Zoo Co is heading back to the Barbican, February 2027
A charged, playful and unpredictably live performance based on the remarkable true story of three men who turned into unlikely celebrities.
Mon 8th - Sat 13th February 2027
The Pit, Barbican
In 1982, at the height of an economic crisis, three men entered a competition to win a mobile home. The challenge was simple: whoever could live the longest on a 30-foot billboard beside a motorway would win. The radio station thought they would last a few weeks… They stayed for 261 days.
As weeks turned into months, what began as a marketing stunt for a small-town radio station became one of America’s strangest media sensations.
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Following the multi-award-winning Perfect Show for Rachel, Zoo Co founders Flo O’Mahony and Fleur Rooth join forces with writer Jackson Used to bring this true story to the stage. As they live-direct the action each night with input from the audience, life on the billboard becomes entangled with their own decade-long creative partnership, exploring what it takes to build, share and sustain something together.
Access Information
BSL is integrated into all performances. All performances will be Relaxed, with integrated creative access for Deaf and blind/visually impaired audiences. Full details will be confirmed.
Created by Zoo Co and Jackson Used
Written by Jackson Used
Directed by Fleur Rooth and Flo O’Mahony
Presented by the Barbican.
Supported by Arts Council England, Cockayne Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation.
Praise for previous shows
“Beautifully layered… Everything is captured and everything is allowed.”
★★★★★ The Guardian
“It is rare to find such a generous ensemble as Zoo Co.”
★★★★★ The Stage
“A perfect show.”
★★★★★ BroadwayWorld
“A disarming labour of love.”
★★★★ The Times