Since then, the story of the flying super nanny has entertained over twelve million people around the world. Mary Poppins miraculously appears at the Banks family home in London's Cherry Tree Lane. Her job is to tame the spoiled children and put the Banks family back on the right track. To this end, she has her own ways, which are sometimes viewed critically by their father George. She shows the children the London workers, such as an elderly woman who sells birdseed, or the city's chimney sweeps, giving them a different perspective on life.
The children are on stage the longest
In addition to the performance of the 35 adult actors, the performance of the child actors is particularly impressive. They are on stage longer than any other actors, dance along to the scenes and have long dialogs. For this reason, "Mary Poppins" not only has a single director, but also a second one for the children. Jane and Michael Banks are played by a total of ten different children, with two on stage and two backstage for each play.
Now Switzerland is also getting supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch
After the production toured the UK and Ireland, Mary Poppins is now making a stop in Zurich. "Touring productions are usually a bit smaller than the show in London's West End," says company manager Neil White. "But this production is bigger than usual and brings the West End feeling to people who don't live in London. That's extraordinary!"
In Zurich, "Mary Poppins" will be shown in the original English version. There will be many familiar songs from the movie: "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and of course "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
Cameron Mackintosh is constantly modernizing the piece
