A skeleton hangs between the shoulders of two doctors who are looking shocked

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Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!

Join TV’s favourite doctors on a dino-mite adventure to unearth the most dangerous, most powerful, most important fart in history, in a gigantic brand-new show.

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Run time 1 hour and 20 minutes (approx)

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Following four sell-out Australian tours and two smash-hit seasons in London’s West End, Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back in the UK with a roarsome show packed with all-new crazy experiments.

Travel back to the age of the dinosaurs as the doctors make you laugh-a-saurus and gross you out all at the same time through the fascinating world of science.

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken are Oxford University trained doctors and still work in medicine. Dr Chris is an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH, one of the BBC’s leading science presenters and a New York Times bestselling author.

Dr Xand’s main interest and expertise lie in public health medicine, humanitarian aid and anthropology. He is the resident doctor on BBC’s Morning Live.

As well as 12 seasons of Operation Ouch!, both doctors have presented an incredible variety of television specials and podcasts.

Need to know

Age guidance

For ages 5+. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult on our site.

Content warnings

This performance features haze, laser lighting and some footage from the Operation Ouch TV show which includes visible wounds, blood and active surgical procedures.

Event information

This performance features haze and laser lighting.

Every adult and child needs a ticket, except for babes in arms aged under 18 months at the time of the performance who don’t need their own seat. Under-12s must be seated next to an accompanying adult.

Tickets can only be sold through the Southbank Centre and our authorised agents, and can’t be resold. If your plans change, you’re welcome to exchange your tickets for another performance within the run of Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!. Please contact our Ticket Office for more information. Credit vouchers are not available for this performance.

Presented by: Andrew Kay and Margot Teele
Written by: Xand Van Tulleken
Performed by: Dr Chris and Xand Van Tulleken
Co-producers: Andrew Kay & Margot Teele
Director: Peter Adams
Production design: Richard Dinnen

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Access

The performance at 11am on Friday 2 January is a Relaxed Performance.

The performance at 2pm on Friday 2 January is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).

To book tickets for BSL interpretation, email [email protected] or call us on 020 3879 9555.

You can join our free Access Scheme through your online Southbank Centre account or via email.
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For your visit

This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre

The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.

Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.

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On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.

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