Lyric Hammersmith Continues Their April Programs April 20

The Lyric Hammersmith aims to produce work that is provoking, entertaining, popular, eclectic, messy, contradictory and diverse. We want to be at the heart of our community as well as being internationally recognised. We want to celebrate the unique vision of the writer as well as the creative power of collaboration. We want to work with the best theatre artists around as well as encourage the next generation. We want to lurch wildly between high art and populism - hopefully achieving both at the same time. 

Beautiful theatre, cheap tickets, great pizza and a rooftop garden. Hammersmith and proud.

FUN, FROLICS AND FOOLS THIS APRIL

Spymonkey's MOBY DICK

By arrangement with Glynis Henderson Productions
A Spymonkey and Royal and Derngate, Northampton Co-Production
Lyric Hammersmith Main House

20 April - 01 May 2010

Press Performance: Friday 23 April, 7.30pm
Following a critically acclaimed national tour, the international comedy sensation Spymonkey brings its own glorious mis-telling of Melville's epic Moby Dick to the Lyric Hammersmith for its London debut, running from 20 April.
Trapped in the belly of a literary monster, four whalers ponder the irony of their fate as they recount their own unique version of the tale of Moby Dick. With fantastical flourishes and inspired invention, it is the greatest mis-telling of Herman Melville's classic. Spymonkey's award-winning brand of comedy is overflowing with brilliant characters, outrageous naughtiness and a delightful lack of respect for theatrical convention.

Spymonkey have proved to be a truly international phenomenon having performed in more than 20 countries from the US, Canada and Mexico to Syria and Taiwan. Their unique blend of physical comedy and explosive surrealism made them the uproarious highlight of Zumanity - Another Side of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. Over the last three years, they have been the smash hit of Brighton Festival, Just For Laughs Montreal, Melbourne Comedy Festival and have enjoyed two sell-out London seasons with their pulp gothic romance Cooped. More recently in December 2009 Spymonkey's Toby Park and Petra Massey starred with Ronnie Corbett and Sandi Toksvig in Christmas Cracker at the Royal FestivAl Hall, London and the company starred in Miss Behaves Variety Nighty at The Roundhouse in London.

To round up April's month of comedy, Richard Herring hosts a Comedy Night with headliner Ed Byrne (Sunday 25 April) and a packed bill of rising comedic talent take over the studio for Lyric Lounge (Friday 30 April).

LYRIC LOUNGE
Friday 30 April, 8pm
An evening of eclectic talent with a blend of soulful vocalists, poetry and sidesplitting comedy in the Lyric Studio; produced by Sam Thompson and Dean Atta with special guests Jamie Howard and Ed Sheeran. 

Spymonkey's Moby Dick

Lyric Main House

Dates 20 April - 01 May

Evenings Mon - Sat 7.30pm

Matinees Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £10 - £25

Bookings 0871 22 117 22 / www.lyric.co.uk

Comedy Night

Lyric Main House

Dates Sunday 25 April

Evenings Sun, 8pm

Tickets £10 & £15

Bookings 0871 22 117 22 / www.lyric.co.uk

Lyric Lounge

Lyric Studio

Dates Friday 30 April

Evenings Fri, 8pm

Tickets £10

Bookings 0871 22 117 22 / www.lyric.co.uk

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