"Lovable duo” The Scotsman
Direct from their critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe debut comes TROLL: an award-winning two-troll, clown comedy about connection, scape(goat)ing and being misunderstood.
Fed up with years of misrepresentation, villanization and exclusion, two trolls find themselves in a theatre, ready and desperate to tell their side of the story and the truth about those three goats. Inspired by Norwegian folklore, Troll is a heartwarming mash-up of music, storytelling, audience interaction, physical theatre and clown.
The show has previously been performed at Underbelly (Edinburgh Fringe 2023), Camden People’s Theatre (London), SALT (Oslo Fringe), Resort Komedii (Warsaw) and Brighton Spiegeltent (Brighton Fringe)
Music in the show is composed by Chris Larner
"charming clowns” The Telegraph
THE TEAM
Marie Kallevik Straume (Performer & producer) Marie studied at École Jacques Lecoq and LAMDA. Marie has since trained clown at École Gaulier, with Spymonkey and Angela de Castro. Marie has also assisted de Castro’s clown workshop during London Mime Festival. Marie received a working art grant from Arts Council Norway in 2022, 2024 and 2025 . Other than in theatres and comedy nights, Marie has appeared as a clown in art festivals, libraries, art galleries, around a lake and in a circus in Berlin and on Iceland. Marie is a founding member, performer and producer in the Stavanger based theatre companies Mågå and Nebb.
Instagram: @mariekallevik
Anna Marie Simonsen (Performer & producer) graduated w/BA in Drama & Theatre Arts from Goldsmith University in 2019. Since graduating she has performed regularly at the comedy circuit in London and Oslo, and performed her own work at different festivals around the world. In 2025, she is developing a new show about antennas with finacial support Arts Council Norway through their development fund. In 2024, Anna Marie has received mentoring in solo performance by Goze Saner. She has clown training by Phil Burgers and Spymonkey. In 2022 she received the working art grant from Arts Council Norway. Anna Marie’s debut solo clown comedy, Naughty, toured in Norway and the UK in 2022-2023, at venues including Nieu Scene (Oslo), Camden People’s Theatre (London), Old Fire Station (Oxford), & ZOO Venues (Edinburgh Fringe 2022).
Instagram: @annamariess
Cecily Nash (Director) is a graduate of École Jacques Lecoq, and has worked as an actor and theatre maker for over a decade with credits including The Campers (current tour), The Frida Kahlo of Penge West (OffWestEnd nomination for Lead Performance in a Play), The Wind in the Willows, Widows Walk (feature film) and various voice works including channel 5's The Floogals.
Instagram: @cecilyanash
Photos by Hanne Nygaard
“Simonsen and Straume are queens of the ridiculous ”
— ★★★★ The Wee Review
“monstrous fun.”
— ★★★★ The Guardian
“A standout performance of clown.”
— ★★★★★ Funny Tonne, Melbourne Comedy Festival
After shows in Los Angeles, Australia, London, Edinburgh, Brighton, Stavanger and Warsaw, TROLL is coming to Oslo in January 2025
2024 Tour Dates
More locations announced soon…




Production shots by Jennifer Forward-Hayter at Underbelly Cowgate Edinburgh Fringe 2024 and Peter Williams at Brighton Spiegeltent during Brighton Fringe 2023