For centuries, mystics, prophets and holy men have traversed the lands in search of enlightenment. For one night only, this guy is going to walk around Jacksons Lane with a tent. Stinky Little Pilgrim invites you on a hero’s journey into the Great Unknown.
Left or right? Above or below? Still or Sparkling? The OS map provides few answers. We walk. We question. We panic. And eventually, we ask ChatGPT. Join award winning clown, Riss Obolensky, for a foolish exploration of how we find meaning in crisis. For 40 days and 40 nights, Jesus asked “WHY?” For 60 minutes, this pilgrim asks: “WHERE… is the nearest exit?” This experimental hour is a voyage into the absurd. It is a deep calling to pack a bag, trust our guts and leave this rotting medieval town (read: London). Get lost. Get found. Get lost again. Call your mum.
Stinky Little Pilgrim is part reckoning, part ritual, part prayer.
About Riss Obolensky
Riss is a clown and theatre-maker with a background in physical comedy, bouffon, clown and fooling. Their solo show Healing King Herod reached critical acclaim at its Underbelly run in Edinburgh, following its sell out run at VAULT Festival. It returned to Soho Theatre for another sell out run in March 2025. Their second show, Avrilganger, was programmed at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of Summer in the Ditch 2025. Following a personal crisis, this is an artistic pivot and an entirely new hour of material- so lace up your hiking boots, sit immediately back down, and watch this work-in-progress meditation on life, death and the in-between.
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This is part of the London Clown Festival, a celebration of contemporary theatre clowning.
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