Hope has a Happy Meal

'Hope? Hope, is that you?'

Years and years ago, Hope disappeared. Now, she's back. To find something she left behind.

But in the People's Republic of Koka Kola – a world of dwindling resources, corruption and corporate giants – what happens to Hope?

A surreal and frenetic quest through a hyper-capitalist country, Tom Fowler's play Hope has a Happy Meal premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2023, directed by Lucy Morrison, in a co-production with SISTER.



Tom Fowler is a playwright whose work also includes katzenmusik (Royal Court Youth Theatre) and Suspicious Minds (Edinburgh Festival Fringe).



'A theatrical spectacle... Fowler's writing zips off the page'



'A poignant, offbeat satire that unfolds with the daft, disjointed logic of a dream, full of sudden, unlikely plot twists and surreal asides'



'Tom Fowler is a writer with a knack for comedy... Hope Has a Happy Meal is part Thelma and Louise, part reverse-Wizard of Oz, balancing wit and nightmares'



'A surreal pleasure... Fowler's writing has an instantly appealing brightness and energy... a humorously lurid vision, with powerfully articulated emotions'



'A surreal, engrossing satire on a world where big brands own everything... Fowler's playfully dark humour hits the spot'



'Funny, exciting and well-written'



'Sparks with peppery wit, with an unapologetically sui generis sense of surreal black humour and plenty of humanity'