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Bless
Design Toby Park
spymonkey

Theatre, Physical/visual theatre, Comedy

SIZE OF COMPANY
7–8 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Joint Artistic Directors
Toby Park
Aitor Basauri
Petra Massey

Company Administrator
Lisa Wolfe

ARTISTIC POLICY
Spymonkey makes physical, comedic theatre that engages, challenges and entertains audiences. A huge international following has been built on its exuberant mix of superior physical skills, spirited dialogue and brilliant visual impact. Combining the formality of British traditional theatre with a European approach to clowning and stage anarchy, its shows are full-on, fast-paced and hilarious.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'A carefully crafted brand of lunacy. Made me laugh so much my throat hurt.' The Times (Cooped)

'Utterly infectious... a perfectly paced hybrid of The Pink Panther and Psycho.' The Independent (Cooped)

'Sophisticated, genre-conscious yet wildly unpredictable, constantly inventive.' The Scotsman (Cooped)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
Cooped Newly extended version. A deliciously demented take on the pulp gothic novella. Beautiful, fawn-like, swinging, but a hostage to love, Laura knew the first day she met her new employer that life – and love – would never be the same again… And her an orphan! Directed by Cal McCrystal. (84 mins plus interval, 4 on stage, 7 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Bless A miraculously divine comedy about the goodness of mankind. Some of the goodness has been exaggerated; some of it is purely accidental. In a series of daring and colourful vignettes, Spymonkey bring its bright humour to the stories of the saints, spanning time, geography and theatrical invention. (70 mins, 4–5 on stage, numbers on the road tbc)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Spymonkey offers a range of workshops, residencies and post-show talks.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005–06 Switzerland, Canada, Greece, Australia (Cooped)
2003–05 USA (Zumanity for Cirque du Soleil)
2002 Switzerland, Hungary, Finland (Cooped), Romania, Taiwan, Greece, France, Canada, Czech Republic (Stiff)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Cooped from April 2007.
Bless details on request.