Pero (or The Mysteries of the Night)

An adaptation of the childrens’ book by French author Michel Tournier, Pero (or the Mysteries of the Night) is the story of Pero, a baker in a tiny Italian village.  When the girl he has loved since childhood runs off with a flashy house painter, his heart is broekn and he closes his shop – too sad to bake for the village.  Actors, puppets, singers and live musiciams tell this charming storey.