Who’s it for: UK based artists as we’ll be covering programming for UK venues and Arts Council England funding. Preference will be given to people who have taken a one or three week Spymonkey Theatre of the Funny workshop
Dates: 6 x Tuesdays starting 3rd Feb 2026
Times: 10am-12pm
Where: all sessions will take place on Zoom
Price: £200 (that’s less than £35 per 2 hour session!)
CLICK here for the lesson plan
NB: 2026 is the first time we’re running this course so we’re offering a reduced price rate in return for your patience & feedback as we trial what works best in this context.
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This online course will break down the often overwhelming task of self-producing your show or project. Using a combination of show & tell, group discussion & individual tasks we will use examples from Spymonkey’s work & to help shed some light into key areas producing including pitching your idea, budgets, marketing, fundraising & access & inclusion.
Led by Spymonkey’s long-standing Executive Producer, each session will run for 2 hours over 6 weeks with up to an additional 1-2 hours between sessions for your own project development. By the end of the course you will have all the basics in place to ‘make your project happen’ and knowledge about your next steps.
What are you waiting for? Bring your project idea and get ready to debunk producing, share your experiences so far and ask loads of questions. You may even learn to love a spreadsheet!
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Once you’ve applied, we will email you the zoom link closer to the date. Please contact Khai at education@spymonkey.co.uk if you have any queries.
NB: 2026 is the first time we’re running this course so we’re offering a reduced price rate in return for your patience & feedback as we trial what works best in this context.
For more information about our bursaries, please click here.
Emily has been part of Spymonkey since 2014 and works closely with Toby on all areas of the company’s artistic and business development. She project managed the creation and UK and international touring of The Complete Deaths as well as A Christmas Carol and oversees all elements of the company, as well as leading on how we embed equality, diversity and inclusivity in our productions and training programme. Emily is proud to be working with Spymonkey as one of the only project-funded theatre companies in the UK making work consistently on the mid-scale.
As an independent producer she is an advocate for the importance of the independent arts sector and was strategic producer for In Good Company, the Midlands’ flagship artist development programme between 2017-2023 supporting regional theatre makers to thrive alongside a consortium of venues. Emily’s previous work includes making interactive digital experiences and commissioning inspiring, challenging and surprising projects with children and families. She has also worked with The Future is Unwritten Theatre, Bootworks, Hannah Walker and Chris Thorpe and was Press Officer for the comedy and live music venue Komedia between 2010 and 2017. Her previous experience is in venue management at theatres including Komedia, Gardner Arts Centre and Farnham Maltings.
Khai is a Muslim-Malay creative producer based in London, originally from Singapore. She holds an MA in Creative Producing from Central School of Speech and Drama. During the pandemic, she launched RUMAH, a platform dedicated to empowering Asian diaspora creatives in the UK, and in 2022, she was nominated for the Asian Woman of Achievement by NatWest.
Khai has served as the Associate Producer at Brixton House, where she supported the annual Housemates Festival from 2023 to 2024. She also worked as the Tour Producer for Spare Tyre’s sensory show On the Beach, designed for older adults living with dementia and their carers. Her notable producing credits include Assistant Producer at Complicité from 2021 to 2023, contributing to projects such as Can I Live?, The Dark Is Rising, Figures in Extinction and Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead. Additionally, she held the position of Interim Creative Producer at In Good Company for Departure Lounge in 2021 and was a recipient of the Stage One Producers Bursary that same year.
Currently transitioning from Producer to General Manager, Khai now leads LUNG, a campaign-led theatre company specializing in verbatim theatre, as well as Spymonkey, the UK’s leading physical comedy ensemble. Passionate about fostering inclusivity in the arts, she continues to seek innovative ways to support and elevate underrepresented voices in the arts sector.