The Monkeywood press wagon wheels have been rolling in time for the 24:7 Theatre festival.It’s been hard to keep us all quiet, if it’s not twitter, it’s facebook, or the newspapers. Keep an eye out for the reviews of Maine Road as we get them…
Dan talks to Warrington Guardian
Sarah talks to Sale Messenger
Francesca talks [...]
We’re delighted with how fantastically supportive MCFC have been of Monkeywood and our production of Maine Road. A month or so ago, local lad and player for the Blues, Nedum Onuaha, met up with us at Maine Road in Moss Side to talk to Sarah about her inspiration for the play and what Maine [...]
Maine Road will be broadcast live as the afternoon play on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 15 January 2010 at 2.15pm, 2 months in advance of the theatre tour beginning at The Lowry. Sarah McDonald Hughes had a radio script commissioned of the play which was recorded at the end of last year. Not only [...]
Drama Student Magazine 3 February 2010
Whatsonstage Preview 29 Jan 2010
Developments by 24:7 Alumni
5 reasons to see Maine Road with whatsonstage March 2010
BBC Radio Manchester’s Becky Want’s interview with Sarah and Dan on Tue 9 March (at 1.21.32)
Manchester City FC website’s preview of Maine Road
MCFC website’s news item
Dig Yorkshire
Saltburn Gazette
Chester Chronicle
Reviews…
Public Reviews 4 stars
whatsonstage 4 [...]
What are your memories of Maine Road? Did you spend every home game in the Kippax Stand? Did you mind people’s cars to make some extra money? Were you at the last ever match in May 2003?
Maine Road is a play that will evoke fond memories for fans of Manchester City and we’d like to [...]
Read what the critics say…
Manchester Evening News – 4 stars
Stretford & Urmston Messenger – 4 stars
Public reviews
Metro
Whatsonstage
Maine Road by Sarah McDonald Hughes
at Pure: Funktion as part of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, Mon 20 – Sat 25 July 2009
All images with kind permission and copyright of Miriam Ainsworth
Monkeywood have had some fantastic news this week! Not only have we been granted funding for the Maine Road tour through the Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts initiative, but we have sold out 3 nights at The Lowry so have had to add TWO extra dates!
The Maine Road tour 2010 now kicks off [...]
Manchester Theatre Company’s tour kicks off at The Lowry…
Monkeywood Theatre present
Maine Road
By Sarah McDonald Hughes
Directed by Martin Gibbons
The Lowry, Salford Quays
Fri 12, Thu 18, Fri 19 & Sat 20 March 2010
Press night Fri 12 March at 8pm
Manchester-based Monkeywood Theatre have it all to play for as the 2010 tour of Maine Road [...]
Monkeywood Theatre produced Maine Road, a play written by co-founder Sarah McDonald Hughes. The play, shortlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2009, the most prestigious radio drama prize in the country, was premiered at the 2009 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester.
Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone…
Leo loves football. Loves City. Saturdays mean [...]
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