The Bench

A moving and hilarious story about an ordinary day in a bench’s life

It’s so mundane, the bench, and yet so magical! Everywhere in cities, parks and gardens it stands, like an open invitation. Sometimes the bench’s visitors merely brush each other, at other times it evolves.

An elderly lady does everything she can to keep life at bay – from her bench. But the hectic surroundings take her by surprise. If only they could let her be old and grouchy alone! But the boy is skateboarding, the dog is sniffing and scuttling around, the birds are chirping, and a friendly, elderly gentleman wants to read his newspaper. All of this is a nuisance!

“It is rare that the perfection in the (…. ) animation is so superb that you are not for a split second steered away from the empathy in the movements of the characters and the flow, essence and nerve of the narrative.” – Teateravisen

International touring 2024-25:

March 14th, Belfast Children’s Festival, UK
March 15th, Belfast Children’s Festival, UK
March 19th, Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington, UK
March 20st, Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington, UK
March 21st, Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington, UK
March 22nd, Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington, UK

April 8th – 18th, Côté Cour tour of France-Comte, France
April 23rd, Boze Wolf Festival, 30cc Leuven, Belgien
April 26th, Boze Wolf Festival, GC de Wilderman, Herent, Belgien
April 27th, Boze Wolf Festival, CC, Het Gasthuis, Aarschoot, Belgien

May 9th – 13th, Ottawa Children´s Festival, Canada

‘The Bench’ is available for international touring. For more information, contact our producer Lisbeth El Jørgensen: lisbeth@refleksion.dk / (+45) 8624 0572.