This world premiere, which opens at The Lowry on Thu 31 March for a 3 day run in the Studio, has already sold out and an extra date has been added on Mon 11 April in the Quays Theatre by public demand. Book here now and catch it before it embarks on a national tour….
Thu 31 March – Sat 2 April – SOLD OUT, RETURNS ONLY!
Mon 11 April – Tickets available in the Quays Theatre!
Thanks to the lovely Whatsonstage.com/northwest for publishing a fab Q& A with Once in a House on Fire writer Sarah McDonald Hughes!
Sarah’s fantastic The Tower, which was commissioned and produced by Paines Plough & The Royal Exchange for their Come to Where I’m From project, is now live as a podcast on the Paines Plough website. It was originally performed by Sarah at The Studio, Royal Exchange, Manchester on 3 November 2010.
Click here to hear it!
Monkeywood – Last Orders from Epok Motion Statik on Vimeo.
If you didn’t get to see Last Orders live, then here’s a taste of what you missed. Thanks to Doug Saunders for another quality recording.
A recording of Last Orders by Monkeywood Theatre at Jabez Clegg on Thursday 27 January 2011
As part of The Library Theatre’s Re:Play Festival 2011 at Contact
Thanks to Doug Saunders dougsaunders@hotmail.co.uk
“Beautifully written to celebrate and emphasise the Northern voice using easily accessible and recognisable dialect; Last Orders effortless captures the excitement of a night out – that final push in to adulthood and the emotions that can be brought to the surface when seeing an old flame.”
“It’s a testament to the quality of the writing and the credibility of the characters that when this short piece ends, you’re left wanting to hear more.”
“The earthy comedy of Last Orders and the dilemma that’s created left the audience longing to see a follow up – Next Orders anyone?”
5 reasons to see Last Orders
Monkeywood will be reviving Last Orders – A modern, old fashioned love story set in a Manchester pub, from next Wednesday 26 – Thursday 27 January at The Contact, Manchester. Tickets are limited, but they’re on sale now and for £4 a pop you’d be mad to miss out!
For your chance to see Last Orders, tickets can be purchased from the Contact website. Audience members should arrive at The Contact (directions here) half an hour before the performance begins, to be taken to the secret location.
Listen here to an interview with one of Monkeywood’s Artistic Directors, Francesca, and Last Orders actor, Ted Holden, with Becky Want on BBC Radio Manchester, talking about the play.
Last Orders by Sarah McDonald Hughes, was originally commissioned by the Royal Exchange for their PUB season in 2009, where the Exchange turned their studio into a working pub. It played for one sell out night, but has been revamped for The Library Theatre’s Re:Play Festival 2011. This time the play will actually be set in a real pub, the whereabouts of which will remain a mystery until the first night of the performance.
Last Orders
Robbie is out on his last night of freedom. Michelle is out on her last night in Manchester. Ten years ago they missed their moment – will they let it pass them by again? Last Orders is a play about new starts, last chances and near misses.
JOB: Set Designer FEE: £1000
CLOSING DATE: 19th January 2011 START: Immediately
Monkeywood Theatre are looking for a SET DESIGNER to work with us on our new play Once in a House on Fire.
The project is currently in development with support from The Lowry Studio and we are booking a national tour which opens at The Lowry on the 31st March 2011.
We have a total fee of £1000 for the set design and you will be required to work within a relatively low budget to create the set. The play is based in Manchester in the 1970s and 1980s, incorporating numerous locations, and we are looking for creative and innovative ideas.
About Monkeywood Theatre
Monkeywood Theatre has been earning a reputation for producing ambitious, innovative and accessible theatre since 2003. Our recent Arts Council funded tour of Maine Road was highly acclaimed, including unanimous 4* reviews and sell out performances. Previous work includes Last Orders at the Royal Exchange as part of their sell-out PUB season in December 2009; and A Song for the Lovers, produced at The Lowry in 2008, gaining 5* reviews and named as one of What’s On Stage’s top productions of 2008.
“Monkeywood is one of the most exciting young theatre companies to come out of Manchester in the last 7 years.” Ian Tabbron, Head of Theatre, Arts Council England North West
About Once in a House on Fire
Once in a House on Fire is based on the bestselling memoir by Andrea Ashworth and has been developed collaboratively by the company and our associate writer Sarah McDonald Hughes. It is a compelling, inspiring, vibrant, truthful and moving story of sisters, survival and growing up. Sarah’s writing credits include work for BBC Radio 4, Paines Plough, Action Transport & Royal Exchange.
If you are interested in this role then please email your CV to info@monkeywoodtheatre.co.uk by Wednesday 19th January 2011. We will contact successful candidates after this time.
2010 has been a busy and exciting year for Monkeywood with our Arts Council funded national tour of Maine Road in Spring and, more recently, our development of Once in a House on Fire in association with The Lowry Studio, also funded by the Arts Council.
2011 is already set to be another important year for us, beginning with Last Orders at the Library Theatre’s re:play festival at the Contact in January. The show is site-specific and will take place at Jabez Clegg on Wed 26 and Thur 27 January 2011. This is another opportunity to see this perfectly pint-sized piece of theatre that sold out at the Royal Exchange last year. Take your drink in, pull up a bar stool and wonder what happened to the one that got away!
http://www.librarytheatre.com/event/last-orders
This will be followed by two national tours in Spring and Autumn of Once in a House on Fire, beginning at The Lowry on Thur 31 March 2011. The play is based on the bestselling memoir by Andrea Ashworth and has been developed collaboratively by the company. It’s a compelling Mancunian story about growing up in South Manchester in the 1970s and 80s.
http://www.thelowry.com/event/once-in-a-house-on-fire
For more information about all of these projects keep checking the website or you can also follow us on twitter @monkeywood and ‘like’ us on facebook at Monkeywood Theatre.
Thanks so much for your support in 2010 – hope to see you again in the New Year!
All good wishes
Francesca, Martin & Sarah
Monkeywood Theatre
Monkeywood Theatre – ‘Once in a House on Fire’ 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, which includes information about the research and development process we undertook to reach the first draft of the script, footage of workshops that we undertook in Xaverian 6th Form College, short scenes from the script in hand performance at The Lowry in October 2010 and the audience feedback that followed.
With thanks to Doug Saunders (dougsaunders@hotmail.co.uk) for video production. The video features Monkeywood Theatre with actors involved in the R & D process, Rachel Austin and Ted Holden.
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