Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company
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| Formation | 2010 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Actor Training, Ensemble Theatre, Repertory Theatre |
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Artistic director(s) | Steve Green (Founder) |
| Website | http://www.fourthmonkey.co.uk/ |
Fourth Monkey Theatre Company is both a repertory theatre company and an actor training provider for young actors.
UK-based Fourth Monkey provides an alternative[1] to traditional conservatoire training or drama school. In addition to receiving training in London, Fourth Monkey's actors travel and perform throughout the UK and overseas in a repertory style.
In September 2015 the company announced they had set up their own premises "The Monkey House" in Seven Sisters Road near Finsbury Park where they plan to stay permanently, having previously taught in locations such as Jacksons Lane.[2]
Background
Fourth Monkey (the name is a variation on the three wise monkeys pictorial maxim) was began by Steven Green, the company's Artistic Director. His intention was to create a hands-on alternative to drama school training.[3] Initially only a one-year course (“The Year of the Monkey”) was offered. A two-year course is now also offered (“Two Year Rep”) . The Fourth Monkey Ensemble is the professional touring arm of the company. Born out of the training programme, this will (from 2014) deliver original, physical theatre nationally and internationally.
Currently, the company consists of over 100 students, split equally between the one-year “Year of the Monkey” course, and the “Two Year Rep” course.[4] Two full scholarships are being offered in partnership with The Stage.[5]
List of productions and performances
Fourth Monkey has a long history of both audience and critical reviews for their [6] performances of established texts and company-devised projects. Notable recent performances include those of the Marlowe450 season.[7] A full list is:
2014
- The Elephant Man (touring)
- Alice (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Treasure Island (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- The House of Bernard Alba (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Can't Stay Away (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- The Sad Story of the Sun and the Moon (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Rhesus (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- Lysistrata (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- The Kitchen[8][9] (Jackson's Lane, London)
- Vinegar Tom[10] (Jackson's Lane, London)
- The Iceman[11] (Jackson's Lane, London)
- Yerma (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- Our Country's Good (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- The Good Person of Szechwan (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- Faustus[12][13] (Marlowe Studio, Canterbury, part of Marlowe450)
- The Massacre At Paris[14][15] (Canterbury Cathedral crypt, part of Marlowe450)
- The Jew Of Malta[16] (Marlowe Studio, Canterbury, part of Marlowe450)
2013
- The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa[17][18][19][20] (Edinburgh Fringe Festival; The Brockley Jack Studio, London 2014)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest [21][22][23] (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Sans Salomé[24][25][26] (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Paradise Lost[27][28][29][30] (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
- Project Colony (Trinity Buoy Wharf, London)
2012
- 4.48 Psychosis (Theatro Technis, London; Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Elephant Man (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Nights at the Circus (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- The Erpingham Camp (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Divine Words (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Minotaur (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- Lord of the Flies (Theatro Technis, London)
- The Bacchae (Theatro Technis, London)
2011
- Antigone[31] (Theatro Technis, London)
- The Love of the Nightingale (Theatro Technis, London)
- The Threepenny Opera[32] (Theatro Technis, London)
2010
- A Clockwork Orange (Theatro Technis, London; Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Croydon Clocktower 2011)
Awards
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Production | Result |
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| 2015 | The Stage | School of the Year | Fourth Monkey | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Off West End Awards | Best Male Actor | Daniel Chrisostomou | The Elephant Man | Nominated |
| 2015 | Off West End Awards | Best Production | Fourth Monkey Ensemble | The Elephant Man | Nominated |
| 2014 | Edinburgh Fringe | Sell Out Show | Fourth Monkey Two Year Rep | Alice | Won |
| 2014 | Off West End Awards | Best Costume Designer | Zahra Mansouri | The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa | Nominated |
| 2014 | Off West End Awards | Best Ensemble | Fourth Monkey | The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa | Nominated |
| 2012 | Off West End Awards | Best Lighting Designer | Pablo Baz | 4.48 Psychosis | Nominated |
| 2012 | Amnesty International | Freedom of Expression Award | Fourth Monkey | The Elephant Man | Nominated |
| 2012 | Edinburgh Fringe | Sell Out Show | Fourth Monkey | 4.48 Psychosis | Won |
| 2010 | Edinburgh Fringe | Sell Out Show | Fourth Monkey | A Clockwork Orange | Won |
Notes
- ^ https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/scholarships/2014/stage-scholarships-2014-fourth-monkey-theatre-company/
- ^ http://www.fourthmonkey.co.uk/monkey-house/
- ^ Susan Elkin, “Hands-On Experience”. The Stage, 3 April 2014, p 13
- ^ Susan Elkin, “Hands-On Experience”. The Stage, 3 April 2014, p 13
- ^ http://www.thestage.co.uk/columns/scholarships/2014/02/stage-scholarships-2014-fourth-monkey-theatre-company/ The Stage Scholarships 2014: Fourth Monkey Theatre Company
- ^ http://fourthmonkey.co.uk/press/archive/ Fourth Monkey press archive
- ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Marlowe-Theatre-Celebrates-Birth-of-Namesake-with-Marlowe450-20140205#.U4TGm3UU9fE Marlowe Theatre Celebrates Birth of Namesake with Marlowe450, Boardway World
- ^ http://everything-theatre.co.uk/2014/05/the-kitchen-jacksons-lane-theatre-review.html
- ^ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=11004
- ^ http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-the-ice-man-vinegar-tom-jacksons-lane-fourth-monkey-theatre/
- ^ http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-the-ice-man-vinegar-tom-jacksons-lane-fourth-monkey-theatre/
- ^ http://www.inquirelive.co.uk/culture/article-5942/marlowe-450-series-faustus-review/ Marlowe450 Review: Faustus
- ^ http://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/reviews/review.php?reviewsID=1079 Faustus review
- ^ http://www.whatsonstage.com/canterbury-theatre/reviews/03-2014/the-massacre-at-paris-canterbury-cathedral_33990.html The Massacre At Paris (Canterbury Cathedral) – Reviews
- ^ http://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/reviews/review.php?reviewsID=1083 The Massacre At Paris
- ^ http://www.whatsonstage.com/canterbury-theatre/reviews/04-2014/the-jew-of-malta_34022.html The Jew Of Malta
- ^ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=10082 Review of The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa
- ^ http://www.threeweeks.co.uk/article/ed2013-theatre-review-the-peculiar-tale-of-pablo-picasso-and-the-mona-lisa-fourth-monkey/ ED2013 Theatre Review: The Peculiar Tale Of Pablo Picasso And The Mona Lisa (Fourth Monkey)
- ^ http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/blog/2013/08/07/theatre-review-the-peculiar-tale-of-pablo-picasso-and-the-mona-lisa/ Theatre review: The Peculiar Tale Of Pablo Picasso and the Mona Lisa
- ^ http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/39571/the-peculiar-tale-of-pablo-picasso-and-the The Peculiar Tale of Pablo Picasso And The Mona Lisa
- ^ http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/one-flew-over-t-thespace-on-nid-9329 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- ^ http://www.fringeguru.com/reviews/edinburgh-2013/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.html One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- ^ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=10148 Review of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
- ^ http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/blog/2013/08/24/theatre-review-sans-salome/ Theatre review: Sans Salomé
- ^ http://www.broadwaybaby.com/shows/sans-salom/32505 Sans Salomé
- ^ http://www.fringereview.co.uk/fringeReview/5623.html Edinburgh Fringe 2013: Sans Salomé
- ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/BWW-Reviews-PARADISE-LOST-Trinity-Buoy-Wharf-May-31-2013-20130601?PageSpeed=noscript#.U4TEYnUU9fE BWW Reviews: PARADISE LOST, Trinity Buoy Wharf, May 31, 2013
- ^ http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/38623/paradise-lost Paradise Lost review
- ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/paradise-lost-1 Paradise Lost review, Time Out
- ^ http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/06-2013/paradise-lost_30928.html Paradise Lost review, What's On Stage
- ^ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=7648 Review of Antigone
- ^ http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=7665 Review of The Threepenny Opera