Monkeywood Theatre

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 [...]

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 [...]

The new production of Maine Road tours from The Lowry on Fri 12, Thu 18, Fri 19 & Sat 20 March 2010 to:
Sat 10 April, 7.30pm – Action Transport Theatre
Whitby Hall, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. CH65 9AE
0151 357 2120
www.actiontransporttheatre.org
Sat 24 April, 7.30pm – Saltburn Community Theatre
Albion Terrace, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 1JW
01287 [...]

 
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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Read what the critics say…
Manchester Evening News – 4 stars
Stretford & Urmston Messenger – 4 stars
Public reviews
Metro
Whatsonstage

Thomas Aldersley (Clive)
Thomas graduated from The Arden School of Theatre in 2004. His most recent theatre credit is Danny the Champion of the World at The Bolton Octagon, directed by Mark Babych. He wrote and appeared in a number of plays for Sheep Town Theatre Company including The Diversification of Veg Boy, which formed [...]

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