TROLL – Straume and Simonsen
The physical comedy TROLL has been a huge international success and now it is finally in Oslo!
The performance has been shown in Los Angeles, Australia, Edinburgh, Brighton, London and Warsaw, among other places, and is now in Oslo and Kloden theater for tour.
We meet two trolls who have come to Kloden theater and find themselves on stage for the first time. After years of prejudice, defamation, and exclusion from the non-troll community, they want to tell their side of the story.
TROLL is a physical comedy for adults, inspired by folklore and is a mix of physical theater, storytelling, scapegoats, music, clowns, long noses and a good dose of nonsense.
The duo Marie Kallevik Straume and Anna Marie Simonsen were described as “queens of the ridiculous” in the wee REVIEW after their performance at the Edinburgh Fringe, the world’s largest theatre festival. TROLL received 4 out of 5 stars in The Guardian and was listed as one of the 50 best performances at the festival in both The Guardian and The Telegraph.
“A standout performance of clown”
★★★★★/5 Funny Tonne,
– Melbourne Comedy Festival
★★★★/5
–The Guardian
“a beautifully daft gem, notable for the precision and patience of its clowning.”
★★★★/5
– The Skinny
“A unique and thoroughly amusing escape from seriousness”
★★★★/5
– Instafest review
“Two very charming clowns”
– The Telegraph
“Loveable duo”
– The Scotsman
Marie Kallevik Straume (1992) is an actress from Stavanger. She is educated at École Jacques Lecoq in Paris and LAMDA in London. After avoiding clowning for many years, she has nevertheless ended up becoming one. Marie has received the Norwegian State Artist Scholarship for Young Actors for the years 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Anna Marie Simonsen (1996) is a performing artist and clown from Oslo who works between Norway and the UK. She is educated at Goldsmiths University in London, and has studied clowning with Goze Saner, Spymonkey and Phil Burgers.
Cecily Nash is a director from London, educated at École Jacques Lecoq.
After its premiere, TROLL has received support from: Fund for Sound and Image – Re-recording of stage performances, Directorate of Culture dissemination/guest performances, UD travel support for the performing arts (pahn) and Adelaide Fringe Fund.
Target group: Youth and adults
Venue: Pilotscenen
Duration: 60 minutes
Cast:
Director: Cecily Nash
Music (Soul of a troll): Chris Larner
Scenography: Em Tanner
Produced by: Marie Kallevik Straume, Anna Marie Simonsen
On stage: Marie Kallevik Straume, Anna Marie Simonsen
Thursday, January 23, 2025
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