We can finally announce the news that has been burning a hole in our pockets for a while now. Cooped is headed to the USA! We will be rebranding the show for the USA as Spymonkey’s HYSTERIA, performing an extended 7-week run at the Straz Center Tampa, Florida, 17th Sept – 3rd Nov 2019. The show forms part of the... View Article
We are holding a number of international workshops over the next few months: 30-31 MARCH AUSTIN TEXAS Intro to Clown with Aitor Basauri more info 5-7 APRIL DALLAS TEXAS Intro to Clown with Aitor Basaauri contact hilary@hilarychaplain.com 9-13 APRIL NEW YORK Clown Masterclass with Aitor Basauri contact devin.shacket@gmail.com 15-19 APRIL TORONTO Clown Masterclass with Aitor Basauri more info 1-6 JULY... View Article
We’ve just announced the next of our London workshops: Music in Clown & Comedy 29th April – 5th May 2019 A 5-day workshop at Toynbee Studios London More information, including full details of how to apply, on the event page here.
This year we celebrate our 20th anniversary as a company! We hope you will join us at one of the limited British dates we are announcing today of Cooped, the deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance that we created with writer/director Cal McCrystal way back in 2001: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther. The show remains our most... View Article
…and they are rocking! ★★★★ The Times “Emotionally true to the spirit of the redemptive tale, yet its zany approach is original and refreshingly free from sugary sentiment. “Feel you’ve digested this story over so many Christmases past that it has become as unappetising as Brussels sprouts? Then prepare for a treat. This inventively unhinged take on the seasonal favourite... View Article
A glimpse behind the scenes at our September Christmas Carol rehearsals at the Liverpool Everyman (and a couple from Brighton in June!) More information about the show here: https://www.spymonkey.co.uk/a-christmas-carol.html LEP pics by Brian Roberts / Brighton pics by Maja Park-Roesel
Cal is in huge demand for both the stage and screen and has achieved notable international success as the Physical Comedy Director for the National Theatre and Broadway smash hit comedy One Man Two Guvnors. He has directed for Cirque du Soleil, Spymonkey, The Royal Shakespeare Company and gained critical acclaim for the English National Opera’s production of Llolanthe and as Director of Gifford Circus. Away from the stage, he has a growing list of TV and Movie credits contributing to box office hits including Spiderman 2, the Paddington films and the soon-to-be-released movie of the musical Cats
SPYMONKEY
International physical comedy company, Spymonkey are masters of funny. Their work is groundbreaking and brilliantly funny, creating live theatre that simply refuses to be taken seriously. Artistic Director Toby Park or Petra Massey will lead a masterclass in funny and share some of the creative genius that has entertained audiences all over the world.
Suitable for teachers, directors and performers who want to learn how the very best in the business make great theatre.
Learn some of the techniques and creative approaches that have built their global reputations and share the ideas with your own students, cast members or audiences long after the event.
Approximate timings are
9.30am -Arrival and sign in
10.00am – 1.00pm – Masterclass 1. Cal McCrystal
2.30pm – 5.30pm – Masterclass 2 Spymonkey
All participants receive a Theatre Masterclass Note-Tote containing helpful notes and ideas to help develop the experience long after the event.
This is another unmissable experience for performers of all kinds and will give you a day of professional development training like no other. With limited places available for this exciting Theatre Masterclass event, early booking is advised. Please register now to avoid missing out and subscribe to make sure you are first to know about our future events.
*All named practitioners are confirmed at the time of publishing the event details. If a named practitioner is unable to attend, we will inform all ticket holders and options for tickets to be refunded, in full or part, will be offered if alternative dates cannot be attended.
If an event is cancelled, all ticket holders will be informed without delay and offered a full refund. Please note – Only the full cost of the ticket will be refunded. Travel tickets and hotels will not be refunded by Theatre Masterclass. You are advised to book hotels and travel tickets that can be cancelled for a refund. If you are unsure, please check with the provider.
Saturday 30 March, 10am – 5pm Sunday 31 March, 10am – 5pm John Lyons Education Studio, National Theatre Studio This project is available to 16–21-year-olds and is free to take part in
What is the most ridiculous thing that you have always wanted to perform on stage? Taking this question as your starting point, this practical performance weekend will use clowning techniques, music and slapstick, to help you discover what makes you funny, hone your skills and practice making an audience belly laugh.
You don’t need any experience in comedic acting or clowning to take part, just a willingness to find pleasure in your own ridiculousness and laugh until your face hurts. At the heart of this weekend is the Spymonkey philosophy that the funniest thing about you is YOU!
This fun and practical project is led by Toby Park and Petra Massey from Spymonkey, a physical comedy company who have been making sublimely hilarious and deeply ridiculous theatre since 1998.
How to apply:
To apply, visit the National Theatre website and follow instructions. Applications need to be made by Wedesday 27 February. National Theatre will be asking everyone to attend a practical audition workshop on Monday 4 March, so they can meet you, play some games and find out more about who you are. Please let us know which times you are able to attend when you apply.
Bursaries
We would never want the cost of a project to prevent anyone from taking part. A limited number of travel bursaries are available. If you would like to apply for one, please indicate this on the form when you apply.
A rare masterclass opportunity with Spymonkey joint artistic director and internationally renowned teacher of clown, Aitor Basauri
CLOWN MASTERCLASS
In the Spymonkey clown masterclass, you will learn to discover what makes you funny, hone your skills and practice making an audience belly laugh! Through clear and specific instruction, Aitor will support you to develop and hone your comedic skills in a safe and fun environment. This positive group dynamic will allow you focus on following your impulse, being adventurous and taking risks. You will learn how to shine as a individual and improve on every spontaneous opportunity. In this highly enjoyable workshop you will play games, do exercises developing trust and complicity with the group. In this atmosphere of discovery and revelation, you will be developing and showing new material. Be prepared to find the pleasure in your own ridiculousness, stay optimistic, discover your comedy gold, and get ready to laugh until your face hurts. Technically there are many other engines to make people laugh: status games, parody and improvisation. In Spymonkey’s workshops we will touch on all of them, creating an enjoyable and revealing atmosphere to discover the unique way in which you’re funny. You will learn how to begin to trust your instinctive and spontaneous self. We will teach you technically how to make people laugh through status play-offs, parody, improvisation and many more games and exercises. All the sessions will be about creating a fresh, trusting and highly enjoyable workshop in an atmosphere of revelation to discover you’re funny.
AITOR BASAURI, Spymonkey founder and joint artistic director, is one of the most sought after teachers of clown and physical comedy in the world. His masterclasses in London, Europe and New York regularly sell out, and is a staff tutor at the Ecole Phillipe Gaulier in Paris, and for Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque du Monde foundation in Las Vegas. He has taught at New York Clown Theatre Festival, Celebration Barn Maine, The Clown School LA, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Las Vegas Theatre Hub, and at universities, institutes, and festivals to students, professionals and clown doctors all over the world including Madrid, Berlin, Damascus and Taipei.
Aitor studied at the Centro Andaluz de Teatro in Seville and at the Philippe Gaulier School in London. He has performed in every Spymonkey show to date, including Stiff (1998), Cooped (2001), Zumanity (for Cirque du Soleil 2003), Moby Dick (2009), Love In (2011), Oedipussy (2012) and The Complete Deaths (2016). Acting credits include The Servant of Two Masters (Sheffield Crucible 1996), Axomate (Seville Expo 1992), Eulenspiegel (1991) and in Karl’s Kuhne Gassenchau’s Grand Paradis and Stau (Zurich 1997 and 1998). He directed Little Prince for Donkey Productions (1997), Un Vento Impetuoso for La Canoppia (1996) and Meci Y Me Fui for Pez Enraya ( 1997). In 1999 he appeared in Circus Knie, the Swiss State Circus, and in 2000 formed his own company Punto Fijo, based in Bilbao. He also appeared in Cirque Images’ 2003 series ‘Solstrom’ for Bravo Cable Network, performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05, and in Bertold Brecht’s Senor Carrera’s Rifles at the Young Vic, directed by Paul Hunter (2007). He has worked as physical comedy director for Sacha Baron Cohen on ‘Grimsby’ (2014) and Chichester Festival Theatre’s ‘Mack & Mabel’ (2015).
More information and testimonials about our workshops on our Clown Masterclass page.
In association with Sweet Action Theatre Company Toronto: A rare masterclass opportunity with Spymonkey joint artistic director and internationally renowned teacher of clown, Aitor Basauri
CLOWN MASTERCLASS
In the Spymonkey clown masterclass, you will learn to discover what makes you funny, hone your skills and practice making an audience belly laugh! Through clear and specific instruction, Aitor will support you to develop and hone your comedic skills in a safe and fun environment. This positive group dynamic will allow you focus on following your impulse, being adventurous and taking risks. You will learn how to shine as a individual and improve on every spontaneous opportunity. In this highly enjoyable workshop you will play games, do exercises developing trust and complicity with the group. In this atmosphere of discovery and revelation, you will be developing and showing new material. Be prepared to find the pleasure in your own ridiculousness, stay optimistic, discover your comedy gold, and get ready to laugh until your face hurts. Technically there are many other engines to make people laugh: status games, parody and improvisation. In Spymonkey’s workshops we will touch on all of them, creating an enjoyable and revealing atmosphere to discover the unique way in which you’re funny. You will learn how to begin to trust your instinctive and spontaneous self. We will teach you technically how to make people laugh through status play-offs, parody, improvisation and many more games and exercises. All the sessions will be about creating a fresh, trusting and highly enjoyable workshop in an atmosphere of revelation to discover you’re funny.
AITOR BASAURI, Spymonkey founder and joint artistic director, is one of the most sought after teachers of clown and physical comedy in the world. His masterclasses in London, Europe and New York regularly sell out, and is a staff tutor at the Ecole Phillipe Gaulier in Paris, and for Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque du Monde foundation in Las Vegas. He has taught at New York Clown Theatre Festival, Celebration Barn Maine, The Clown School LA, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Las Vegas Theatre Hub, and at universities, institutes, and festivals to students, professionals and clown doctors all over the world including Madrid, Berlin, Damascus and Taipei.
Aitor studied at the Centro Andaluz de Teatro in Seville and at the Philippe Gaulier School in London. He has performed in every Spymonkey show to date, including Stiff (1998), Cooped (2001), Zumanity (for Cirque du Soleil 2003), Moby Dick (2009), Love In (2011), Oedipussy (2012) and The Complete Deaths (2016). Acting credits include The Servant of Two Masters (Sheffield Crucible 1996), Axomate (Seville Expo 1992), Eulenspiegel (1991) and in Karl’s Kuhne Gassenchau’s Grand Paradis and Stau (Zurich 1997 and 1998). He directed Little Prince for Donkey Productions (1997), Un Vento Impetuoso for La Canoppia (1996) and Meci Y Me Fui for Pez Enraya ( 1997). In 1999 he appeared in Circus Knie, the Swiss State Circus, and in 2000 formed his own company Punto Fijo, based in Bilbao. He also appeared in Cirque Images’ 2003 series ‘Solstrom’ for Bravo Cable Network, performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05, and in Bertold Brecht’s Senor Carrera’s Rifles at the Young Vic, directed by Paul Hunter (2007). He has worked as physical comedy director for Sacha Baron Cohen on ‘Grimsby’ (2014) and Chichester Festival Theatre’s ‘Mack & Mabel’ (2015).
More information and testimonials about our workshops on our Clown Masterclass page.
Music has always played a huge part of the Spymonkey creative process – we think early on in our writing about what the show might offer in the way of deliciously inappropriate original songs, musical theatre genres that we want to explore, unlikely cover versions of existing songs, speciality variety acts, original music in a range of genres and styles to inspire us to new choreographic heights, sound effects that establish their own theatrical conventions (and then break them hilariously).
Musical performance comes with its own set of recognisable conventions: conventions of genre, of status relationships, of audience expectation, of ‘how things ought to be’. And as comedic performers we are drawn to these structures like kids to a climbing frame – they supply us with the framework on which we can swing, dance, vault, somersault, generally have a ball. We can also fall off them and hurt ourselves: there’s risk and danger there too, which keeps everything exciting.
In this 5 day workshop we will explore how Spymonkey use music to lead us into unique and totally original comedic territory. We will explore Pleasure: the clown’s pleasure of being ridiculous on stage, the generous pleasure of playing with our friends, the pleasure of performing music together, the pleasure of pursuing grand ambitions, of unlikely choices, of aiming high, of making terrible mistakes and failing woefully! The pleasure of making an audience laugh their socks off.
How do you start to build a musical speciality act? How do you create a brilliant dance routine? How do you write a song that will make people piss their pants? How can music unite a disparate group of performers into one vibrantly harmonic unit? (And then have it all fall apart again catastrophically?) Using the principles of clown that will be familiar to students of Spymonkey’s work – vulnerability, generosity, pleasure, optimism, complicity – we will explore all these things and more.
Suitable for professionals and students of performance 18+
YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A MUSICIAN TO DO THIS WORKSHOP! You need only a sense of curiosity about how far you can stretch the limits of your performing, and the willingness to put yourself into difficult situations in order to make other people laugh at you too.
If you have an instrument we’ll ask you to bring it with you. But you won’t need to know how to play it well, or to sing, or to have done a Spymonkey workshop before, to stretch your musical and comedic sensibilities in order to create new work unique to you.
The Fabulous Backstrom Brothers, Helsinki 2016 – clown opera directed by Toby Park and Aitor Basauri
We made this a while ago now for our show ‘Bless’, but still one of our favourite bit of music and comedy!
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Toby Park is joint founder, managing artistic director, performer and musical director of the Brighton-based international theatre company Spymonkey. With Spymonkey he created and performed around the world the groundbreaking clown theatre shows STIFF, COOPED, ZUMANITY (with Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas), BLESS, MOBY DICK, OEDIPUSSY, LOVE IN and THE COMPLETE DEATHS. Physical comedy director for RSC’s MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, National Theatre’s TARTUFFE, Chichester Festival Theatre’s MACK & MABEL starring Michael Ball; director and co-creator of the Finnish clown opera Fabulous Backstrom Brothers at Kapsakki Theatre Helsinki, and BIG BANG SIEGFRIED for Hagen Symphony Orchestra/Theatre Hagen, Germany. Other directing credits include Emma Edwards and Abigail Dooley’s award-winning ENTER THE DRAGONS, Hijinx’s THE FLOP (Total Theatre Award Nominee), Hijinx’s opening and closing ceremonies for Unity Festival at Wales Millennium Centre, and Spike Theatre’s THE GAMES and SHIP OF FOOLS. He has taught clown, music and comedy workshops around the world, including the National Theatre Connections programme for directors.
“Imagine being in a class with a group of people wearing luminous tutus, beaver tails and loo paper scarves where you are praised for being an idiot. In fact you revel in those words. Because on some level, It means you have succeeded (temporarily) in the complex art of clowning.
“As a writer, words are my ammunition. Without them and armed only with your face and physicality, it can feel strange – scary even – but under Toby Park’s magical guidance I began to push through the boundaries. With the use of funny improv exercises, discussions and musical instruments ( not to mention Toby tuning several bottles of water to fit the notes for a song from Carmen ) – a group of us performed songs and one man acts to a hell of a lot of laughter. I left the Toynbee studios feeling I’d shed 15 years of my life.
“If you ever get a chance to embark on a Spymonkey clowning workshop- be brave and jump at it – no red noses or big flappy feet required.”
“Do it!! Leave your inhibitions at home. It’s a super intensive boot camp. Be open. Have fun. Don’t analyse it. Just throw yourself into it. It will change you. For the better.
The detailed personal feedback was superb and extremely helpful. I could understand more about my areas of strength and where and how I could improve. I learned just as much by watching this process with others, as I did when trying things for myself. I particularly enjoyed the feeling of being pushed and challenged to try anything and everything. I felt that a creative crucible had been formed very quickly such that any number of things became possible. I never imagined for example that I would be able to write a comedy song.
Exceptionally good value. The best short course I have been on in a very long time.”
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Wed 22 – Sun 26 May Wed – Sat 7.30pm / Sat & Sun matinee 2.30pm Pavilion Theatre Worthing
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
Tue 4 – Sat 8 June Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 7.30pm / Wed 5.30pm Thu 1.30pm / Sat 2pm
Playhouse Theatre Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL Tickets: £10 – £30 (£2 booking fee on all online and phone orders over £6)
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
To celebrate their 20th anniversary as ‘the reigning monarchs of physical comedy’ (Melbourne Age), Spymonkey are offering an unmissable opportunity to catch one of their favourite shows, a deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic romance: Hitchcock’s Rebecca meets The Pink Panther.
“One of the funniest shows you will ever see, performed by four of the greatest clowns working in Britain” Time Out
Overflowing with brilliant characters, rip-roaring farce and virtuoso physical comedy, this is the show which made them an international comedy sensation from Just For Laughs Montreal to Sydney Opera House.
A spooky mansion, a plucky young heroine and a handsome English aristocrat. Add a German butler and a Spanish soap star and you’re… COOPED with Spymonkey!
“It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this” The Stage
Directed by Cal McCrystal, the comedy genius behind the National Theatre’s One Man Two Guvnors.
“For all their gleeful, larky enjoyment wafting across the footlights like a blessing, these are serious virtuosi” The Times
