2020 Productions
Our Class of 2020 graduates adapted to working under new circumstances throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown as they approached the end of their training with Fourth Monkey.
The temporary closure of our training base meant we were unable to hold in-person rehearsals or invite in-person audiences to upcoming production seasons, so the unique decision was made to extend the year and give our graduating year group the opportunity to share their work via a series of recorded and livestream performances once lockdown measures were relaxed.
The Richard Season
Classical Season

Richard II
by William Shakespeare
Director Simone Coxall
Set & Costume Designer Hazel Owen
Lighting Designer Luke Francis
Sound Designer Nick Gilbert

Richard III
by William Shakespeare
Director Poppy Rowley
Set & Costume Designer Hazel Owen
Lighting Designer Luke Francis
Sound Designer Nick Gilbert
These productions were performed to a digital audience via livestream from the Monkey House, following a socially distanced rehearsal period.
Contemporary Season
Scenes from 72* Years
by Hannah Khalil
Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones
Shared as our graduating Class of 2020’s Showcase Project as well as forming part of their Contemporary Season, this production was performed to a digital audience via livestream from the Monkey House, following a socially distanced rehearsal period.
A Matter of Life and Death
by Tom Morris & Emma Rice
Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones
An audio-visual exploration of A Matter of Life & Death, filmed entirely in isolation or in a socially distanced format by our students, under the direction of Alexandra Spencer-Jones.