Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Garrick Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 22 February 2026
- Running time: 1hr 10mins. No Interval.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins description
It's one of the funniest shows in town. You'll laugh your socks off at Classic Penguins.
Walk this way for 18+ only hilarity with Classic Penguins, winner of Most Outstanding Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025, Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe 2025, and Best Comedy Fringe World 2025.
Garry Starr is back in town, the global sell-out, award-winning, cult hit comedian who is determined to save books from extinction. Tasking himself with performing every Penguin Classic novel ever published, in the West End, mostly naked, wearing flippers, you'll join Starr on an irreverent adventure through iconic fiction as he weaves together everything from The Little Prince to Moby Dick in a wonderfully silly, anarchic way. The only downside is that there are just four performances.
Typically, Garry Starr has added an extra twist to the event. He has formally submitted an application to the Guinness World Record organisation for 'The longest cumulative time of full-frontal nudity in a West End stage show'.
The fun is created by Damien Warren-Smith and directed by Cal McCrystal,. It's produced by Francesca Moody Productions, the same team that gave us Fleabag, Baby Reindeer, and Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder.
Add more 'unhinged' to your life with Classic Penguins tickets, a dazzling blend of clowning, slapstick and physical theatre that takes a poke at the pretentious side of literature while bringing storytelling to new heights of ridiculousness.
Playing at Garrick Theatre
Age restrictions
Ages 18+.
Important information
This show contains full nudity, audience interaction, and mild language.