Sylvie and Bruno

A bustling market square erupts in a chorus of confused shouts—“Bread! Taxes!”—as a nervous Chancellor watches from the Warden’s breakfast salon. Through an open window he observes a bizarre procession guided by a tiny flag and a bobbing hat, their movements as erratic as a ship battling an invisible wind. Into this scene darts Bruno, a diminutive but eager figure, asking frantically for Sylvie, the Warden’s daughter, whose whereabouts remain a mystery.

The narrative weaves together ordinary civic unrest with the oddities of a fantastical realm, hinting at a world where fairy‑tale logic collides with bureaucratic absurdity. Listeners will be drawn into Carroll’s playful language, vivid tableau, and the gentle intrigue of a quest that promises both humor and subtle wonder, all set against the backdrop of a strangely familiar yet delightfully strange town.