"Intelligent comedy and deliciously humorous verse kept the young audience enthralled, but not scared.

Witty & dark-humoured, a highly original show."

Edinburgh Fringe Review

"An excellent performance."

Buxton Fringe Review

Sticky Ends is an energetic, funny and often surreal improv show for family or school audiences that riffs of the form of cautionary tales.

Its intention is to make an absolute mockery of the tradition of heavy moralising that features so much in children’s theatre.

The show’s length is flexible; it can be between 30-60 minutes depending on requirements. It can be pure improv from audience suggestions or include a mix of pre-rehearsed stories and songs also in the cautionary tale format.

The show has exciting and playful opportunities for audience participation throughout, and the show culminates in an improvised song.

Our favourite improvised story to date remains a story called: Don't Throw Yoghurt On The Dog.

​​Sticky Ends is low-tech show that fits into any space, making it a perfect for community events, festivals & fairs as well as libraries and schools, where it can be combined with an engaging story-making or theatre improv workshop adaptable to both primary and secondary school students.

Sticky Ends was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000, was revised for the Buxton Fringe in 2017 and toured until 2019.

It is being revived again, like Frankenstein's monster, for The Hardy Har, Dorset Comedy Festival in 2024.

"Lego on the Floor"

A song in the spirit of Sticky Ends warning against the hazards of a messy bedroom

Audience Reviews

"All four of us loved it! Engaging, imaginative and hilariously funny!"

Audience Member, Fringe TheatreFest

"Sticky Ends was absolutely fantastic!

Great audience participation and hilarious.

Very well done!  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"

Audience Member, Fringe TheatreFest

Tour Dates 2000-2019