Horrible Science

By Nick Arnold
Adapted by Mark Williams

From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the seriously squishy world premiere of Horrible Science!

What are millions of animals doing in your kettle? Why doesn’t the moon wander off? Could a 10-million-volt battery float over your head? How long would it take for your heart to pump enough blood to fill the theatre?

Billy Miller has no idea what’s in store when he enters the crazy world of Horrible Science but soon he is under attack from beastly bacteria and vicious volts - will he regain control before it’s too late? Using actors and 3D Bogglevision, this astounding show has the awful answers - guaranteed to thrill you and your children!

AWARD-WINNING NEWS!

Nick Arnold, the author for the Horrible Science books and Director of the Appledore Book Festival, has won Britain’s top award for science writing.  The award was announced at a reception at London Zoo on Tuesday 15 June.

Nick Arnold’s book Wasted World, which takes a funny yet serious look at the problems of pollution and global warming, has been awarded the prestigious Thomson Reuters Record Award for Communicating Science.  He is the first children’s author ever to have won the coveted award.

The Prize is awarded by the Zoological Society of London is for the most outstanding communication of zoology (the science of animals) for a general audience.  The annual award recognises works that have had an outstanding influence on a general audience in terms of their accessibility, novelty and innovation.  The award can be made to writers or film-makers and previous winners include geneticist Steve Jones, and TV film-makers, Simon King and Armand Lerol.

Nick Arnold said:

“For a Science writer, the Thomson Reuters ZSL Award is the World Cup and I am honoured and thrilled to have won it.  I believe that the future of the world’s wildlife is in danger and it is brilliant that the judges have recognised the importance of children’s science books in shaping the responses of the next generation.  I am also flattered and delighted that a book written for a younger audience can delight and inform adults too.  As far as I am concerned this award is not just for me but for my Horrible Science illustrator Tony De Saulles and for my publishers Scholastic.”

The Zoological Society of London was established in 1826 and is Britain’s leading scientific society in Zoological research.  They are the organisation behind London and Whipsnade Zoos.

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Details

Venue

Pavilion Theatre, Tues 7pm, Weds & Thur 10.30am & 1.30pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 10.30am & 2.30pm

Ticket Prices

£9 Child, £11 Adult
Schools/Parties of 10+ £7.50
Family of Four £38

Dates

Tuesday 28th September to Saturday 2nd October

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