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Hans Christian Andersen's the Flea and the Professor
Winner! 2011 Barrymore Awards, Best Production of a Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Official Selection! The Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Festival
A young professor loses just about everything in the world - everything, that is, except for the flea who lives in his vest. Starting over again, the professor and the flea become the best of friends, start a circus act, and set off to tour the world. Together they must overcome shipwrecks, cannibals, a
Official Selection! The Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Festival
A young professor loses just about everything in the world - everything, that is, except for the flea who lives in his vest. Starting over again, the professor and the flea become the best of friends, start a circus act, and set off to tour the world. Together they must overcome shipwrecks, cannibals, a
70 pages, Paperback
First published December 24, 2013
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November 25, 202311/2023 reread:
This is one of Andersen's strangest tales, and I feel like I am missing its meaning. It seems to be about cleverness and about the professor's need to travel around giving shows. Even though he loses his wife because of his profession, he keeps pursuing it.
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11/2022 reread:
The very unlikely pairing and success of two individuals!
This is one of Andersen's strangest tales, and I feel like I am missing its meaning. It seems to be about cleverness and about the professor's need to travel around giving shows. Even though he loses his wife because of his profession, he keeps pursuing it.
***
11/2022 reread:
The very unlikely pairing and success of two individuals!
Displaying 1 of 1 review