15 minutes: A documentary for Creative Partnerships, London North, ACE. The arrival of 'The Sultan's Elephant' in London May 2006. Royal de Luxe are an extraordinary European street theatre company, renowned on three continents but hardly known in Britain. The director Jean Luc Courcoult founded the company in 1979, and they have performed all over the world ever since. This film captures the journey and experiences of pupils and staff from a primary school in North London as they go out on a surprise day trip to central London. Collaboration with director Jerry Rothwell