Fourth Monkey Launch Their Year Of The Monkey Combined Performance And Training Project

London (I-Newswire) August 4, 2011 - Critically acclaimed Theatre Company Fourth Monkey’s Year of the Monkey project is a contemporary Rep Theatre Company and training programme with a difference.

Comprising of a company of 27 actors, Fourth Monkey launches it’s first rep season with productions of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s ‘The Love of the Nightingale’, Brecht’s ‘The Threepenny Opera’ and Sophocles ‘Antigone’. Directed by a team of established directors (Chris Hislop, Hannah Kaye and Natalie Katsou) and Produced by Fourth Monkey. The productions perform in rep from 5th-23rd October at Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, Camden, NW1 1TT. A second season of three plays also goes in to production in the New Year for a run at the same venue between 29th February- 18th March 2012.

Casting Director Kerrie Mailey said of the project; “Year of the Monkey is unique. It offers immediate performance experience on the professional stage, combined with immersive, thorough and liberating training.”

Incorporating training in the following: Bikram Yoga, Alexander Technique, Voice, Accent Work, Laban, Stage Combat, Solo and Group Singing, Movement, Short Film project, Shakespeare, Clown, Drama School Audition Prep, Casting Director workshops and Industry Q & A’s and more… with the year-long project concluding at the Edinburgh Festival 2012 with another season of plays in which the company will present a total of 6 new pieces, again in repertory.

This original project offers the actor the opportunity to perform whilst also undertaking a training and career development programme.

Whether a gap year between education establishments or as a year-long, extended learning and development course once in the industry, the Year of the Monkey provides the young actor with a unique and specially tailored training opportunity with a difference.

The first season of plays launches a year of exciting and evocative productions with further productions to follow.

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For further information on this release, please contact:

Steve Green
Artistic Director
Fourth Monkey Theatre Company

press@fourthmonkey.co.uk
office@fourthmonkey.co.uk

About Fourth Monkey:
Fourth Monkey Theatre Company are theatre production and training company delivering critically acclaimed work and industry based training in London, UK.
The Year of the Monkey project combines both training and performance opportunities for actors both prior to and following formal drama school training as a means of developing their experience and standing within the industry.

Company Contact Information
Fourth Monkey
Steven Green
31a Hillfield Park
Muswell Hill
N10 3QT
Phone : 07956891977