Delightfully Devious...

Periwig & Monkey Theatre create historical theatre with a difference. A London based company , we specialise in the darker themes of real history, with a touch of grotesque burlesque...

Upcoming Productions

Gallery

  1. View S7300998
  2. View "Let me be frank at the commencement..."
  3. View "Thy lodging sweetheart, thy lodging"
  4. View 14
  5. View ''By this hand she is perfumed''
  6. View Blunt & Florinda
  7. View Don Pedro & Florinda
  8. View Harry Harris advises Rochester on his play
  9. View The swaggering Willmore
  10. View The beautiful Luchetta undresses
  11. View The Rover Flyer
  12. View Frederick & Belville
  13. View Dr Bendo & Jane
  14. View Debt To Pleasure
  15. View S7300799
  16. View S7300811
  17. View S7300995
  18. View S7301004
  19. View The Libertine Flyer
  20. View Tomyorkshire
  21. View Willmore
  22. View "I will strip thee naked.."
  23. View "I do not want you for a mistress..."
  24. View "The storm O'' the marriage bed"
  25. View "We''''ll rant & roar like English sailors"
  26. View "With my prick I''ll govern the land"
  27. View A Victorian Music Hall Performance
  28. View ''Cupid''s arrows''
  29. View "Cans''t thou give the price I ask?"
  30. View "Immortalise us"

Latest News (scroll down for older news)

November 2009

Last two weeks of The Witch of Edmonton - don't miss out!

October 2009

Join our mailing list for a chance to win a pair of tickets to 'The Witch of Edmonton'!

September 2009

Tickets onsale now!

Witch of Edmonton - only a month to go until this creepy real-life fairy tale opens....

August 2009

Follow us on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/PeriwigMonkey


July 2009

 The Witch of Edmonton is in pre-production for this Halloween! For further information on the project, or to kindly offer any form of support please do contact us - periwigandmonkey@hotmail.com

June 2009

Thanks to all who came to 'A Debt to Pleasure'. We look forward to hosting more nights with the Earl of Rochester in future - if you would be interested in the notorious John Wilmot performing at your venue or event, please do contact us at periwigand monkey@hotmail.com

  The site has been updated with photos of the characters involved.

May 2009

'A Debt to Pleasure' will debut this Saturday at the Southwark Playhouse! This unique performance of the poems of the Earl of Rochester will be available to be performed at other sites/venues/country houses, in fact any where you can think of. Contact us if you would be interested in hosting a night with The Earl of Rochester.

Also, for our wonderful supporters out there, please note Periwig and Monkey does currently not recieve any funding. To help us keep producing our work, we have added a donation button to the site. Anykind donations recieved will recieve special benefits!



April 2009 -

Periwig & Monkey will be joining in with The Southwark Playhouse 'Secrets'! 'A Debt to Pleasure - The Poems of The Earl of Rochester' , will be an interactive poetry performance on the 30th May.

March 2009 -

Site updated to include A Yorkshire Tragedy photos.

Also please sign this petition - www.gopetition.com/online/24658.html

to address the horrific imbalance of job opportunity between females and males in the acting industry. This is a significant problem in classical drama productions - and one of the main issues that Periwig and Monkey seek to address.

February 2009 -

Many thanks to all those who attended A Yorkshire Tragedy. The 6th was a sell out.

The show will be transfering to a new venue in due course.

December 2008 -

A very interesting article -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2008/

nov/04/fringe-theatre

Our core principal is to make classical texts relevant, contemporary, and bring the danger back to the 17th century.

Website updated.

November 2008 - Dates confirmed.

A Yorkshire Tragedy by William Shakespeare

5th, 6th & 7th February 2009

- October 2008 - Productions for 2009

A Yorkshire Tragedy by William Shakespeare

(Dates and venue to be annouced)

The Witch of Edmonton by Rowley, Dekker and Ford

20th October 2009 - 15th November 2009

The Courtyard Theatre, Old Street

- August 2008 - Periwig and Monkey team are involved in audition technique classes for Hounslow Summer Uni for young people.

- May 2008 - Next production will be The Witch of Edmonton. Watch this space for details.

 - April 2008 - New Website launched and Hunter Productions becomes Periwig & Monkey Theatre.

 


'Think you know North London?'

THE WITCH OF EDMONTON

BY WILLIAM ROWLEY, THOMAS DEKKER AND JOHNFORD

(A new adaptation by Natasha Dawn)

20th October 2009 - 15th November 2009

The Courtyard Theatre , Old Street, London

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