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Fourth Monkey (formerly named Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company) is a
drama school A drama school, stage school, or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or Academic department, department at a college or university, or a free-standing institution (such as the drama section at the Juilliard School) that ...
, theatre company and charity arts organisation. Fourth Monkey provides vocational training in acting for stage and screen as well as preparing artists for voice acting and motion capture at their specialist training centre, The Monkey House. Fourth Monkey was founded in 2010 by Charleen Qwaye and Steven Green.


Overview

Fourth Monkey (the name is inspired by the fourth monkey of the
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fable, ''Shizaru'', who does ‘nothing other than good.’) was formed by Steven Green, the company's Artistic Director, with the intention to create an alternative to conventional drama school training. Fourth Monkey has a particular focus on training artists to create their own opportunities. Their Emerging Artists programme provides support and mentorship to new companies formed in training Initially only a one-year course "The Year of the Monkey" the company, in 2012, began providing a two-year programme ("Two Year Rep") as well. Today, Fourth Monkey offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses and the curriculum has been celebrated for its decolonisation by the awarding partner
Falmouth University Falmouth University is a specialist public university for the creative industries based in Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, it was later known as Falmouth C ...
. Alongside Fourth Monkey's approach to training, the company is noted for its theatre productions. Although performing in a wide range of theatrical styles and genres, they are generally recognised for their work in
repertory theatre A repertory theatre, also called repertory, rep, true rep or stock, which are also called producing theatres, is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. United Kingdom ...
, ensemble theatre,
physical theatre Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement. Although several performance theatre disciplines are often described as "physical theatre", the genre's characteristic aspe ...
,
in-yer-face theatre In-yer-face theatre is a term used to describe a confrontational style and sensibility of drama that emerged in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. This term was borrowed by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz as the title of his book, ''In-Yer-Fac ...
,
site-specific theatre Site-specific theatre is a theatrical production that is performed at a unique, specially adapted location other than a standard theatre. This unique site may have been built without any intention of serving theatrical purposes (for example, a hot ...
, and
fringe theatre Fringe theatre is theatre that is produced outside of the main theatre institutions, and that is often small-scale and non-traditional in style or subject matter. The term comes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.Kemp, Robert, ''More that is Fr ...
. The Fourth Monkey Ensemble is the professional touring arm of the company. Born out of the training programme, the company's aim is to deliver original, physical theatre nationally and internationally. The Ensemble toured in 2014 – 2015 with their acclaimed OFFIE nominated production of ''The Elephant Man'', which was supported by
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. Fourth Monkey performed annually at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...
(from 2010 – 2018), where they earned a following. The company has since shifted their focus towards partaking in the
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
, performing annually at the festival since 2017. Fourth Monkey has collaborated – and created work in association – with theatre companies such as All In Theatre, Clay & Diamonds, Complicite, Fevered Sleep, Rhum & Clay, Shunt,Fourth Monkey website: Tickets Draft
/ref> The Spanish Theatre Company, Theatre Re,
/ref> Theatre Témoin, and Told by an Idiot.Fourth Monkey website: Blog Post – DEVISING PROJECT WITH TOLD BY AN IDIOT #1
/ref> The company also offers a variety of short courses and intensive programmes.


The Monkey House

In September 2015, the company announced they had set up their own premises "The Monkey House" on
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near
Finsbury Park Finsbury Park is a public park in Harringay, north London, England. The park lies on the southern-most edge of the London Borough of Haringey. It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey, succeeded by the Municipal ...
, having previously taught in locations such as
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
. The Monkey House is also a London Fringe performance space, and since 2017 has annually played host to a number of shows for the
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
.


List of productions and performances

Fourth Monkey has a long history of both audience and critical reviews for their performances of established texts and company-devised projects.


2019

Camden Fringe Season 2019
Two Year Rep production * ''Valhalla'' devised by Fourth Monkey (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) Fourth Monkey's Cult Season (YOM productions) * ''Witness'' written by Mia Jerome (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''909'' written by Abi Smith (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Sannyas'' written by Mia Jerome (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) Two Year Rep – First Year Devised Show 2019 * ''RebelRebelRebelRebelRebel. Please?'' devised by Fourth Monkey in association with Rhum & Clay (The Monkey House) Fourth Monkey at The Cervantes 2019
A showcase of performed excerpts from translations of Spanish and Latin American plays. Performed in association with The Cervantes Theatre, London. * ''
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'' by
Simon Stone Simon Stone (born 19 August 1984) is an Australian film and theatre director, writer and actor. Early life Stone is Australian, but was born in Basel, Switzerland and grew up in Cambridge and Melbourne. His father, Stuart Stone, was a biochemis ...
after
Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...
(The Cervantes Theatre, London) * ''The Unwritten Law'' by Felipe Santander (The Cervantes Theatre, London) * ''
All About My Mother ''All About My Mother'' () is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Th ...
'' by Samuel Adamson after
Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...
(The Cervantes Theatre, London) * ''The Little Pony'' by Paco Bezerra (The Cervantes Theatre, London) Redemption Season (Two Year Rep Contemporary Season 2019) * '' The Love of the Nightingale'' by
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(The Monkey House) * ''
The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. It became his first ma ...
'' by
Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (;  – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (; ), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an aut ...
(The Monkey House) YOM Devised Season 2019 * ''Heroes'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) * ''An Open Mind'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) Of Land & Sea Season (Two Year Rep Classical Season 2019) * ''
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'' by
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
(The Monkey House) * ''
Pericles Pericles (; ; –429 BC) was a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed ...
'' by William Shakespeare (The Monkey House)


2018

Edinburgh & Camden Fringe Seasons 2018
Two Year Rep production: * ''The Woman and the Canvas'' was devised b
Theatre Re
in a co-production with Fourth Monkey. (
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;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
)
Reworked from their 2017 devised show ''The Woman on the Chair''.Interview with Guillaume Pigé of Theatre Re on the Fourth Monkey website
/ref> Scandal Season (YOM productions, part of the 2018 Camden Fringe) * ''Bombshells'' performed by graduates of the Year of the Monkey course (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Fatty'' performed by graduates of the Year of the Monkey course (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Kidnap!'' performed by graduates of the Year of the Monkey course (
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) Fourth Monkey at The Cervantes 2018
A showcase of performed excerpts from new translations of Spanish and Latin American plays. Performed in association with The Cervantes Theatre, London. * ''The Opera Cleaners'' by Ramón Griffero (The Cervantes Theatre, London) * ''Divine Words'' by
Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (born in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, on October 28, 1866, and died in Santiago de Compostela on January 5, 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist, and member of the Spanish Generation o ...
(The Cervantes Theatre, London) * '' When Five Years Pass'' by
Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...
(The Cervantes Theatre, London) * ''
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'' by Federico García Lorca (The Cervantes Theatre, London) Two Year Rep – First Year Devised Show 2018 * ''The War of the Worlds'' devised by Fourth Monkey in association with Rhum & Clay, adapted from the novel of the same name by
H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, hist ...
(The Monkey House) Season of War (Two Year Rep Contemporary Season 2018) * ''Widows'' by
Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942) is an Argentine-Chilean- American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American s ...
and
Tony Kushner Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Among his stage work, he is most known for ''Angels in America'', which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, as well as its subsequent acclaime ...
(The Monkey House) * ''
Ghetto A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other ...
'' by
Joshua Sobol Yehoshua Sobol, sometimes written Joshua Sobol (; born 24 August 1939), is an Israeli playwright, writer, and theatre director. Biography Yehoshua Sobol was born in Tel Mond. His mother's family fled the pogroms in Europe in 1922 and his father' ...
(The Monkey House) YOM Devised Season 2018 * ''Adrift'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) * ''Faire des Marques (Mark Making)'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) Fire & Water Season (Two Year Rep Classical Season 2018) * ''
Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...
'' by
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
(The Monkey House) * ''
The Tempest ''The Tempest'' is a Shakespeare's plays, play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, th ...
'' by William Shakespeare (The Monkey House)


2017

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Two Year Rep productions: * ''The Burial of the Rats'' devised by Fourth Monkey, adapted from Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories, the short story of the same name by Bram Stoker (
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;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Titus Andronicus'' by
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(
Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...
;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) Fourth Monkey's Women of Greece (YOM productions, part of Edinburgh & Camden Fringe Seasons 2017) * ''Medusa'' by Ezra Elia (
Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...
;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Persephone'' by Ami Sayers (
Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...
;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) * ''Pandora'' by Ami Sayers (
Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...
;
Camden Fringe The Camden Fringe is an arts festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 tic ...
) Orlando: The Queer Element * ''Orlando: The Queer Element'' devised by in association with Fourth Monkey, loosely inspired from ''Orlando: A Biography, Orlando'' by Virginia Woolf (Hanbury Hall; Knole House) Two Year Rep – First Year Devised Show 2017 * ''The Woman on the Chair'' devised by Fourth Monkey in association wit
Theatre Re
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Later reworked as their 2018 Edinburgh and Camden Fringe production ''The Woman & the Canvas''. Conflict Season(Two Year Rep Contemporary Season 2017) * ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' by Bertolt Brecht, translated by John Willett (The Monkey House) * ''3 Winters'' by Tena Štivičić (The Monkey House) YOM Devised Season 2017 * ''Goblin Market'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) * ''Refugee Blues'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) Fall of Man Season (Two Year Rep Classical Season 2017) * ''The White Devil'' by John Webster (The Monkey House) * ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare (The Monkey House)


2016

Fourth Monkey's Genesis and Revelation (Edinburgh Fringe Season 2016)
Two Year Rep productions: * ''Ascension: Part II'' by Steve Green (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''Ascension: Part I'' by Steve Green (Edinburgh Fringe) YOM productions: * ''Sodom'' by Ami Sayers (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''The Ark'' by Steve Green (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''The Whale'' by Steve Green (Edinburgh Fringe) The Russian Season (Two Year Rep Contemporary Season 2016)Fourth Monkey Website: 2016 PRODUCTIONS
/ref> * ''Plasticine'' by Vassily Sigarev, translated by Sasha Dugdale (The Monkey House) * ''Presnyakov brothers#Terrorism, Terrorism'' by Presnyakov brothers, The Presnyakov brothers, translated by Sarsha Dugdale (The Monkey House) * ''The Grain Store'' by Natalia Vorozhbit, translated by Sasha Dugdale (The Monkey House) Two Year Rep – First Year Devised Show 2016 * ''Ruckus (Part I + II)'' devised by Fourth Monkey in association with Shunt (The Monkey House) YOM Devised Season 2016 * ''Question Mark'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) * ''The Nesting Place'' devised by Fourth Monkey (The Monkey House) The Revenge Season (Two Year Rep Classical Season 2016) * ''The Winter's Tale'' by
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
(The Monkey House) * ''The Revenger's Tragedy'' by Thomas Middleton (The Monkey House)


2015

Fourth Monkey's Grimm Tales (Edinburgh Fringe Season 2015)Fourth Monkey website: 2015 PRODUCTIONS
/ref> * ''Little Red Riding Hood, Little Red Cap'' by Ami Sayers (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''Hansel & Gretel'' adapted by Toby Clarke (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''Elizabeth Báthory, The Bloody Countess'' devised by Fourth Monkey (Edinburgh Fringe) * ''Rapunzel'' adapted by Angela Gasparetto (Edinburgh Fringe) Transformation Season * ''The Odyssey'' by Hattie Naylor, adapted from the epic poem by Homer (Trinity Buoy Wharf) * ''The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other Plays, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit'' by Ray Bradbury (Trinity Buoy Wharf) Contemporary Season 2015 * ''Don Juan Comes Back From The War'' by Ödön von Horváth, in a new version by Duncan Macmillan (playwright), Duncan Macmillan (
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
) * ''The Public (play), The Public'' by
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(in association with The Spanish Theatre Company) (
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
) * ''Hellcats'' devised by Fourth Monkey in association with Told By An Idiot (
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
) Shakespeare's Comedies Season * ''As You Like It'' by
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(Trinity Buoy Wharf) * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare (Trinity Buoy Wharf) * ''Much Ado about Nothing'' by William Shakespeare (Trinity Buoy Wharf) Tamburlaine The Great * ''Tamburlaine the Great, Tamburlaine the Great: Part II'' by Christopher Marlowe (
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
) * ''Tamburlaine the Great, Tamburlaine the Great: Part I'' by Christopher Marlowe (
Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-ba ...
)


2014

Fourth Monkey Ensemble 2014/15 * ''Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man'' by Steve Green and David Ledger (tour 2014/15) Edinburgh Fringe Season 2014 * ''Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice'' by Toby Clarke, adapted from the ''Alice'' novels by Lewis Carroll (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Treasure Island'' adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
* ''
The House of Bernarda Alba ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' () is a play (theatre), play by the Spain, Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with ''Blood Wedding (play), Blood Wedding'' and ''Yerma'' as the Rural Trilogy. García Lorc ...
'' by
Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...
(Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Can't Stay Away!'' b
Mitch Mitchelson
adapted from David Posner's translation of ''The 22 Misfortunes of Harlequin'' by Carlo Goldoni (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''The Sad Story of the Sun and the Moon'' devised by Fourth Monkey (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) Greek Season * ''Rhesus (play), Rhesus'' by Euripides (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) * ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) Shizaru Season * ''The Kitchen (play), The Kitchen'' by Arnold Wesker (Jackson's Lane, London) * ''Vinegar Tom (play), Vinegar Tom'' by Caryl Churchill (Jackson's Lane, London) * ''Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman#Contents, The Iceman'' by Toby Clarke, adapted from the short story by Haruki Murakami (Jackson's Lane, London) Trinity Buoy Wharf Season 2014 * ''Our Country's Good'' by
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(Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) * ''
Yerma ''Yerma'' is a Play (theatre), play by the Spain, Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1934 and first performed that same year. García Lorca describes the play as "a Tragedy, tragic poem." The play tells the story of a c ...
'' by
Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...
(Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) * ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' by Bertolt Brecht (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) Marlowe Season * ''The Jew of Malta'' by Christopher Marlowe (in association with Told By An Idiot) (Marlowe Theatre, Marlowe Studio, Canterbury, part o
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2013

Edinburgh Fringe Season 2013 * ''The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa'' by Steve Green (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival; The Brockley Jack Studio, London 2014) * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' by Dale Wasserman, adapted from the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel), novel of the same name by Ken Kesey (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Sans Salomé'' by Toby Clarke (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) Trinity Buoy Wharf Season 2013 * ''Paradise Lost'' devised by The Fourth Monkey Ensemble, adapted from the epic Paradise Lost, poem of the same name by John Milton (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London) * ''Project Colony'' devised by The Fourth Monkey Ensemble, adapted from ''In the Penal Colony'' by Franz Kafka (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)


2012

Edinburgh Fringe Season 2012 * ''4.48 Psychosis'' by Sarah Kane (previously at George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London as part of Spring Rep Season 2012; Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man'' by Steve Green and David Ledger (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Nights at the circus'' b
Sarah-Jane Moloney
and Steve Green, adapted from the novel by Angela Carter (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''The Erpingham Camp'' by Joe Orton (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Ramón del Valle-Inclán#Plays, Divine Words'' by
Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (born in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, on October 28, 1866, and died in Santiago de Compostela on January 5, 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist, and member of the Spanish Generation o ...
(Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) * ''Minotaur'' conceived by Natalie Katsou and translated by Yannis Goumas (Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) London Spring Rep Season 2012 * ''Lord of the Flies#Stage, Lord of the Flies'' by Nigel Williams (author), Nigel Williams, adapted from the novel by William Golding (George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London) * ''The Bacchae'' by Euripides, translated by Ranjit Bolt (George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London)


2011

London Rep Season 2011 * ''Antigone (Sophocles), Antigone'' by Sophocles, translated by Ranjit Bolt (George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London) * '' The Love of the Nightingale'' by
Timberlake Wertenbaker Timberlake Wertenbaker is a British-based playwright, screenplay writer, and translator who has written plays for the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and others. She has been described in ''The Washington Post'' as "the doyenne of po ...
(George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London) * ''The Threepenny Opera'' by Bertolt Brecht (George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London)


2010

* ''A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, A Clockwork Orange'' by Anthony Burgess (George Eugeniou#Theatro Technis, Theatro Technis, London; Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Croydon Clocktower 2011)


Awards


References


External links


Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company websiteInterview by WestEndWilma with Steve Green about Fourth Monkey's production of ''The Woman and The Canvas''

Interview by Spotlight with Steve Green about "Alternative Training With Fourth Monkey"

Article by Susan Elkin on Fourth MonkeyArticle by Ink Pellet Magazine on Fourth Monkey and The Monkey HouseGoldsmith's University Student's Magazine Q&A with Steve Green on his 2014/15 production of ''The Elephant Man''Article by Susan Elkin for The Stage "Training providers should ape Fourth Monkey's innovative approach"Guest blog by Steve Green for A Younger Theatre on "the joy of the rehearsal rooms"Extended interview by BroadwayBaby with Steve Green on Fourth Monkey's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe SeasonInterview with Fourth Monkey's Charleen QwayeArticle by Susan Elkin for The Stage "Fourth Monkey business"Audio interview with Steve Green on Fourth Monkey's 2013 Edinburgh Fringe SeasonAudio interview by TheatreVoice with artistic director Steve Green and performers Lauren Young, Abbey Gorton and Euan Forsyth, about Fourth Monkey's production of ''Project Colony''Article by A Younger Theatre, featuring interviews with artistic director Steve Green and production co-directors Hamish MacDougall and James Yeatman on Fourth Monkey's production of ''Project Colony'' site-specific theatreInterview by Run Riot with Steven Green on Fourth Monkey's production of ''Project Colony'', and Franz KafkaInterview by This Week London with Steve Green and director Hamish MacDougall on Fourth Monkey's production of ''Project Colony''Interview by A Younger Theatre with Steve GreenInterview by The New Current with Steve Green on Fourth Monkey's production of ''4.48 Psychosis''Article by A Younger Theatre on "Training with the text" at Fourth Monkey, featuring interviews with actress Georgia Kerr and director Hamish MacDougall
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