Monkeywood Theatre

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• Monkeywood Production History

  Monkeywood are Martin Gibbons, Sarah McDonald Hughes and Francesca Waite.
  Monkeywood were formed in 2003 and have been producing plays in Manchester to great acclaim ever since.
  Maine Road by Sarah McDonald Hughes
  July 2009: Directed by Martin Gibbons. Receiving 4 star reviews when it premiered at Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival. Whatsonstage summed it up with 4 stars [...]