The Room in the Elephant

A meta-comedy that turns awkward truths into theatrical fuel.

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Seemingly set in a garden shed, this provocative comedy begins with two young men struggling to come up with ideas for a show they are performing the following week. They decide. that the show will be an exact re-creation of the conversation they are currently having, and begin to video themselves. A third, older performer arrives and states that this sounds like some “awful, self-referential bullshit,” which they will be unable to carry off given their poor acting skills - “And you'll say that in the show!” they tell him. Following the logic and possibilities of this premise leads into conversations about the motives for artistic production and the evolutionary mechanism of sexual selection. They decide that the show's title could refer to a space made between men to discuss the ‘elephants in the room', and begin sharing uncomfortable or controversial stories from their lives.