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13 April 2018

Monkey Madness

The world is out of balance. Could a 15 year old boy, a 500 year old story or a 5000 year old stone monkey possibly have the solution?

You are invited to help find an answer at a development showing of Jim McGrath’s latest play, Monkey Madness.

In this darkly comic sequel to the legendary Chinese story Journey to the West (loved by many as the cult TV show Monkey), the immortal Monkey King wakes from a thousand years of meditation to find his temple ruined and a young man called Hiro, injured and distraught. The two share stories of their past in a search for personal enlightenment and a way out of the destruction surrounding them.

This showing is the culmination of a creative development workshop to refine the draft script, with the support of artsACT, in anticipation of a full production. You will be invited to provide feedback and ask questions at the end of the performance.      

 

Jim McGrath

Jim McGrath is driven to brighten the world by bringing ideas, artists and audiences together. He is a compulsive creative, writer, collaborator, producer and sometime sax player. His latest play - a darkly comic sequel to the legendary Chinese story Monkey: Journey to the West - aims to help find balance in a world that feels out of whack.

Jim's tongue-in-cheek approach to writing theatre has created successes including a musical adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog, that received Australia Council funding and premiered to full-houses and positive reviews. Jim’s mini-musical Gold Digger Nights was voted "Best Production" at Short+Sweet 2014 and is currently being adapted for a short film. Jim’s short play The Ballad of Smith & Wesson was an award winner in the 2010 Canberra Duologues competition.

Jim has produced forum theatre performances for workplaces, focusing on disability and inclusion, and was one of the founding members of the REBUS Forum Theatre Ensemble. He has also facilitated forum theatre performances in ACT high schools and colleges, to help build inclusive school communities. 

Jim has performed onstage with bands Scruff Lovely and Beautiful Lucy’s Room, and his poetry has been performed on national radio.

 

More information

THE STREET PRESENTS
NEW WORK IN PROGRESS:
MONKEY MADNESS BY JIM MCGRATH

FRIDAY 13TH APRIL, 6:30PM

STREET 3 | UNRESERVED SEATING | 60 MINUTES WITH Q&A/FEEDBACK SESSION

15 Childers St,

City West ACT 2601

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Monday - Friday

10am - 3pm

 

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1.5 hours prior

to performance.

 

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