Following a highly successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass sets sail on a UK tour.
Les Petits Theatre Company (Adventures in Wonderland) return to the high seas after their hugely successful and award-winning Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (winner of the Primary Times Children’s Choice Award 2012) rollicked the rigging and spliced the mainbrace! The Magic Cutlass is the hugely anticipated sequel based on the award-winning book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto.
The shining eyes and smiling faces of all around me were confirmation of a job very well done by the cast of this very entertaining production (Primary Times).
When Flinn, Pearl and Tom are in the middle of their school play their old nemesis, Mr T the T-Rex, appears and kidnaps the children forcing them to hunt for the elusive Magic Cutlass - a sword that grants the holder any wish. The children are whisked away for another fantastic adventure to a world of devious dinosaurs, deep sea dangers and smelly sausages. It's all aboard, me hearties, for a real life pirate adventure!
Will fearless Flinn be able to outwit the pirate dinosaurs? Will Pirate Pearl be brave enough to battle the dangerous dinos and will terrified Tom be back in time for tea? All aboard for a non- stop action-packed theatrical experience with live music by the amazing Tom Recknell and dastardly dinosaur puppets by the genius Max Humphries!
Writer Oliver Lansley comments, We have had such fun revisiting the world of Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs – this show is even bigger, better and sillier than the first. We have a ten- foot Tyrannosaurus rex, an exploding sausage machine and an actual magic cutlass - what's not to love? The show has been selling out and receiving rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and we can't wait to take it on tour.
Lansley co-wrote BBC2’s Whites starring Alan Davies and is currently working on the new series of E4’s Misfits. He is also an established actor having played Kenny Everett in the BAFTA-winning show Best Possible Taste where he was nominated for Best Actor at the RTS Awards. Lansley is a past winner of Channel 4’s 4-Talent Awards ‘Multi-talented’ award and was previously named one of the Broadcast Hotshot’s by Broadcast magazine.
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass is brought to life by Les Petits, the exciting children’s theatre company from the team behind internationally-acclaimed theatre company, Les Enfants Terribles (Dinner at the Twits, The Game’s Afoot and Alice’s Adventures Underground). Les Petits transport the Les Enfants Terribles’ aesthetic to their family-friendly shows to create a production which is enjoyed by adults and children alike.
UK Tour: September – November 2016:
The Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh
Telephone: 0131 556 6550
02 August 2016 - 28 August 2016
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
23 September 2016 - 23 September 2016
The Old Market, Hove
Telephone: 01273 201 801
24 September 2016 - 24 September 2016
Empire Theatre, Consett
Telephone: 01207 218171
28 September 2016 - 28 September 2016
Theatre Royal Margate
Telephone: 01843 292795
30 September 2016 - 30 September 2016
White Rock Theatre, Hastings
Telephone: 01424 462288
01 October 2016 - 01 October 2016
Redbridge Drama Centre
Telephone: 0208 708 8803
03 October 2016 - 03 October 2016
Forum Theatre Billingham
Telephone: 01642 552663
06 October 2016 - 06 October 2016
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
Telephone: 0161 912 5616
07 October 2016 - 07 October 2016
Hertford Theatre
Telephone: 01992 531500
14 October 2016 - 14 October 2016
The Brewhouse, Taunton
Telephone: 01823 283 244
15 October 2016 - 15 October 2016
The Acorn, Penzance
Telephone: 01736 363545
17 October 2016 - 17 October 2016
EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge
Telephone: 01732 304241
20 October 2016 - 20 October 2016
The Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
Telephone: 01622 758611
22 October 2016 - 22 October 2016
Mansfield Palace
Telephone: 01623 633133
23 October 2016 - 23 October 2016
Cliffs Pavilion, Palace Theatre
Telephone: 01702 351135
24 October 2016 - 24 October 2016
Darwen Library Theatre
Telephone: 0844 847 1664
26 October 2016 - 26 October 2016
Mumford Theatre, Cambridge
Telephone: 01223 352932
28 October 2016 - 28 October 2016
Birmingham Town Hall
Telephone: 0121 780 3333
29 October 2016 - 29 October 2016
The Welfare, Ystradgynlais
Telephone: 01639 843163
03 November 2016 - 03 November 2016
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
Telephone: 01792 602060
04 November 2016 - 04 November 2016
Warwick Arts Centre
Telephone: 024 7652 4524
05 November 2016 - 05 November 2016
Wales Millennium Centre
Telephone: 029 2063 6464
06 November 2016 - 06 November 2016
Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes
Telephone: 01908 324466
12 November 2016 - 12 November 2016
artsdepot
Telephone: 020 8369 5454
13 November 2016 - 13 November 2016
Square Chapel, Halifax
Telephone: 01422 349422
16 November 2016 - 16 November 2016
The Atkinson, Southport
Telephone: 01704 533 333
19 November 2016 - 19 November 2016
Leighton Buzzard Theatre
Telephone: 0300 300 8305
26 November 2016 - 16 November 2016
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre
Telephone: 01323 80 20 20
27 November 2016 - 27 November 2016
