1927 is a London theater company that specializes in a special kind of storytelling, a blend of acting mixed with music and animation. Now 1927 brings its wildly imaginative “The Animals and Children Took to the Streets” to the Studio Theatre.

The feel of “Animals and Children” is exhilarating: delicate yet pugnacious, refined yet grotesque. Its use of film and animation is reminiscent of early 20th century silent movies. Yet those film/animation images share the stage with three actors, who play multiple roles to tell their tale. The atmosphere created by 1927 is as important as — perhaps more important than — the story it tells. That atmosphere is reminiscent of Dickens, dark with moments of comedy, brilliant in its accurate vision of humanity.