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A story of war and friendship The young adult novel The Paul Street Boys by the great Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár, with its timeless themes, exciting plot and colourful characters, firmly belongs to the classic canon of children's and young adult literature. Every schoolboy in this adventure story carries dreams within him and is full of determination to fight for them. The compelling story is about Hungarian boys who, in battles on their playground, embody the idea of their homeland's aspirations for independence. The struggle between the Paul Street Boys and the redshirts of the Botanical Garden over the sawmill plot has moved audiences and made them reflect on honour and friendship, and on this: “…what is life, really, of which we are all servants, sometimes sad, sometimes happy, but always fighting.” (F. Molnár) Ferenc Molnár is a Hungarian writer, one of the most outstanding figures in 20th-century Hungarian drama and its most internationally acclaimed representative. His plays Liliom, The Play at the Castle, The Swan and others remain in theatres' repertoires. His autobiographical coming-of-age novel The Paul Street Boys was published in 1907. Several stage and film adaptations have been made. In Estonia, the novel first reached the stage at the Draamastuudio Theatre in 1932, in an adaptation by Andres Särev. The production The Paul Street Boys premiered at VAT Theatre on November 16, 2004. Margo Teder, Janek Sarapson, Tanel Saar and Kaspar Jancis performed in the production. This cast performed it 200 times over a period of 10 years. The final performance took place on November 7, 2014. Director Aare Toikka and designer Kaspar Jancis brought the production back with a new cast in November 2015. The new cast features Meelis Põdersoo, Maarius Pärn, Mihkel Kabel and Martin Kõiv. Starting in autumn 2025, Rauno Kaibiainen will join the company in place of Martin Kõiv.