Michael Hatzius - Echsklusiv

For their fans, the lizard has long been a guru. This reptile, full of experiences, stories, and wisdom, lays the cards on the table for us. Completely enlightened and perfectly illuminated by the multiple award-winning puppeteer Michael Hatzius, who skillfully seems to disappear into the aura of the big-mouthed reptile. Who leads whom, and what holds the world together at its core? Can a chicken have spiritual experiences? How do pigs bully each other? What is a camel doing on the stem of a tick? These are just a few questions from an animal cosmos that seems not so different from our own. The audience is invited to a humorous audience with an open heart and a big mouth, where the viewer themselves may also take center stage. One can look forward to exquisite improvisations.

"This evening does not feel like a solo performance. Puppeteer Hatzius has brought along a whole array of quirky characters. There’s the tick that argues with the fairy tale prince, the rabbit that is bullied by the carrot, or the chicken that tries to overcome its laying inhibition through pelvic floor exercises. What connects them all is that they are not cute; rather, they are either genuine nuisances or pitiable creatures... Hatzius adds a fantastic facet to the very lively puppetry scene. His nasty critters stand out pleasantly from all the trivial cuteness. Essentially, the Berliner is the cabaret artist among puppet comedians. While he avoids being overtly and blatantly political, much resonates. Hatzius is unique in the industry. Only one being can cast a shadow over him: the lizard." (Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz)

"The dramaturgy is spot on, the density of gags is high, intelligent, original, and darkly humorous, peppered with wordplay and improvisational inserts - the Ernst Busch graduate proves that puppetry also works for grown-ups." (Badische Zeitung)

"A bullseye. When Hatzius leans back in his office chair with the giant lizard on his lap, breathing life into this cigar-smoking mix of Ekel Alfred, all-knowing macho, and the Godfather, the audience revels in a sensory delight." (General Anzeiger Bonn)