Somewhere on the back of the old Earth lives a curious, entirely ordinary teenage boy. Not far from him, in the shadow of a cemetery, dwells a young vampire of about the same age who—strangely enough—can’t stand hemoglobin: he has a food intolerance! Both of them are deathly bored of birthday parties and of relatives who bombard them with intrusive questions—it’s only natural they become friends. Why wouldn’t they? A vampire sister joins them, and as a trio they slip past parents, hungry vampires, and an overzealous vampire hunter, drifting from one adventure to the next: in the children’s room, around the coffin-home, amid the suffocating clouds of scent at a perfume competition. And together they imagine what a shared future might look like - one in which they no longer have to hide their friendship.

“My Friend, the Vampire” is a puppet performance by MárkuszZínház and the Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre of Timișoara, created for younger audiences while equally addressing adults. In it, Timișoara appears through the eyes of teenagers and is constantly transforming: at times an old city steeped in secrets, at others a futuristic metropolis where puppets come alive through expressive movement set to contemporary music. The performance offers multiple perspectives: children discover adventure, while adults encounter a reflection of their own world.

This play is recommended for children aged eight and above.