What age is the performance suitable for?

The event is suitable for children from 5 years old according to the announcement.

How much does a ticket cost?

Admission price according to web research: Children €6, Adults €7.

Where does the performance take place?

At the Zigarre Art and Culture Workshop, Achtungstraße 37, 74072 Heilbronn.

Who is behind the production?

The production comes from theatro anett from Heilbronn and focuses on a colorful shadow theater based on Hans Christian Andersen.

Is the event indoors?

Yes, the performance takes place indoors at the Zigarre.

Shadow play, longing, and magic: Heilbronn experiences Andersen’s Mermaid anew

Name: The Little Mermaid
Start: 2026-11-22T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-22T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Zigarre Kunst- und Kulturwerkhaus

A poetic shadow theater that transforms Heilbronn into an underwater world

With The Little Mermaid, theatro anett brings Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale to the stage of the Zigarre in Heilbronn as a colorful shadow theater. The production employs figures in the style of Lotte Reiniger and focuses on a visual language that makes the old fairy tale shine anew. For children aged 5 and up, this creates a stage experience between delicate fantasy, precise dramaturgy, and quiet magic. ([projekt-gutenberg.org](https://projekt-gutenberg.org/authors/hans-christian-andersen/books/andersens-maerchen/chapter/22/?utm_source=openai))

When silhouettes tell stories

The very structure of the material promises a theatrical atmosphere: Andersen’s sea creatures, the longing for the human world, and the fragile question of love and transformation form a timeless core. theatro anett translates this core into silhouette images that evoke the pioneering work of Lotte Reiniger, thus creating a deliberately analog, artisanal counter-model to the fast-paced image culture. The shadow figures do not express emotions loudly, but instead outline them with delicate contours in the space. ([projekt-gutenberg.org](https://projekt-gutenberg.org/authors/hans-christian-andersen/books/andersens-maerchen/chapter/22/?utm_source=openai))

Andersen in the glow of silhouettes

The material of The Little Mermaid is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tales and thrives on its mixture of beauty, pain, and renunciation. It is precisely this ambivalence that makes the fairy tale so relevant for theater even today: It speaks not only of magic and underwater palaces but also of the price that wishes demand. For the young audience, this becomes a concentrated fairy tale format that directs attention without overwhelming. ([projekt-gutenberg.org](https://projekt-gutenberg.org/authors/hans-christian-andersen/books/andersens-maerchen/chapter/22/?utm_source=openai))

Zigarre Heilbronn: a place for imagination and family audiences

The Zigarre Heilbronn, as an art and culture workshop, is an established place in the free cultural scene. In the old factory rooms with high ceilings and large windows, studios, rehearsal rooms, exhibition spaces, and event venues coexist; additionally, there is the bistro K2acht. This environment offers an intimate, focused stage for puppet theater and fairy tale productions, where the audience's reactions become immediately palpable. ([heilbronn.de](https://www.heilbronn.de/kultur-freizeit/kultureinrichtungen-und-angebote/kulturzentren-freie-kulturszene-soziokultur/kunst-und-kulturwerkhaus-zigarre.html))

For little eyes, big imagination

The announcement as children's theater for ages 5 and up matches the form and tone of the evening precisely. The shadow theater relies on clear images, understandable emotions, and a dense, child-friendly narrative style. The strength of such productions lies precisely in this: They take children seriously, without smoothing out the poetic depth of the fairy tale. Those who come with open senses will experience a quiet but lasting theater experience. ([action-anett.de](https://www.action-anett.de/))

Conclusion: A fairytale afternoon for the whole family

The Little Mermaid promises an atmospheric theater afternoon full of shadow play, longing, and poetic images in Heilbronn. Those who want to hear fairy tales not only but see them in an artistic production should experience this stage event live. ([action-anett.de](https://www.action-anett.de/))