THE ELEPHANT SONG
Drama — 75 minutes / 2M, 1W

synopsis

An eminent psychiatrist has vanished from his office. The last person to see him is Michael, a troubled patient obsessed with all things elephants. Dr Greenberg, the hospital director, is determined to interrogate Michael, ignoring the head nurse's cryptic warnings. Michael speaks of elephants and opera — with the occasional hint of murder and foul play. Fraught with mind games and verbal tugs-of-war, The Elephant Song is a cat-and-mouse game that will keep you guessing until its haunting conclusion.

“The Elephant Song could be the start of a major career. It certainly shows an unusual poise and sense of theatricality and is an always-absorbing character study of Michael Aleen, a patient in a psychiatric hospital.”

 
“The Elephant Song is a dark, savagely funny three-hander about a mental patient, a psychiatrist and a nurse. Crisply written, it has echoes of Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, or perhaps something by Harold Pinter.”

 
“Canadian playwright Nicolas Billon's The Elephant Song is a 4 o'clock in the morning play: You wake up at 4 a.m. and everything makes sense.”

 
“[The Elephant Song's] rapid-fire dialogue escalates psychological tension in a style reminiscent of Edward Albee.”