Orpheus revival in Vienna

Spymonkey’s smash hit operetta is back, running at the Volksoper Vienna for the following performances: 6th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 24th, 28th September 2023 1st, 3rd, 8th, 13th October 2023 “A triumph of comedy. Simply brilliant.” Wiener Zeitung “Spymonkey’s directing team Toby Park & Aitor Basauri have proved themselves, turbo-charging this

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Time Out review

★★★★ Joyously out there kids’ show about a group of bickering hair follicles from stage comedy legends Spymonkey With ‘Hairy’, veteran theatre comedy troupe Spymonkey sets its sights on kids’ theatre for the first time – and the results are absolute chaos, a world away from the cosy predictability and

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Reviews for Hairy

★★★★“…one of the most ingenious kids’ shows around right now…you’d be mad to miss it” The Stage ★★★★“Lively, bold and energetic, Hairy is the perfect family show.” LouReviews ★★★★“This extraordinary, exhilarating and joyously ridiculous show from Spymonkey shouts to the rooftops about Polka’s principles of equality, inclusion, diversity, and offering children the

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Stage review

★★★★ “One of the most ingenious kids’ shows around” Jasmine Chiu, Katie Grace, Matthew Faucher and John-Luke Roberts (front) in Hairy at Polka Theatre, London. Photo: Steve Gregson The company is famed for physical theatre but, here, Spymonkey’s trademark style plays a supporting role to the hair madness. No bother,

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Everywhere Theatre review

Review: Hairy, Polka Theatre Author: Mary Pollard in Family, Fringe Theatre, Reviews 10 July 2023 FOUR STARS – Excellent A wonderful, wild adventure of personal (hair) growth, that will leave the whole family happily washed, brushed and beaming The Polka Theatre is routinely fabulous, offering a beautifully varied range of

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Hairy video

Gonna Get Hairy song by Neil Filby, Toby Park & Noah Park-Roesel Polka Theatre Wimbledon – 1st July-20th August BOOK HERE Worthing Pavilion – 24-28 August BOOK HERE

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Hairy previews

Spymonkey’s first ever show for children opens in London! Laugh-out-loud comedy for Hairies aged 6-12 years and their families. Meet Hairnry. He’s a follicle, and one of the five million hair cells that grow on a human body. On his first day Hairnry arrives at Hair Control Centre with big

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Orpheus production images

All images © Barbara Pálffy/Volksoper Wien Conductor Tobias Wögerer Stage direction Spymonkey – Aitor Basauri & Toby Park Stage and costume design Julian Crouch Choreography Gail Skrela Video Joshua Higgason Lighting design Tim van’t Hof Choir director Roger Díaz-Cajamarca ENSEMBLE Eurydike Hedwig Ritter Öffentliche Meinung Ruth Brauer-Kvam Pluto (Aristeus) Timothy

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ORPHEUS reviews

More rave reviews of Spymonkey’s directorial triumph at the Vienna Volksoper. It’s a sell-out smash hit! “The Volksoper succeeds in a triumph of comedy: this is how you play operetta! Racy, dust-free, modern and colourful – grandiose entertainment theatre of the highest level. Pure joy!” Wiener Zeitung, 23.1.2023 “The British

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