tie flying in the wind. Behind him on the sidewalk is a line of cute fantastical creatures, holding little signs. They want a cab, too.
© Manuel Wagner

Hey, hey, hey, Taxi!

Fantastical journeys after the children's book by Saša Stanišić

In a version for Badische Landesbühne by Ulrich Cyran.

I hop in a cab and sit on a witch’s broom. I experience fantastic adventures in the cab of Saša Stanišić, with giants, pirates, dragons, gnomes, and a golden toothpick. Exuberant stories from my way home, my way home to you.

Dad is always gone, the child thinks. When will I get back home, back home to you, the father thinks. Quick, hail a cab and let's get home as fast as possible.

Taxis are a magnet for stories, fantastical and aburd, funny and dangerous stories, with animals, small giants, thievish gnomes, a pirate, a cab driver who only says Odjo-Odjo ... and with dad.

Hey, hey, hey, Taxi! is the first children's book by award-winning author Saša Stanišić. He created these stories for and with his son. A journey around the world inside the theatre, in a relaxed setting for young and old alike. In stories, and in theatre, there is always a way home, home to the (inner) child.


Duration
0 Stunden 45 Minuten

keine Pause

Age recommendation
4 and older

Supported by Projektförderung Kinder- und Jugendtheater through the Ministry of Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg

relaxed performance
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Hey, hey, hey, Taxi! in simple language

The child is sad: dad is always gone. The father is sad: I am always gone. He hops in a cab, he wants to get home quick. In the taxi, exciting stories happen.

In the stories, there are many strange creatures. There a gnomes, who always steal stuff. And small giants.

In the play, these stories are told in a relaxed performance. That means: you can sit comfortably, you can stand up and even go outside for a moment, or you can drink something.

Fri, 09/10/2026
11.00 am
Bruchsal
theater treppab
11.00 am | theater treppab
relaxed performance
Sat, 10/10/2026
03.00 pm
Bruchsal
theater treppab
03.00 pm | theater treppab
relaxed performance
Sun, 11/10/2026
03.00 pm
Lauffen/Neckar
Klosterhof
03.00 pm | Klosterhof
relaxed performance
Tue, 13/10/2026
10.30 am
Mudau
Odenwaldhalle
10.30 am | Odenwaldhalle
relaxed performance
Wed, 14/10/2026
10.30 am
Mosbach
Alte Mälzerei
10.30 am | Alte Mälzerei
relaxed performance

Bubbly acting, a multi-functional set, and props made with love and care put a spell on the audience, no matter the age. A wonderful stage adaptation of the children's book of the same name by Saša Stanišić.

A. Nohl / Instagram

22.09.2025

"The stories with the dragons were really cool, and the sock puppets" says 10 year olf Ronja. A successfull sunday opening afternoon in Bruchsal.

C. Hardock / Bruchsaler Rundschau

23.09.2025

Cast

Directed by: Ulrich Cyran

Stage & costume & objects: Franziska Smolarek