In 1804, the first ever elephant set foot in Scandinavia as part of Jean-Baptiste Gautier?s travelling menagerie. After two years as Stockholm?s hottest ticket, they made a classic showbiz mistake, and headed out on tour.
Bad food, uncomfortable hotel nights and one star reviews were soon topped by a two day RIOT in the small Swedish market town of Ska?nninge. Next stop Denmark, where things went from bad to worse! Almost exactly, but not quite, two hundred and seven years later, ELEPHANT RIOT traces the elephant?s final journey through Finland, Sweden and across to Denmark. Join Ben Kersley, comedian, storyteller, Englishman and idiot for some heavyweight light entertainment as he explores the parallel showbiz lives of Scandinavia?s first elephant and his own trail of Nordic laughter, destruction and animal husbandry. Expect Meerkats, Angry Swedish Mobs, Taxidermy, British Warships, and a heart-warming, coming-of-age tale of life in a menagerie. No animals will be hurt too badly during the performance. This production is supported by the Goethe Institute?s ?Culture Moves Europe? programme. Ben Kersley is a comedian who has performed all over Sweden as well as Denmark, Finland, Estonia, the UK and New York. He wrote the sitcom Pitcher Pa? Paus (SVT) and produced and directed the award winning stand up comedy road movie Big In Sweden (TV4), both with Al Pitcher. Ben wrote and performed a solo show Gangster Comedian (STOFF, Lund Comedy Festival) and has written a screenplay, Northern Delightz, with writer Paddy Kelly. In 2021, Ben was awarded Lars Winnerba?cks Nyponpriset. Find out more about Ben on his website.
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Bad food, uncomfortable hotel nights and one star reviews were soon topped by a two day RIOT in the small Swedish market town of Ska?nninge. Next stop Denmark, where things went from bad to worse! Almost exactly, but not quite, two hundred and seven years later, ELEPHANT RIOT traces the elephant?s final journey through Finland, Sweden and across to Denmark. Join Ben Kersley, comedian, storyteller, Englishman and idiot for some heavyweight light entertainment as he explores the parallel showbiz lives of Scandinavia?s first elephant and his own trail of Nordic laughter, destruction and animal husbandry. Expect Meerkats, Angry Swedish Mobs, Taxidermy, British Warships, and a heart-warming, coming-of-age tale of life in a menagerie. No animals will be hurt too badly during the performance. This production is supported by the Goethe Institute?s ?Culture Moves Europe? programme. Ben Kersley is a comedian who has performed all over Sweden as well as Denmark, Finland, Estonia, the UK and New York. He wrote the sitcom Pitcher Pa? Paus (SVT) and produced and directed the award winning stand up comedy road movie Big In Sweden (TV4), both with Al Pitcher. Ben wrote and performed a solo show Gangster Comedian (STOFF, Lund Comedy Festival) and has written a screenplay, Northern Delightz, with writer Paddy Kelly. In 2021, Ben was awarded Lars Winnerba?cks Nyponpriset. Find out more about Ben on his website.
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