The stage is set, the audience awaits… but wait! Our charming street performer is in a pickle. His iconic hat, a crucial prop and symbol of his craft, has decided to go on an unplanned aerial adventure, landing in an impossible, sky-high perch. What ensues is a side-splitting spectacle as our performer, in a desperate (and increasingly clumsy) bid to retrieve it, inadvertently transforms into the ultimate accidental clown. Can a simple rope, a repurposed coat rack, and the unexpected help of some strong-armed volunteers orchestrate a triumphant, hat-recovering grand finale?

Andrej Tomše was born in 1987 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has graduated from CAU Circus School in Granada, Spain, and he also has an MA in Spanish Language and Comparative Literature from the University of Ljubljana. In his work, he combines circus and theatre. With the show Get the Hat, he has performed at festivals across Europe and Asia, winning the award for best street show at Kremnicke Gagy festival in Kremnica, Slovakia (not Slovenia) in 2023.

Idea, performance and costume: Andrej Tomše