Max is a little boy whose favourite things are mischief and adventures. His wild imagination and the terrific noise he makes playing in his room infuriate his mother: she sends him to bed with no supper. 

But then his bedroom is transformed into an untamed jungle. Max finds a sailing boat, climbs in and goes off on a long journey across a wide ocean. When he encounters a sea monster he fearlessly makes the creature disappear again. 

Eventually he reaches an island. But the idyll he finds there is deceptive: there are wild things living there, monsters that rush towards Max as if to attack him. Again, Max shows no fear: he succeeds in averting the danger and taming the wild things. They take Max in and make him their king. Together they have a riotous time until it becomes too much even for Max and he sends the monsters to bed with no supper. 

At night he feels homesick and longs for his mother. He rows back across the ocean, landing in his bedroom which looks the same as it always did. And that’s not all: in the meantime his mother has placed a hot supper there. 
 

Want to get creative yourself?

Here you'll find monster masks to make yourself and a Wild Bunch crossword puzzle to test your knowledge:

monster masks

crossword puzzle

We would like to thank our long-time supporter Martin Schlaff for making the "Together to the Opera" campaign a reality. Thanks to this support, children and young people can visit the family opera free of charge. The project is aimed specifically at school classes to give them a first contact with this genre. More information at opernkarten@vbw.at

Children up to 16 years: € 15,-

Young people up to 19 years: € 20,-

Family ticket (4 persons incl. 1 person under 19 years): € 99,-

Group enquiries to: opernkarten@vbw.at