Aitor & Toby interview and preview video
Spymonkey ADs Toby and Aitor introduce their new production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at the Volksoper Vienna.
March 26, 2026
Spymonkey ADs Toby and Aitor introduce their new production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at the Volksoper Vienna.
Apocalypse Wow: Spymonkey ride out as the New Horse-people of the Apocalypse Dinosaurs in Space: touring show for children & families C’mon Tiger: an absurd musical comedy about grief, big cats and way too much egg They’re back. In celebration of 30 years of Spymonkey’s fearless cavorting to the uproarious
Just finished a glorious week of development on our new operatic adventure at the Volksoper Vienna, our adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. We start rehearsals proper end of January. Amazing team. So exciting. What. Larks. Pictured: Lucy Hopkins, Katharina Pizzera, Olivia Plätzer, Petra Massey, Tim Fallon, Marcel
Our co-Artistic Director Aitor Basauri has been directing this show with Finnish mime and actor Marc Gassot since before lockdown. It finally opens in Helsinki tonight! More about the show on the Finnish National Theatre website.
We’re headed to Vienna for rehearsals of our box-office smash operetta! This will be the third revival of the award-winning production. Full details of performances on the Volksoper website Pictures, videos and reviews on our Orpheus show page 2025 performance dates: 6th Feb, 16th Feb, 21st Feb, 7th March, 11th
See behind the scenes from rehearsals of Insidious: The Further You Fear. More information and book tickets for the 2025 North America Tour
Insidious rehearsals are underway in New York… ON BROADWAY! (finally doing a Broadway show, even if that’s just where we’ve been rehearsing). Here’s a peak at what we’ve been up to. Pics by Ethan Lindhout. Full details about the show on the Insidious show page.
Brighton holds a special place in our hearts—it’s where Spymonkey began and has it’s official home. After a few years away, we’re excited to return to the city and offer a 5-day Introduction to Spymonkey Clown workshop to a new generation of clowns and performers. Whether you’re from Brighton or just
After keeping this under our hats for nearly a year, today we are announcing our next major Spymonkey production. INSIDIOUS – THE FURTHER YOU FEAR is a live immersive horror experience based on the hit horror film franchise, Insidious. Moving thrillingly beyond more familiar comedic territory, this latest show sees
We were tucked up that Orpheus in the Underworld, Spymonkey’s first full-scale opera directed by Toby Park and Aitor Basauri, was awarded Best Design 2023 at the Austrian Music Theatre Awards on 1st September. We also received a nomination for Best Operetta. Here’s designer Julian Crouch accepting the award: IMG_3611