Haunted Shadows
Edith Nesbit revisits the darkness of her own past by telling three Gothic tales. Better known for her children's books, she was also a prolific writer of ghost and horror stories. The Shadow, The Pavilion and a rediscovered tale, A Strange Experience, are dramatized in this chilling one-woman show.
The Notorious Mrs Ebbmith" written by Arthur Wing Pinero, adpated for audio by Claire Louise Amias and directed by Pradeep Jey. This is A Monkey With Cymbals' first audio drama, which was recorded remotely in January 2021. The project is sponsored by Aspire Leadership and is a fundraiser in aid of the charity, Refuge.
The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith
The Shape of Things
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A Monkey With Cymbals
Memory of the Other
Oranges & Ink
The Masks of Aphra Behn
Woman Behind Glass
An Offie Award nominated play about the friendship between Nell Gwyn and Aphra Behn. A follow up to our earlier one woman show.
An Offie Award nominated and critically acclaimed one woman show about the first ever female playwright's time as a spy in the Dutch wars, performed in the Women and War season at the So & So Arts Club in July 2016 and on tour in 2017.
A new play by Claire Louise Amias, directed by Pradeep Jey.
Beatrice and Peter move in with the latter's mother, Dorothy, when she is diagnosed with dementia. It is an unkempt gothic house, full of secrets and old memories, which are slowly disappearing as Dorothy loses her grasp on cognitive abilities.