The ultimate shockheaded peter or horrible stories and noisy picturesa junk operaoriginal text by dr. Look at bob staakes cool modern interpretation of shockheaded peter. German childrens book the wartime shockheaded peter the. The production of shockheaded peter responds to both the book s popularity and the. Wicked tales of naughty kids tiger lillies macabre. Read the wartime shockheaded peter, a childrens book on the british librarys world war one website. A junk opera heinrich hoffmann, martyn jacques, ralf alex fichtner on. The 19th century german childrens book struwwelpeter provides the basis for the musical shockheaded peter, which is now playing at. German childrens book the wartime shockheaded peter. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Heinrich hoffman poked fun at the dreary moralistic stories. It is macabre, but so was much great childrens writing before the saccharinization of childrens books and films. The ultimate shockheaded peter or horrible stories and noisy pictures, a book written by dr. Whats in my ipod the tiger lillies shockheaded peter.
Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Published on jan 5, 2015 based on the infamous childrens 19th century german picture book, shockheaded peter is a musical from 1998 that features stories of. Shockheaded peter is a 1998 musical using the popular german childrens book struwwelpeter 1845 by heinrich hoffmann as its basis. The ultimate shockheaded peter of horrible stories and noisy pictures. Author nikki sheehan is still traumatised by reading the cautionary tales of shockheaded peter at a young age. An adaptation of heinrich hoffmans classic 1845 book of childrens rhymes by. Heinrich hoffmann about naughty children who dont deserve any presents at christmas. The most shocking thing for me returning to the book as a parent is firstly. Four from the collection of little horrors shockheaded peter, cruel frederick, dreadful harriet, and flying robert. Ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Shockheaded definition of shockheaded by the free dictionary. The stories have been translated into a variety of languages, including an english translation by american author mark twain.
Gruesome, disturbing morality tales from a 19th century childrens book that i first read in elementary school. An adaptation of heinrich hoffmans classic 1845 book of childrens rhymes by martyn jacques, who wrote and performed the music with the tiger lillies for a 1999 opera also based on the book, titled shockheaded peter. The tiger lillies shockheaded peter is the soundtrack to the criticallyacclaimed stage production based on the 1850s book struwwelpeter, a collection of macabre cautionary tales written by heinrich hoffmann, a psychiatrist frustrated with the eras boring childrens stories. Hoffmanns classic struwwelpeter a cultural industry project produced in collaboration with west yorkshire playhouse and lyric theatre, hammersmith inspired by struwwelpeter, written and illustrated by heinrich hoffmann 1844. Julian bleach in the theatrical adaptation of shockheaded peter. Struwwelpeter or shockheaded peter heinrich hoffman contents merry stories and funny pictures shockheaded peter cruel frederick the dreadful story of harriet and the matches the story of the man that went out shooting the story of little suckathumb the story of augustus, who would not have any soup the story of fidgety philip the story of. Described as the forefathers of brechtian punk cabaret, the tiger lillies are well known for their unique sound and style which merges the macabre magic of prewar berlin with the savage edge of. Shockheaded peter musical wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Shockheaded peter, at the kennedy centers eisenhower theater, only through october 3, is, in my memory, the most innovative piece of theatre to play that space. Heinrich hoffmann, author of struwwelpeter, on librarything. Based on the socalled childrens book, struwwelpeter, written in the mid 19thcentury by heinrich hoffman, the current staged version manages to combine elements of grand. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Heinrich hoffman adapted by martyn jacques of the tiger lillies pictures adapted by. The ultimate shockheaded peter or horrible stories and noisy pictures. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. The king of the golden river 1841 by john ruskin is a childrens morality tale that still speaks loudly today. Merry tales and funny pictures, by heinrich hoffman this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. Pdf the perverse delight of shockheaded peter researchgate. Search our website or catalogue search our website or.
Described as the forefathers of brechtian punk cabaret, the tiger lillies are well known for their unique sound and style which merges the macabre magic of prewar berlin with the savage edge of pun. Salvador dalis illustrated alice is a collaboration of two of the ultimate explorers of. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. These cautionary tales are more grim than others, however they often end in death or dismemberment for the child. Heinrich hoffman and immediately became very popular. The tiger lillies shockheaded peter an accordionwielding freak show. The godfathers of alternative cabaret, the tiger lillies, make a stop with the show the songs of shockheaded peter and other gory verses, while spokenword events include the hairy bikers for which an extra date has been added due to popular demand.
Before alice, childrens books were mostly religious or moralistic. Mark beaumont, also known as the man who cycled the world, who will tell of his adventures in march and joy divison and new orders peter hook. Heinrich hoffmann, a frankfurt medical man of the lunatic asylum, wrote and illustrated the struwwelpeter shockheaded peter more than 150 years ago because he couldnt find anything on the shelves to fire the imagination of his children. A junk opera by the tiger lillies, a threepiece band. Clear tray jewel case packaging with 14page foldout booklet housed in a cardboard ocard adapted from h. The tiger lillies shockheaded peter 1999, cd discogs. The magic ingredient in the stew was struwwelpeter, the classic german childrens book by. Heinrich hoffmann in 1845 as a behavioral guide for his unruly threeyearold child. The tiger lillies are a cult british musical trio formed in 1989 by singersongwriter martyn jacques. The less sunny aspects of life are what most interest the tiger lillies, and the cast and crew of shockheaded peter in general.
The tiger lillies the struwwelpeter overture lyrics. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. Heinrich hoffman adapted by martyn jacques of the tiger lillies pictures adapted by ralf alex om. The tiger lillies, music by martyn jacques shockheaded. They are a source of plenty of nightmare fuel, too there are ten stories, each of them rhyming and illustrated. The ultimate shockheaded peter, or, horrible stories and noisy pictures. It remains a popular and important childrens book in german culture today and is extraordinary not only for its dark poetry but also for the folksy. Shockheaded peter project gutenberg selfpublishing.
The best of the best of, ultimate, gold greatest hits jimmy carr duration. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving in the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book. At the centre was struwwelpeter shockheaded or slovenly peter a stocky chap with hair like a bush and terrifyingly long fingernails that curl like briars. Once inside the covers, he becomes shockheaded peter. When the children have been good that is let it be understood good at mealtimes good at play good all night and all of the day they shall have the pretty. Similar to edward goreys gashlycrumb tinies, in struwwelpeter rude, disobedient, and dirty children meet.
Shockheaded peter and other songs from the tiger lillies available in dvd. Lightly soiled, else fine and unread in pictorial boards without dust jacket as issued. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Shockheaded peter serves up naughty children and their. Shockheaded peter a junk opera book and playbill cards the. Shockheaded peter is a macabre and mustsee dark fairy tale musical the catamounts latest production is as eyecatching as ever. Described as the forefathers of brechtian punk cabaret, the tiger lillies are well known for their unique sound and style which merges the macabre magic of prewar berlin with the savage edge of punk.
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