“Year of the monkey is unique. It offers immediate performance experience on the professional stage, combined with immersive, thorough and liberating training. The year of the monkey, is a fundamental year in any young actor's career.”

Kerrie Mailey - Casting Director

Fire: Rehearsal and Performance

The Fourth Monkey Rep Company of 54 actors will rehearse 6 plays in repertory during September/October and February/March repectively, under the Direction of 6 professional Directors for the delivery of the production seasons at the wonderful and atmospheric Theatro Technis, Camden.  The run will encompass 9 performances of each piece. In total, 27 performances per season.

All 54 members will perform in two of the three pieces and as with true rep theatre, will play a minimum of one 'leading role' within the production season.

Rehearsals will take place weekdays and/or weekends (dependent on production schedules) throughout the alloted rehearsal schedule.

 The Plays:

All pieces will be selected based on the principles of Fourth Monkey. To enable bold, visceral production values as well as strong ensemble playing.

The Company will then embark on a second rep season, for performance at the largest arts festival in the world-namely the Edinburgh Festival in August 2013!

Rehearsing throughout June and July in repertory the company will then relocate to Edinburgh for the duration of the festival in August.

Under the production guidance of a large and experienced team of festival going professionals, with a track record of sell-out Edinburgh shows the company will perform in excess of 80 performances throughout the festival in one of the most significant Edinburgh venues; TheSpaceUK.

Staying in central accommodation within the city, the company will enjoy the full festival experience from opening parade to closing night.

As with the London run, all 54 members will perform in two of the three pieces and as with true rep theatre, will play a minimum of one 'leading role' within the production season.

Rehearsals will take place weekdays and/or weekends (dependent on production schedules) from early June, to early August.

Produced by Fourth Monkey’s Artistic Director, Steven Green the productions themselves will be directed by 6 up and coming directors.

Again all three plays will be designed by established and critically acclaimed designers Eleanor Field (trained at RADA)  and Joshua Carr (trained at RADA).

In addition to this, a specialised theatrical marketing company, to gain optimum press coverage and reviews for the project, will market the season and producer affiliates will look to cement transfers of the productions back to London following the festival season.

The Plays:

These productions are under discussion at time of going to print and are to be confirmed.