Dinosaurs, Giant Robots and East Anglia in Peril

"Going to the Fringe is a really good excuse to drink loads of beer, eat curry twice a day, and show off – three of my favourite things EVER. I have always hankered after doing a Rock Opera like War Of The Worlds, so decided to have a go!"

Having had an internet hit, and a regular presence on Radio 1, Mark Hibbett decided that his natural progression would be a musical. In a form famous for tackling anything from unrequited love to singing felines, the subject was obvious.

"Dinosaurs are BRILLIANT," says Hibbett. "Why would anybody write a musical WITHOUT them in it? Think how much better The Sound Of Music would be with DINOSAURS."

Inspired by musician John Otway – whom, as Hibbet observes "never shied away from having ridiculous ideas," Dinosaur Planet explores the inevitable arrival of outer-space dinosaurs, their war with giant robots and the battle for East Anglia.

"The main attraction for me was that I got to completely destroy my hometown, in very graphic detail, during the song The Battle Of Peterborough," Hibbett adds, before explaining how a two man show presents war between alien saurians and their mechanical nemeses.

"We manage to play all the parts between us by using a variety of hats and masks, as well as The Magic Of Theatre. It's mostly the hats though, to be honest." If The Fringe is full of oddities, Dinosaur Planet promises those old musical hall verities: a song, a dance, and a massive fight between monsters and machines.