Roald Dahl is a legendary children's author. The British author wanted to satisfy children's boundless curiosity with his own creativity and imagination.
Dahl wrote of witches and flying elevators, talking monkeys and oversized fruit. In one of his classics, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he created the now famous character of Willy Wonka and his magical chocolate factory.
The story of poor Charlie winning a trip to go to Wonka's chocolate factory has been beloved by generations of children worldwide. It has been made into several movies, most recently one starring Johnny Depp as Willie Wonka.
But the story also has other exciting characters. The Oompa-Loompas are Wonka's sincere and hardworking servants. They play an important role in making the story leap off the page - and off the screen. And now off the stage, too.
Young actors at children's arts organisation Kids' Gallery decided to give the Oompa-Loompas all the credit they deserve in a theatre performance appropriately titled Oompa Loompa!.
Our junior reporters went to the play's preview. They spoke to the director and two lead actors. Here's what they learned.