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Little Uf Riding Hood [Le Petit Chaperon Uf]
Author(s): Jean-Claude Grumberg
In this retelling of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf is a German who wears an SS uniform. Mr. Wolf tries to force little red riding hood into wearing a yellow cap, which represents “les Ufs”—a group that has far fewer rights than others. In this tale of intolerance, Grumberg’s “Ufs” are the Jewish people, “les juifs.” The story underscores the need to be vigilant in the face of extremism, but also celebrates the righteous individuals who are willing to save those who are persecuted.
Format: Stage adaptation of a fairy tale
Cast Size: 3 men, 1 child
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Character breakdown:
The girl (little uf riding hood): Laurence Cordier
Mr. Wolf: Hervé Briaux
Narrator (a cricket): Patrick Pineau
Notes:
Nominated for the 2007 Collidram School Prize for Dramatic Literature.
Support Material:
Grimalt, Esther. “Dire La Shoah Autrement : ‘Le Petit Chaperon Uf’ de Jean‑Claude Grumberg et ‘Des Miettes et Des Étoiles’ de Thomas Duranteau.” Témoigner. Entre Histoire et Mémoire, 2023, pp. 85–95. Piacentini, Mirella. “Le Petit Chaperon Uf de Jean-Claude Grumberg: écrire pour alerter les chaperons d’aujourd’hui”, Recherches & Travaux, 2015, pp. 105–16. Bazile, Sandrine, et al., “Programmes de Littérature: Travail Du Texte, Travail En Classe.”, Le Français Aujourd’hui, vol. 202, no. 3, 2018, p. 11.K17
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Direction and set design by Sylvie Orcier; music Nicolas Daussy; costumes Charlotte Merlin; lighting Gérard Gillot; production Scène nationale Evreux-Louviers; Performance: Louviers (France): Théâtre du Grand forum (Jacques Falguières), 05-24-2008.
Direction and set design by Sylvie Orcier; music Nicolas Daussy; costumes Charlotte Merlin; lighting Gérard Gillot; production Scène nationale Evreux-Louviers; Performance: Louviers (France): Théâtre du Grand forum (Jacques Falguières), 05-24-2008.
Original Source Material: BNF Richelieu, Autograph manuscript, [undated]. 4-COL-250 (384)
Nationality of Author: French
Original Language: French
Publisher:
Actes Sud-Papiers, 2005.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Allegoric or Metaphoric Representations
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Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Jewish Theater Foundation presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Uhry. The presentation took place as part of the Lincoln Center Library event on January 27th 2025 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 30, 2024, French playwright, Mr. Jean Claude Grumberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by NJTF HTII President, Arnold Mittelman with Dominique Trimbur, PhD-Manager for the History of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Teaching of the Holocaust of Fondation Pour La Memoir de la Shoah Project.