Bolek and Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!

The characters of Bolek and Lolek by Władysław Nehrebecki.

Copyright for the characters of “Bolek i Lolek” by heirs of Ledwig Lorek Nehrebecki.

An elderly, sad lady finds a forgotten object in the attic that brings back childhood memories. From that moment on, extraordinary things begin to happen, the impossible becomes possible, and a fairy tale turns into reality (or is it the other way around?).

“Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!” is a story full of adventure and humor about friendship and courage, a timeless tale of childhood imagination with healing power. For who wouldn’t want to embark on a wild journey with Bolek and Lolek and discover that even difficult moments can be the beginning of something beautiful…

Creators

Author: Malina Prześluga
Direction and concept: Adrianna Maliszewska
Set and costume design: Katarzyna Leks
Music: Dawid Matuszczak
Lighting design: Małgorzata Sendke

Cast

Piotr Pasek
Ewa Wróblewska
Jagoda Zimała

Additional materials

PP_bolek_i_lolek_ekranyDownload the performance guide

Gallery

A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing an actress in glasses animating a fawn character and an actor in a hood, above whom looms a puppet of Bolek in a yellow sweater, surrounded by yarn decorations.
A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing three actors against a black background: on the sides, two actors animating puppets of the titular characters (Bolek and Lolek), and in the middle, a smiling actress in glasses and a blue vest, kneeling on stage.
A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing two actors in dark clothes and hoods animating puppets of Bolek and Lolek, who are looking through two connected red frames against a black background.
A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing an actress animating a backlit octopus puppet on the right, and the characters of Bolek and Lolek looking out from openings in a cylindrical prop held by other actors in the dark background.
A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing a colorfully lit, suspended fabric resembling a tent or sail, against which puppets of Bolek and Lolek are visible, along with a large, oval mask with crying elements hanging above them.
A scene from the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, showing an actor in dark clothing with a hood, animating a puppet of Lolek in blue overalls and a white shirt against a backdrop of hanging fabric strips.
photos: Michał Matuszak

Trailer

trailer: Mateusz Dziworski

Poster

Poster for the play "Bolek i Lolek. Hop into the Unknown!" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, featuring an illustration of Bolek and Lolek flying a red airplane over a jungle and an octopus emerging from ocean waves, with full information about the creators and cast of the play at the bottom.
poster: Krzysztof Świerkosz (Pan Tu Nie Stał)