Nine-year-old Jonna has always dreamed of having a mum. One day, an old, dirty Volvo pulls up outside the orphanage where she lives – and out steps a gorilla. She wants to adopt Jonna, but Jonna is not quite sure. What is it really like to have a big, scruffy and wildly unpredictable gorilla as a mum? And what if the rumours are true – that gorillas eat small children?!
Bring the children and enjoy a fun experience together when Riksteatret visits the cultural centre with the stage adaptation of Frida Nilsson’s surprising, funny and moving children’s book – a warm story about family happiness appearing when it is least expected. No two families are the same.
In the lead role as Jonna is Ina Svenningdal (known from NRK’s Linus i Svingen and Skam) in a playful and colourful production filled with amusing characters and songs that are easy to get stuck in your head.
Praise for the book
“On a level with Astrid Lindgren … a warm adventure about generous and unconventional parental love.”
Aftenposten
“An outstanding guiding light … timeless qualities that fit just as well in our time.”
Barnebokkritikk.no
“Like Astrid Lindgren, Frida Nilsson remains faithful to the child’s perspective.”
NRK
Please note:
If a gorilla in an ugly car should ever appear in your life: take the chance! Things are not always what they seem.
Suitable for children aged 5 and above.
On stage
Ina Svenningdal, Marte Stolp, Karianna Sommerro, Mailin Moon Lee Øgrim, John Hagen, Nils Oortwijn and Herman Hilde Pedersen
Production team
Playwright: Jenny Svensson
Director and choreographer: Jakob Höglund
Set designer and puppet designer: Heini Maaranen
Costume designer: Heidi Wikar
Lighting designer: William Iles
Composer and sound designer: Stefan Johansson
Dramaturg and prompt: Christina Smeby
Artistic advisor: Grethe Henden
Producer: Silje Vigerust Vinjar
Based on the book by Frida Nilsson. Adapted for the stage by Jenny Svensson.
Running time: 2 hours (including interval)
