An original play for children by William Tombs

NEXT SHOWING: TBA

It’s up to Chester, Esther and OOK to save the world from being gobbled up by the All-Devouring Piggy Bank of Doom. An ancient curse! A lost city! A lake of crocodiles! OOK!

Navigating a course somewhere between Coronation Street and Indiana Jones, OOK! And the Terrible Thing that Happened follows pensioners Chester and Esther Pocklington from a quiet evening in front of the television to the brink of global destruction! When Chester sees an advertisment for OOK (the best ever thing in the world ever) he feels compelled to buy it. But this rash purchase has terrible consequences: an ancient curse is invoked…

We use masks, puppets, music, and a liberal smattering of jokes to tell this silly story of adventure.

OOK! And the Terrible Thing that Happened premiered in July 2010 at The Pauper’s Pit, Buxton, as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe. A review can be seen here: http://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/reviews2010for.html#77

Since then it has been performed at the New Diorama Theatre, Euston; the Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell; and the Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn.

We hope to be announcing more dates soon.