Venue: Folkteatern
Time:
4 October: 21.00-21.45
5 October: 21-00-21.45
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He is a grouchy nerd, boy next door… and living next to you! Tonight, he will try to find love in a dancing singles night, to survive into the wild and fierce nature, and to share the genuine magic of Christmas Time. Beware, this clumsy boy searching for true love may have you under his spell!

In his romantic comedy “The Neighbor”, Benoît Turjman makes us travel within the funny life of his weird character, feeling every moment of his life and blunder, without speaking.

The show is a smash hit in modern pantomime, warmly acclaimed everywhere it was performed. Since its creation, the show has toured around 200 times in France, from Europe to China, from Cuba to Cape Verde… and is still touring!

All audience, from 8 years-old

Author/performer : Benoît Turjman
Costume Designer – Johanna LAVOREL
Light Designer – Maxime BOITEUX
Script Doctor – Cédric MARCHAL
Executive Producer – La Compagnie des Transports Publics

PRESS
“ Go for it ! ” – La Tribune de Lyon
“ Silent art’s worthy heir ” – Le Progrès
“ Jubilant ” – Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace
“ An up-coming star of modern mime in France” – Divaldeni Noviny
“A new Mr Bean. The audience is under his spell” – Mytoc.fr

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2023 AUDIENCE AWARD – Ploumoguer
2022 JURY AWARD – Ecully
2021 JURY & AUDIENCE AWARD – Bourges
2021 JURY AWARD – Les Sables d’Olonne
2020 SIN COMPANIA FESTIVAL – Venezuela (Best Video – Best Actor)
2018 PRIZE WINNER SACD’s Fund for One Man Show (SACD = French national drama authors and composers’ society)
2018 2nd FAVOURITE – Festival Compli’Cité
2017 JURY AWARD – Sélestat
2017 JURY AWARD – St-Raphaël
2015 AUDIENCE AWARD – Lyon

SVENSKA:
I denna romantiska komedi utan ord får vi följa Benoît Turjmans underbart underliga karaktär genom livet, och jakten på kärleken. Medan han letar sig genom dansanta singelkvällar, vild natur och julens magiska stunder, kanske han fångar dig på vägen! En succéföreställning i modern pantomim som har turnerat världen över.

För alla från 8 år.

Actor and mime trained at Marcel Marceau’s International School, Benoît Turjman is part of the cast of major Netflix TV show “Emily in Paris” and performed in french TV show “LOL: Who Laughs Is Out!”. He acted in Isabelle Mergault’s award winning French movie “You Are So Handsome” (Cesar for Best 1st Movie), he has collaborated to a FX sequence in the multi-awarded movie “Bye Bye Morons” directed by Albert Dupontel, he . And overall, he was stunt double for Rowan Atkinson in “Mr Bean’s Holiday”.

Since his debut, Benoît has dedicated himself to physical acting and has performed in over 30 shows, from commedia dell’arte to circus, opera to cabaret, and stunt show to mime. He has also coached in physical acting and been “script doctor” for companies and shows (circus, street shows, equestrial show, musical, commedia dell’arte, comedy and TV show).

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