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• Once in a House on Fire Feedback

  We have been overwhelmed by the positive response that Once in a House on Fire has received from the audiences who attended. If you came to any of the performances at The Lowry over the past week, or if you will be attending on Monday 11 April, then please email us at info@monkeywoodtheatre.co.uk, or tweet [...]

• Once in a House on Fire 2012 Tour

  Following last year’s sell-out success and the recent Manchester Theatre Award nominations for Best New Play and Best Studio Performance, Monkeywood will be touring Once in a House on Fire again from April – June 2012 to the following venues: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, Wednesday 18 April at 8pm 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk £10 Action Transport [...]

• We are Family

  Monkeywood are thrilled to have had the support of Andrea Ashworth, her family and Women’s Worldwide Web, during the development of the script of Once in a House on Fire, based on Andrea’s original memoir. On Sunday 31st October, we were honoured to welcome Andrea’s sister, Sarah, and niece, Hannah, at our rehearsals for the [...]

• Once in a House on Fire

  September 2010 Monkeywood can now reveal details about our new project, developed with The Lowry Studio, supported by Arts Council England and funded through grants for the arts. Once in a House on Fire is a compelling Mancunian story set across South Manchester during the 1970s and 80s. Based on the autobiographical novel by Andrea [...]

• Once in a House on Fire Press Release

  Press information…Press information…. Monkeywood bring bestselling memoir to life… Monkeywood Theatre developed with The Lowry Studio Once in a House on Fire By Sarah McDonald Hughes Directed by Martin Gibbons The Lowry, Salford Quays Thu 31 March – Sat 2 April 2011 at 8pm and extra date added in The Quays Theatre, Mon 11 April [...]

• Once in a House on Fire R & D Cast

  Thanks to our wonderful cast who have not only performed in the Rehearsed Readings of Once in a House on Fire‘s first draft, but collaborated to help develop the script. Playing various characters were: Rachel Austin: After leaving Drama School Rachel has remained pro-active working consistently in Manchester theatre. Born and bred in Leigh, Lancashire, [...]

• Andrea Ashworth

  Andrea Ashworth was born in Manchester in 1969. She is an academic, journalist, and author of the internationally bestselling memoir Once in a House on Fire (Picador 1998), her first book. “I’m thrilled that Once in a House on Fire is being brought to life on the stage through the fabulous Monkeywood Theatre, and immensely [...]

• Research & Development

  On Tuesday 19 October 2010 Monkeywood produced a Script in Hand performance of Once in a House on Fire at The Lowry for an invited audience, as a culmination of a two month-long research and development period. Monkeywood and their associate writer Sarah McDonald Hughes have worked collaboratively with actors, a director, a video artists and young [...]

• Why Once in a House on Fire?

  Once in a House on Fire with Monkeywood Theatre from Jordan Ahmadzadeh on Vimeo. Watch here for when The Lowry spoke to Sarah and Francesca to find out more about the story of Once in a House on Fire and what inspired Monkeywood to base a play on the bestselling memoir. Monkeywood’s Artistic Directors Francesca [...]

• Once in a House on Fire Trailer

  Monkeywood Theatre – Research & Development from Epok Motion Statik on Vimeo. ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE TOURING Once in a House on Fire will première at The Lowry from 31 March – 2 April 2011. Following this will be a national tour. Above is a short film detailing the journey of the project, [...]