One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
by Don Evans
An Eclipse Theatre Production
Director Dawn Walton Designer Libby Watson Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers Sound Designer Adrienne Quartly
Cast includes: Jocelyn Jee Esien, Jacqueline Botswain, Karl Collins, Rochelle Rose, Clifford Samuel Rebecca Scroggs and Issac Ssebandeke.
“Walton’s production is pure – sometimes impure – delight”
Michael Billington, The Guardian
“The whole show goes with a tremendous swing, its sharp wit matched with a genuine generosity of spirit.”
Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph
We have a position in society, Mister … an’ I don’t mean just black society.’
In 1970s Philadelphia, the Harrisons are the most respectable middle-class Black family in the suburbs. However, the arrival of their young niece and her radical ideas from the rural South turns their polite, Christian life on its head.
The Cosby Show meets Restoration Comedy in this hilariously outrageous play about how hard we try to hide who we really are.
Originally co-produced with Sheffield Theatres
Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd
Running Time 2 hours approximately
Ages: 12+
Past Performances
| Wed 13 Feb | 7:30pm | ||
| Thu 14 Feb | 2:30pm | ||
| Thu 14 Feb | 7:30pm | ||
| Fri 15 Feb | 7:30pm | ||
| Sat 16 Feb | 2:30pm | ||
| Sat 16 Feb | 7:30pm |
Michael Billington’s Review – The Guardian
Charles Spencer’s Review – The Daily Telegraph
Fiona Mountford’s Review – The Evening Standard
Claire Allfree’s Review – Metro
Mercury Theatre
- Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, CO1 1PT