Opposable Thumb Theatre

04/08/2026

Really pleased to have made it into The List’s 3 to see for puppetry. In good company too &
Come see the show if you can. Aug 5-31st Pleasance King Dome.
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/don-quixote-is-a-very-big-book

14/07/2026

Nice little pre-Edinburgh press chat. Only a couple of weeks to go: eeek!
Do send people our way.
Still some tickets for Arnolfini on 31-1Aug. https://theatreandartreviews.com/2026/07/10/dik-downey-interview-part-of-the-2026-edinburgh-fringe/ #

Dik Downey has been performing for many years. However, this year marks his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have caught up with him to find more about his career and upcoming show. “Puppetee…

07/07/2026

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Don Quixote (is a very big book) at the Goods Shed, Tetbury, this Saturday has been cancelled. Still tickets for 31-1Aug at Arnolfini, Bristol Before we head off to Edinburgh Fringe.

https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/don-quixote-is-a-very-big-book/

https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/don-quixote-very-big-book

02/07/2026

So many excellent NVT shows out and about. We’re in such good company.

26/06/2026

Heading to the Fringe? Don’t miss the show everyone will be talking about.

In Don Quixote (Is a Very Big Book), Dik Downey dives headfirst into Cervantes’ epic, battling delusion, mortality, and a stage full of unruly puppets. Expect surreal comedy, frantic clowning, and flashes of something unexpectedly moving

📍 Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
🗓 5–31 Aug | 15:25 | Ages 12+
🎟 Tickets here: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/don-quixote-very-big-book

17/06/2026

Don Quixote (is a very big book) is gearing up for a couple of pre-Edinburgh gigs, Tetbury & Bristol. If you haven’t seen it, here’s your chance or come see it in Scotland at the Pleasance KingDome 5-31th Aug.
Photo: Lily Mae Cadillac
https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/don-quixote-is-a-very-big-book/

https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/tetbury/tetbury-goods-shed-arts-centre/don-quixote-is-a-really-big-book/2026-07-11/20:00/t-kddmggn?direct-booking

https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/don-quixote-very-big-book

22/05/2026

BRISTOL! Don Quixote (is a very big book) will be riding into town for only 2 shows this year at Arnolfini July 31-1 Aug, before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Aug 5-31st. Photo: https://.org.uk/whatson/don-quixote-is-a-very-big-book/ https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/don-quixote-very-big-book

16/05/2026

Really excited to be riding in to Great Yarmouth for the Out There Festival. Don Quixote (is a very big book) May 30th, in the Ice House. Then a flying visit to perform at the 'Symposium of Hospitality' in Bodø, Norway, June 3 & 4th
Tarantara!!!!
https://outtherearts.org.uk/events/opposable-thumb-theatre-don-quixote-is-a-very-big-book/

12/05/2026

Heading East in a few weeks. Hope you can make it. Out There is a fantastic festival of international outdoor circus & theatre. so pleased to be performing there again.

29/04/2026

Can’t wait. Coulrophobia opens tmrw at To***co Factory Theatre, Bristol; still a few tickets for Sat night. Tell your friends.