Can you say “Mummenschanz”?
This last Christmas, the kids gave us tickets to the Mummenschanz show in Bern. So two days after our wedding anniversary, Wife and I drove to the Swiss capital, found a restaurant that served onion rings and burgers, then slipped into the theater to enjoy the show.
If you’re a Muppet fan, you may be familiar with Mummenschanz. They had a show in New York in the 70’s that ran for 3 years and they also appeared with Kermit in the Muppets’ first season. There is no dialogue, no music, no “people”… Just shapes and hands and eyes and very creative stuff going on. Amazing how a “tube” could show so much expression when it was playing catch with members of the audience.
The show we saw was a review of the first 11 years. The audience was filled with people OUR age, though there were a few 20 somethings lost in the Swiss German crowd (and I think even they enjoyed it).
Check out their web site (and enjoy the samples on the intro page)… Then come see the show!
March 22nd, 2007 at 3:35 pm
You actually went “looking” for a restaurant that served burgers and onion rings. I myself might go looking for a restaurant that serves some of that wonderful Swiss chocolate you offered to your class at Pepperdine a couple of years ago that I didn’t attend. Drats!
Glad you and the wife had a good time together. That was a thoughtful gift from the kiddos.
March 22nd, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Sounds fascinating! I went to their site and never found an “info” page????
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:06 pm
You’re right, Greg. The site is the INFO page (already corrected…) Now I wonder what kind of shows Randy is watching…
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Cecil: Wife was THRILLED to find onion rings. Neither of us really look for burgers though. I had one of the peta bread all the meat and onions you can eat sandwiches. Burped through the entire program afterwards…
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Sounds like fun. And a burger and onion rings would really hit the spot right about now. TMI on the burping.