The Clown who just wasn’t very funny

De Røde Heste and Teater Refleksion present

The clown who just wasn’t very funny
A story about Dummy the circus clown

When Dummy the clown enters the circus ring it is as if everything stops and the audience begins to think about other things: About somebody they miss. Or about something they would like to tell or share with someone. But not many people laugh.
“No! No! No! It has to be funnier,” yells the ringmaster and threatens to fire the clown. Then Leo the lion tries to spice up his good friends’ performance. Now the clown is stumbling and falling flat on his face, and some are laughing. But not many. And not very loud. And the clown is fired.
But to the great surprise of the ringmaster the audience complains because what is a circus without a clown?
With humour and music, we follow Dummy’s attempts to succeed. And wouldn’t it be possible to gauge your success by other measures than laughs alone – even when you are a clown?

The play is based on Kim Fupz Aakeson’s book of the same name.

All contact: De Røde Heste, mail@deroedeheste.dk, +45 27 14 32 98

The show is supported by The State’s Arts Council, AP Møller Fonden, The Danish Actors Guild and Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond