Hope Has A Happy Meal

Years ago, Hope disappeared

Now, she's back

To find something she left behind

But in the People's Republic of Koka Kola – a world of dwindling resources, corruption and corporate giants – what happens to Hope?

A frenetic quest through a hyper-capitalist country, Hope has a Happy Meal is firmly rooted in the here and now but is influenced by the last five years

Tom Fowler says "I feel like people have felt the experience of having hope and then losing it. I wanted the play to reflect that. So ‘hope’ is shown to be beautiful and powerful but unreliable. It can lift you up but then tear you down just as easily"

A world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London

REVIEWS

'Tom Fowler is a writer with a knack for comedy... Hope Has a Happy Meal is part Thelma and Louise, part reverse-Wizard of Oz, balancing wit and nightmares' ~The Guardian

'A theatrical spectacle... Fowler’s writing zips off the page' ~ What's On Stage

'A poignant, offbeat satire that unfolds with the daft, disjointed logic of a dream, full of sudden, unlikely plot twists and surreal asides' ~ The Stage

'Funny, exciting and well-written' ~ Reviews Hub

'Sparks with peppery wit, with an unapologetically sui generis sense of surreal black humour and plenty of humanity' ~ Broadway World