Budulínek is not listening to his grandparents, his Grandpa and Grandma have a trouble hearing and the fox hears way too much. The text respects the well-known plot of the classic Czech fairy tale about the disobedient boy but develops it with a number of innovative motifs. The topic of listening in this case is not only about the disobedient Budulínek or the hypersensitive ears of the sneaky fox, but also about Budulínek’s grandparents, who, on the contrary, hear almost nothing. Both of them love to play musical instruments. And not just any instruments – Grandpa bought a complete drum kit and grandma an electric violin. It’s not surprising, because of all this loud music, that they have visit their ear specialist quite regularly. Their frequent absence is abused by the sneaky fox who will kidnap small Budulínek into her bush and hopes that the boy will entertain her unruly baby foxes as their shouting constantly hurts her ears. The rescue operation organised by two somewhat deaf rockers will bring unexpected denouement and surprising revelations. There is also a lesson to be learned as in every proper fairy tale.
The play was first performed at the Naive Theatre in Liberec and received a number of awards, including the Erik Award for Best Czech Puppet Production of the Year. The author of the play received the Theatre Newspaper Award for Outstanding Performance in Alternative Theatre as well as the 2013 Mateřinka Festival Award.
The play is available in Czech and English.