Gone! A mini mystery for everyone ages 4 and up

It all begins on a Sunday. The Lost and Found collects things that have gone missing: a marbles that can’t be found, a missing wallet, favorite stuffed animals, or even entire wedding cakes. Usually, the lost items are found again soon. But this Sunday, everything is different: there have never been so many missing items all at once!

The trail leads to a small, hungry caterpillar who tries everything she comes across—lettuce, apples, and flowers, but also the glimmer of the stream, music, and the sunset. Because the butterfly gave her some advice: “Do you want to become as big, smart, and elegant as I am? Then you have to try everything you can first!” But one day, the caterpillar disappears too. Pop. It’s gone, and no one saw it!—but where did it go?

With music, sounds, movement, and surprising transformations, a funny, poetic mini-mystery unfolds for children ages 4 and up. A play about the cycles of life, curiosity, discovery, and the magic of transformation.

Written and performed by: Emma Goerrissen, Carla Wierer / Directed by: Leon Wierer / Photos: Lubi Kimpanov

Supported by the MWK Baden-Württemberg and the City of Freiburg