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An Eclipse Theatre and Sheffield Theatres Co-production
ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW
By Don Evans
European première
‘That’s what comes from listening to white folks!!!’
‘Poor folks, baby! I’ve been listening to poor folks!!!’
The Harrisons are the most respected middle-class Black family in Philadelphia.
However, the arrival of their young niece and her new ideas from the rural South, turns their polite, Christian, suburban life on its head.
The Cosby Show meets Restoration Comedy in this hilariously outrageous play about how hard we try to hide who we really are.
This co-production between the critically acclaimed Eclipse Theatre and Sheffield Theatres marks the European première of Don Evans’ lost American classic, and the first time the two companies have co-produced since Eclipse Theatre became resident at Sheffield Theatres.
Director Dawn Walton; Designer Libby Watson; Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers; Sound Designer Emma Laxton
Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
Sat 10 – Sat 24 September
Box Office 0114 249 6000
sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Press night: Thursday 15 September
National Tour
| Date | Venue |
| 30 September – 1 October 2011 | Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatre.com |
| 4 – 8 October 2011
|
Albany theatre, London
Box Office 020 8692 4446 thealbany.org.uk |
| 18 & 19 October 2011 | Ipswich New Wolsey
Box Office 01473 295 900 |
| 21 & 22 October | Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Box Office 0208 688 9291 fairfield.co.uk |
| 25 & 26 October 2011 | Contact Theatre, Manchester
Box Office 0161 274 0600 contactmcr.com |
| 1 – 5 November 2011 | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Box Office 0113 213 7700 |
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