Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!

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 OPERATION OUCH: QUEST FOR THE JURASSIC FART! – a roarsome show packed with all-new crazy experiments at Royal Festival Hall this Christmas!

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.

Book your OPERATION OUCH: QUEST FOR THE JURASSIC FART! theatre tickets with LOVEtheatre today!

What is Operation Ouch: Quest for the Jurassic Fart! about?

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.

Ticket Information

Tickets available for performances from 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Show Info

Age Guidance: For ages 5+.

Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult on our site. 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.

Running Time

1hr 20mins

Cast & Creatives

Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken

Booking Period

22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026

For group bookings of 10 or more:
Submit a request online

Or call 020 7206 1176

Venue Information

Royal Festival Hall, London

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XX

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Nearest Tube/Rail Station

Waterloo

Buses

Routes 1, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, N1, N68, N171, N343 and X68 stop on Waterloo Bridge

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