PRESS FOR SPYMONKEY'S MOBY DICK
The Times
1 June 2010
Libby Purves inaugural article as chief theatre critic
'Sometimes you just come out laughing and spend days urging your friends to go, or kidnapping the depressed-looking ones for the evening because it is clear that they really need Spymonkey’s Moby Dick' web
Time Out
27 April 2010
Review
CRITICS' CHOICE: 'A masterclass in physical comedy, sublime lunacy and exquisitely silly wordplay [by] four of the greatest clowns currently working in British theatre' web newsprint
The Times
23rd September 2009
Review
FOUR STARS: 'Gloriously anarchic, constantly entertaining... Inspired comic misrule... Moby Dick will give you a whale of a time' web newsprint
BBC Radio 4 - Midweek
21st April 2010
Interview
Libby Purves interviews Petra Massey mp3
Birmingham Post
22nd September 2009
Review
"Must be the funniest show on any stage in Britain at the moment" web
Scotsman
12th February 2010
Review
FOUR STARS: 'It's laughter all the way at the Traverse this week...' web
Glasgow Herald
12th February 2010
Review
FOUR STARS: 'It’s a neat trick, infinitely funnier than the sort of franchise the Reduced Shakespeare Company flog round the commercial circuit' web
The Stage
25th September 2009
Review
"Extraordinary... Spymonkey present another fabulous creation" web
The Guardian
26th April 2010
Review
"Plenty of the audience were having a whale of a time at Spymonkey's gleeful mistelling" web comments
Spoonfed
27th April 2010
Review
"Highly recommended" web
Whatsonstage.com Edinburgh
12th February 2010
Review
FIVE STARS: 'Hugely talented company of four' web
Whatsonstage.com London
26th April 2010
Review
FOUR STARS: 'A delicious mix of clever, rude and downright ridiculous comedy, Spymonkey live up to their comedic reputation' web
British Theatre Guide London
27 April 2010
Review
'Deliriously daft, triumphantly silly, genuinely brilliant' web
British Theatre Guide Edinburgh
12th February 2010
Review
'Let your copy of Moby Dick gather dust on your shelf as long as you like but see this piece while you have the chance.' web
ItsOnItsGone.com
12th February 2010
Review
FOUR STARS: 'Feels as fresh as a sea breeze' web
Blackpool Gazette
18th February 2010
Review
'Whale Tale a Real Hoot'
web
Lancashire Evening Post
18th February 2010
Review
'Perfect comic timing and delightfully risqué moments' web
Independent on Sunday
27th September 2009
Critics' Choice newsprint
Whatsonstage.com Northampton
25th September 2009
Review
FIVE STARS: "Marvellously anarchic talents... Genius" web
Whatsonstage.com Bury St. Edmunds
25th September 2009
Review
FIVE STARS: "A brilliant piece of physical theatre... Two hours of magic" web
ThisIsKent.co.uk
3rd November 2009
Review
"Fantastic" web
Liverpool Daily Post
21st October 2009
Review
"Deliciously reckless... A highly polished performance" web
Liverpool Student Media
20th October 2009
Review
"Catch this fantastic night of comedy whilst you can!" web
The Argus Brighton
20th October 2009
Review
"Genius... Endlessly inventive and very, very funny" web
Suit Yourself Magazine Bristol
14th October 2009
Review
"Oh my good god!! Unpredictable, hilariously surreal and utterly bonkers" web
BristolListings.co.uk
14th October 2009
Review
"Glorious" web
Southern Daily Echo
30th September 2009
Review
"The audience of land lovers were rocking in their seats with mirth " web
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
25th September 2009
Review
"A whirlwind of laughter, in-jokes and delightful theatre puns had the Royal auditorium rolling in the aisles" newsprint
Northampton Herald & Post
24th September 2009
Review
"Sublime absurdity... An exceptional collection of skills and smartness" newsprint
Leighton Buzzard Observer
29th September 2009
Review
"One of the funniest and most surreal comedies of the year." web
Plymouth Herald
15th June 2009
Review
"Spymonkey have taken Herman Melville's heavily symbolic epic novel and turned it into an hysterically funny entertainment." web | newsprint
Helsinki Sanomat Finland
18th March 2010
Review
'Laugh until your jaw hurts' finnish english translation
Hufvudstadsbladet Finland
19th March 2010
Review
'Deliciously irreverent' finnish english translation
Features & Previews
Venue Magazine Bristol & Bath
Feature
9th October 2009
"Daft surrealist supertroupe Spymonkey are about to bring their huge comic talent to bear on the might Moby Dick" newsprint
East Anglian Daily Times
Feature
26th September 2009
"The essence of our work is to make theatre as funny and imaginative as possible" newsprint
The Stage
1st October 2009
Showpeople - interview with Petra Massey newsprint
The Times
19th September 2009
Article
The Secret of Comedy: Relationships newsprint
The Independent
28th August 2009
Preview
"If laughter is the best form of therapy, then the British-based physical comedy troupe Spymonkey are just the tonic." web | newsprint
The Guardian
13th June 2009
Preview
"A bellyfull of laughs" web
Liverpool Daily Post
7th October 2009
Article
"Merseyside choir to appear in spoof version of Moby Dick at the Liverpool Playhouse" web
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