Prague Youth Theatre, established in 2011, is designed to give young people the chance to perform in full-scale productions, and provides an opportunity for students to develop a shared sense of confidence, commitment and self-expression.
this is a room...
this is a room...
The rooms we grow up in shape us into the people we become, whether we realize it or not. Originally performed in the Dublin Theatre Festival (2017), 'this is a room...' is a funny, bittersweet collage about the uncertainty of growing into adulthood and finding your place in the world.
Chatroom
Chatroom
It’s 2005. Before Facebook, before Snapchat. Where do lonely disaffected teens go to find like-minded friends?
How do you know they are who they say they are? And how do you know if they have your best interests in mind?
Chatroom explores the turbulence of being a teenager through the eyes of 6 young users in a small discussion forum.
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Don't Shoot the Messenger
On a mysterious island, four tribes of abandoned children argue over who should rule over them all. Caught in the middle of this dispute is a lone girl, the Messenger, who’s trying her best to keep the peace…
It Only Ever Happens in the Movies
It Only Ever Happens in the Movies
Derek wants to find his love interest. She has to be out there somewhere. There’s no way all those movies he loves could be wrong, right?
A hilarious, surreal rom-com about love, fantasy, and gender norms.
A Load of Rubbish
A Load of Rubbish
On the side of a road, a large rubbish dump has grown larger and larger over time. Life takes a philosophical turn, with the items of garbage asking 'why are we here?' - and making a song and dance about it!
Hex-A-Gone
Hex-A-Gone
Marlon is different from all the other children he knows. He’s aware he’s different. But he doesn’t realize how different he is until he discovers he’s been accepted into a special school for wizards…
Hex-A-Gone is an original play full of Music, Magic and… Maths?
Rewrite
Rewrite
Once upon a time, there was a Prince and a Princess. Or maybe a young bohemian woman in a city. Or maybe space wizards. The author's not quite sure yet. He's trying to figure it out. He'll get there eventually.
Devised by the PYT Advanced group for CLASS in ACTION, 2018
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
The star of Dominic Cooke's adaptation of Arabian Nights is Shahrazad whose bewitching tales include those of Ali Baba and Es-Sindibad. The play celebrates the power of the imagination and storytelling, told through a mixture of song, dance, puppetry and illusion.
Presented by
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Other
Performance Dates
14th December 2017
& 15th December 2017
In Quest of a Play
In Quest of a Play
The play takes place in a drama studio where the facilitators walk out and the group need to come up with a Quest play. The cast come in and out of role as they tell the story of a pair of twins and their adventures in South America in pursuit of their parents.
Burning Bird
Burning Bird
It's the height of the summer and Daisy's fifteenth birthday. Trouble is brewing - in North London, someone's been shot. There's a curfew in place, school is suspended and the city is changing, but Daisy has an important delivery to make across town. When Morell offers her a ride in his uncle's car, she sets off down a road from which there might be no turning back. Set against the backdrop of the London riots, Burning Bird, questions the decisions we make and explores the freedoms we find when authority goes missing.
Sweet and Sour: The Odd Gummy Bear
Sweet and Sour: The Odd Gummy Bear
The little gummy bear who's half sweet and half sour doesn't really fit in with the rest of the candy, but only her unique flavour can save the town from the grumpy mayor
Blood
Blood
Follow Porphy and Alpha, two young blood cells, who have to learn to deal with all that the human body throws at them. With the help of their family of red blood cells, a team of platelets known as the Clots and two pugilistic white cells, Luke and O'Cyte, these youngsters experience fry ups, a gym workout, a night on the town resulting in traumatic injury and a holiday in the sun!
Macbeth
Macbeth
A modern and terrifyingly relevant take on the classic Shakespeare tragedy.
Macbeth is a brave and loyal Thane to King Duncan. After hearing a prophecy that he will become king himself, Macbeth is overcome by ambition and greed. Bolstered by the prophecy and his wife’s encouragement, he kills King Duncan and takes the throne. Afterwards, Macbeth’s guilt, fear, and paranoia lead him to commit even more murders to secure his power. His confidence in the prophecies eventually leads to his downfall and he is overthrown and killed by those he has wronged.
Girls Like That
Girls Like That
When a naked photograph of schoolgirl Scarlett goes viral, rumours spread across smartphones like wildfire and her reputation becomes toxic, threatening to shatter the fragile unity of the girls she has grown up with. But how long can Scarlett remain silent? And why isn't it the same for boys? Using music and dance sequences, and featuring shifts in time to explore the evolution of feminist consciousness, the play focuses on adolescent female friendship in the present day and its fragility in the face of societal and cultural pressures.
Skellig
Skellig
On moving into a new home, our protagonist finds a strange humanoid creature in the rickety old garage and decides to care for the fragile being. With a seriously ill baby in the house, the parents don't seem to notice their elder child's unusual new friend, but kindness is repaid in turn and he could be just the help they need.
Gargantua
Gargantua
When Mr. and Mrs. Mungus have a baby, it isn’t the bouncing blue-eyed boy they were hoping for. After a two-and-a-half year pregnancy, Mini Mungus gives birth to a monster – one with an accelerated growth rate and an insatiable appetite for anything that moves (including joggers). But when sinister military scientists become intent on cloning an army of giant babies from the giant, he breaks his chains and escapes. The world can only watch in horror as he embarks on learning how to walk and rampant destruction. Who will stop this freak of nature? Who will decide his tragic fate? And who, more importantly, will change his nappy?
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
James Henry Trotter lives with his two horrid aunts, Spiker and Sponge. He hasn't got a single friend in the whole wide world. That is not, until he meets the Old Green Grasshopper and the rest of the insects aboard a giant, magical peach!
The Blue and Doubloons
The Blue and Doubloons
When Davy Blondebeard and his crew are looking for a new way to secure their riches, they reluctantly accept additions to their crew in exchange for a treasure map. But the aspiring pirates get more of an adventure than they bargained for and have tough decisions to make to help their new friends. Join the crew on their exploration of new and exciting places and discover what's really valuable.
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
Come one, come all to the PYT circus and prepare to be amazed by our talented animals, hilarious clowns and incredible acrobats!
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
Join PYT Tots as they tell the story of many woodland creatures working together to create something fantastic and help a friend in need.
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
In an igloo at the North Pole lived a large family of polar bears. One day there was a huge storm and one baby polar bear got lost in the snow. Join him as he makes friends with a reindeer and takes the train home.
The Boy Who Fell Into a Book
The Boy Who Fell Into a Book
Young Kevin is trapped in the pages of his favourite books, pursued by the villainous Green Shark with only his wits and his literary hero Rockfist Slim to help him escape.
Hood
Hood
Hood’s Mam has run off with a bacon licking vegetarian and her Dad spends his days and nights lost in a chair, feeding his addiction to ‘The Waterboys’. There’s no money left, there’s five struggling kids to feed and interfering Father Tuck just won’t let them be. But our modern day hero, Hood is determined to keep her family together, whatever it takes… A modern day tale about family and food.
Folk Tales From Around the World
Folk Tales From Around the World
Join the PYT Juniors on an epic adventure across the globe as they share a number of classic folk tales from around the world. Our excellent cast portray a talking donkey, an enormous worm and many more fantastical characters who will be acting, singing and dancing across the stage!
Collected Grimm Tales
Collected Grimm Tales
A dark and funny dramatisation of the classic fairytales by the Brothers Grimm, including Hansel and Gretel, The Golden Goose and The Lady and the Lion.
Presented by
Venue
Performance Dates
10th December 2016
& 16th December 2016
Empty Hands
Empty Hands
Empty Hands is a verbatim play written by PYT Artistic Director, Adam Stewart that explores the lives of Jewish, Czech children during the Second World War. When Hana was taken to Terezin transit camp, she and her friends did everything they could to stay hopeful in the face of extreme adversity. Come along and discover how joy can be found even in the darkest of times and celebrate the resilience of the human spirit.
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
Our youngest group are excited to show you their adaptation of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. They're currently gathering together their resources to burst forth for a colourful performance of this children's classic.
FREE Entry on the day.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Join us for an impeccably judged musical based on Roald Dahl's revolting rhyme about a nosey, thieving little louse who sneaks into an empty house. Goldilocks is on trial for her crimes against the bears and its up to the jury to decide her fate. Will Goldilocks be punished or will she get away with all of her wicked deeds?
Remote
Remote
A girl called Antler steps out of her front door and throws her phone on the ground. She stamps on it. She then climbs the tallest tree in the park. She doesn’t want to be found, not by anyone. A bunch of teenagers’ lives all intertwine over the course of a single evening as they make their way through the park on a seemingly normal Autumn's night.
Remote is an ensemble play about protest, power and protecting yourself.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
It’s the end of the second-wave and feminism has fallen under attack. Katherine Minola is criticised for being too outspoken and everyone wishes she would be more like her polite sister Bianca, the most sought-after girl in Padua. In an attempt to maintain family order, Baptista Minola has declared that she will keep her youngest daughter locked away until she can find a match for the eldest. When a young man named Petruchio turns up with assurances that he can ‘tame the shrew’, nobody thinks to question his methods and the race for Bianca’s affection begins. With a gaggle of guys all vying for her attention, mayhem surely ensues.
Join us through the ups and downs of two sisters' dating lives in the Electric 80s to see if all really is fair in love and war.
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Venue
Performance Dates
11th June 2016,
12th June 2016,
13th June 2016
& 14th June 2016
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
This term our PYT Tots have been working hard to create a 'Farmer Duck' themed revue. Come along and let them tell you this poor duck's story through drama, music and dance.
Tickets 50czk on the door. Free for children under the age of 4.
#sorrynotsorry
#sorrynotsorry
PYT Seniors have devised an original parody entitled #sorrynotsorry to perform as part of the CLASS in ACTION International Youth Theatre Festival 2016.
Set in a school lunch room, the actors explore the dynamics of high school through teen angst stereotypes. Keep an eye out for references to some of your favourite teen movies and even a few popular musical numbers!
The Talent Factor
The Talent Factor
PYT Advanced have devised an original parody entitled 'The Talent Factor' to perform as part of CLASS in ACTION International Youth Theatre Festival 2016.
Join hosts, Burt and Ernie for a sketch show of 'talented' acts competing to win 'The Talent Factor'. Laugh along as we poke fun at televised talent competitions such as 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X-Factor' and find out who will be crowned the winner!
Bassett
Bassett
Locked in at lunchtime by a teacher who has had enough, the students of the Citizenship class at Wootton Bassett school are frustrated. Tensions run high as another repatriation of fallen British soldiers is happening along the high street and this one’s more personal than most. As their confinement grows more claustrophobic, the pupils begin to see things differently, asking questions about conflicts, their country, and themselves. James Graham’s Bassett is a pacy, funny and urgent play that shows the struggles of young people who have inherited a world at war: a world that they will do anything to try and make sense of…
Not suitable for those under the age of 14.
The Beauty Manifesto
The Beauty Manifesto
The world of The Beauty Manifesto is a world of extreme physical conformity, where teenagers celebrate their sixteenth birthdays with cosmetic surgery.
Jasmine and her sister Chloe are ambassadors for the manifesto and their father is the chief cosmetic surgeon. It is Silas' birthday and the time has come for his transformation. The problem is, Silas can think for himself and believes the manifesto is designed to make teenagers so unhappy about their bodies that they accept they need change.
The Beauty Manifesto explores living in a world of air brushed images and perfect bodies, and questions contemporary ideas of beauty.
Not suitable for those under the age of 14.
A PYT Tots Revue
A PYT Tots Revue
Join us at Divadlo Kampa for PYT Tots' fun-filled revue. With storytelling through drama, music and movement, our youngest group are excited to show you how much they have learned this term.
4am
4am
What's it like to be awake when the rest of your world is asleep? Meet an early-morning jogger, a radio DJ whose show may have an audience of none, a modern Romeo and Juliet, the author of a most unusual letter, and many other teen characters as they search for connection in the magic hour. Through a series of connected scenes and monologues, join them on their journey as they discover whether the monster under the bed is real and collectively wonder...is there anybody out there?
I Didn't Think
I Didn't Think
Chloe is sporty, popular, arrogant and pushy. She is looked up to by some of her classmates, but to others she is a bully. A visitation from fairies and revelations about her classmates make her see that her actions are hampering others from achieving their full potential.
Tribes United
Tribes United
The Sculptor Tribe are bored with each other because they all look the same. They go to the Clay Mountains and make a new tribe out of clay. All goes well between them until the Evil Beaky Bird intervenes.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presenting William Shakespeare’s most popular comedy, set in a 1969 music festival.
Hippolyta and Theseus are the duke and duchess of rock and roll. Their upcoming wedding has brought lovers, amateur actors, and fairies together in the woods to celebrate. Chaos ensues when a feud erupts between the king and queen of the fairies, causing spells to fall upon the mortals lost in the woods.
A play about love, magic, madness, and music, set to the soundtrack of a groovier time.
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Performance Dates
26th June 2015
& 27th June 2015
Twisted
Twisted
Presenting a drama exploring the themes of bullying, peer pressure, and self-worth.
Gretel is in a coma, and no one knows what happened to cause her harm. Follow the trail of breadcrumbs to reveal surprising turns about Gretel‘s family, friends, and enemies.
Late for the Mermaid Party
Late for the Mermaid Party
This original production, devised by the Tots, tells the tale of a group of sea creatures who have all been invited to a very special mermaid party. They all have things to do before the celebration, but they mustn't be LATE! Will they make it on time?
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In a galaxy far, far away, a group of peaceful aliens work together to take care of Planet Zee; a little piece of Paradise. When Darth Lady and her followers learn of the resources on this beautiful planet, they decide to reprogramme some droids and take it for themselves. Meanwhile, a new group of Jedi knights have just graduated from the prestigious Jedi Temple and receive an urgent message that Planet Zee is under attack! Will the new knights be able to save the aliens on Planet Zee from Darth Lady’s evil plans?
Will the force be with them?
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Some mischievous monkeys cause trouble for 3 peddlers selling caps. A hilarious tale of monkey-see, monkey-do shenanigans.
Pawn
Pawn
Performed as part of the Class in Action International Youth Theatre Festival 2015.
Winner of:
Best Costumes and Set - PAWN
Winner by Jury - Non Native Speaking Group - PAWN
Family Swap
Family Swap
Performed as part of the Class in Action International Youth Theatre Festival 2015.
Winner of:
Best Original Script - Family Swap
Best Actress - Mattea d'Amore
A Letter to Lacey
A Letter to Lacey
Fact: Over 1.5 million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year. A Letter to Lacey, a stylised play with music, follows Kara from ages 15-19 as she struggles to escape an abusive relationship. This production illuminates the complexity surrounding domestic violence; it includes perspectives from different generations of victims, abusers, and observers.
But We Don't
But We Don't
It begins as a typical school day, but then the students ask a dangerous question:"Why don't we do all the things we possibly could?" The group quickly finds that the answer is anything but simple. Bizarre things begin to occur as the day turns into a raucous debate of human desires and limitations.
The Leaf Men & the Brave Good Bugs
The Leaf Men & the Brave Good Bugs
The brave good bugs must save their garden from an evil Spider King. They climb to the top of the tree and call out for help from the Leaf Men, heroes of all things small. Brave good bugs are “tiny of body but brave of heart” and they join together to fight for their beloved home.
Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a poor and lazy boy whose sole purpose in life is driving his widowed mother crazy. He is easily distracted by scheming magicians and beautiful princesses. Can his best friend, Wishy Washy keep him out of trouble?
A Playground Divided
A Playground Divided
A bully has forcefully taken charge of the playground, and has divided the space into lefties and righties. Friends are separated, and games are restricted. Their coffee- addicted teachers are nowhere to be found, so the students must find their own way to restore fun to their playground.
Game Over?
Game Over?
Do we control our technology or does it control us?
One Million to Stop the Traffik
One Million to Stop the Traffik
STOP THE TRAFFIK is a global movement of ordinary activists from around the world who believe that people should not be bought and sold. One Million to Stop the Traffik tells the amazing story of the development of this global movement.
Using the words of Phil Lane, (co-founder of STOP THE TRAFFIK) and testimony from trafficked people from around the world, the play explores some of the stories which inspired the birth of the movement, and reveals their determination to get the one million signatures they promised which would enable them to go to the United Nations and call on governments to fight trafficking.
So You Think You're a Superhero?
So You Think You're a Superhero?
The prestigious sports academy has a secret superhero lined up for the Olympics. When Teen TV goes undercover to find out more, any hopes of Olympic success are put in jeopardy.
What Does the Fox Say?
What Does the Fox Say?
Do you know what the fox says? Based on the hugely popular YouTube video with more than 200 million views, this play is packed full of foxy fun.
Dog goes woof. Cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeak… But what does the fox say?
Fabulously Funny Fairytales
Fabulously Funny Fairytales
Fabulously Funny Fairytales are rib-tickling versions of beloved fairytales. Hilarious twists of favourite tales including Spiderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, Little Late Riding Hood, The Popsicle Boy and Slurping Beauty.
Le Loup Foufou
Le Loup Foufou
A hungry wolf is looking for Little Red Riding hood, but he can’t find her among all the passers-by who are dressed in red, including grandma Roudoudou, Pierre, 3 little pigs and 7 little goats.
The Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit
Poor Duncan just wants to colour. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun.
What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best?
A Life in Briefs
A Life in Briefs
As part of the 'Class in Action International Youth Theatre Festival'.
Mobile Phone Show
Mobile Phone Show
A communication cacophony, a fully charged-up chorus line of chaos in a rhapsody of text, tweet and gabble,
Cloud Busting
Cloud Busting
When Sam wakes up, he fully believes today will be just another ordinary day - but that's before Mr. Mackie tells class 8M to write a poem about someone they care about. Unexpectedly, Sam volunteers to write about Davey. Davey was Sam's friend, not that Sam wanted anyone to know that.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Ready for some fun? Come along!
Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.
Les P'tites Poules et la Grande Casserole
Les P'tites Poules et la Grande Casserole
The small hens are preparing for the great celebration of the Star! But what can they find to prepare for the feast at the start of the winter! This is famine! Unless the mysterious merchant from the East has a solution ...
Round the World with Class 6
Round the World with Class 6
Class 6 are well-behaved, hard-working... and bored. Every day is much the same routine and then Mr Parker, the supply teacher, sets them an interesting project: to re-enact Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the world in 1577. Within minutes the room is transformed into an Elizabethan sailing ship and the brave adventurers set sail!
Ghost Writer
Ghost Writer
A writers is just about to type the last word of their new play when a full range of characters come to life and start to enact parts the authors can no longer control. A ghost writer lends a hand. As the play draws to a close, the writers find themselves totally embroiled in the action and only the ghost's ironical laughter is left for a grand finale!
The Musicians
The Musicians
The orchestra of Ridley Road, a state school, is to give a concert in Moscow at the European Festival of Youth, playing Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony before an audience of cultural bigwigs. But their instruments have been impounded by Customs due to the foolishness of Second Flute. Luckily, Alex, the Russian boy who cleans the hall, is a devout Pinball Wizard fan who comes up with a plan that saves everyone.
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Charlie Cook has a favorite book. It's about a pirate, who also has a favorite book . . . about Goldilocks, who also has a favorite book . . . about a knight, who also has a favorite book. . . .
The Ravenous Beast
The Ravenous Beast
The ravenous beast is hungry - he's hungry, hungry, hungry! But is he the hungriest animal of all? The other animals don't think so, but they want to watch out, or the ravenous beast might just gobble them up and swallow them down!
Morgan and the Martians
Morgan and the Martians
Morgan is a bad boy. A VERY bad boy. When a bunch of Martians give him a Shimmer Suit that makes him invisible, he wastes no time in wearing it to school and creating havoc. Well, wouldn’t you?
Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince
Based on the famous book
Giraffes Can't Dance
Giraffes Can't Dance
Gerald the giraffe wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend.
DNA
DNA
A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their once fractious lives, where's the incentive to put things right?
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
Suzy the goose and her farm animal friends have decorated a Christmas tree in the barnyard. All it needs is a star on top, and Suzy sees a perfect one up in the sky. She can not reach it no matter how high she jumps, and when she tries to walk to it, she gets lost in the snow. Luckily, with the help of her friends, she finds her way home.
Whatever Next!
Whatever Next!
Baby Bear wants to go to the moon and so searches around the house until he finds a rocket (a cardboard box), a space-helmet (a colander) and space-boots (his wellies). All set, he blasts off out of the chimney and into the night. Joined by an owl, Baby Bear soars high into the night sky until finally they reach the moon. Of course, when he returns to earth for his bath, his mother doesn't believe where he has been.
Ernie's Incredible Illucinations
Ernie's Incredible Illucinations
Young Ernie has been worrying his mum and dad by his 'illucinations' They take him to the doctor, and Ernie tells of soldiers invading his home, his auntie taking on a famous boxer and his dad rescuing a famous mountaineer in trouble. But are these 'illucinations' more than just illusions?
What the Ladybird Heard
What the Ladybird Heard
"Oink!" said the cats . . . With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day!
All Fall Down
All Fall Down
More than 3000 children under the age of 18 were personally affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001. Some witnessed the days events, some lost parents, some weren't even born. Devised using real testimony, All Fall Down tells the story of how 9/11 changed these children's lives forever.
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Mr Wolf thinks he's a match for Little Red Riding Hood and her three little piggie pals. He snatches a lead on her and gobbles up Grandma - but his hair raising antics will cost him his skin, as it's sweet Little Red Riding Hood herself who has the ace up her sleeve - or, to be frank - the pistol in her knickers.
Semblance of Madness
Semblance of Madness
Three women in a psychiatric hospital meet for a therapeutic drama lesson. Jones, an ex-professional actress, adopts the role of teacher. The other two women: Dawn, a neurotic day-dreamer, and Hannah, an apparently "normal" dispassionate person portray her students. From the outset we learn that the lesson is carefully controlled to extract information regarding a gruesome murder.
Burn and Domby Dom
Burn and Domby Dom
Burn - Burn tells the story of Joey, aka Birdman, who left more questions than he ever asked. Reflecting on the events of Joey's death, each of his friends tell their part of the story of what happened.
Domby Dom - When a group of children decide to put on a play, they begin by playing with toys. But shouldn't a play be about something? It must be about football, says one. It should be about space, says another. So begins the production of Indiana Smith and the Cup Final of Doom and the Return of the Tedi.