Kicking off the festival’s opening night, local legend Derek Scott Mitchell (@doubledutch) will join the Boom Chicago cast for Music Improv Spectacular. Known for his commanding presence and sharp wit, Derek will share his true stories, which the cast will then transform into spontaneous, hilarious musical improv.
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General Admission
€ 32,50
VIB Seat
Very Important Butt
€ 39,50
The cult comedy-clown reimagining of Swan Lake. In an hour. In French.
Giraffe-limbed comedian and Gaulier-trained clown Elf Lyons brings back her critically acclaimed, utterly ridiculous, one-woman ballet to Boom Chicago. Think Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake meets Tommy Cooper. Expect physical comedy, theatrical chaos, and a very loose grasp of the French language.
It’s big, it’s weird, and it’s oddly sexy. Yeah, let’s throw that word in too.
✨ “A fast-talking, smart-thinking standup for whom the adjective ‘kooky’ could have been invented.” – The Guardian
✨ “Elf Lyons has made her name with bizarre, unpredictable clowning that fizzes with invention.” – The Times
🏆 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee
🏆 Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality Nominee
🏆 Fringe World Best Show Nominee
🏆 Adelaide Fringe ‘Pick of the Fringe’ Winner
★★★★★ Funny Women, Broadway Baby, To Do List, Three Weeks, Voice Mag
★★★★ The Scotsman, Fest, The Skinny, The Advertiser (AUS)