STARRING: Darren Gilshenan (from Bell Shakespeare's The Government Inspector) and Lachy Hulme (from The Hollow Men) After two years of sharing a room in a mental institution, Elling and Kjell are allowed out, back into society. It’s not that they’re dangerous, they’re just a little …hopeless. Elling is too smart. Too sensitive. And Kjell has a plan, a dream, a great ambition. He wants to lose his virginity. Preferably today. Based on the cult Norwegian film of the same name, Simon Bent’s adaptation of Elling was first performed at London’s Bush Theatre in 2007 and due to its huge success was transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End. Elling charts the bumps and stumbles as this truly odd couple make their way back into the world we take for granted. Pamela Rabe directs this charming celebration of the simple things in life: freedom and fellowship. “… the most blissfully funny and touching evening I’ve had in the theatre for ages” -The Guardian, London |