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Articles by Ben Monks


Review: Now We Are Here at the Young Vic
27 July 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central

Review: Now We Are Here at the Young Vic

Young Vic ⋄ 20th - 30th July 2016
By Ben Monks

Seeking sanctuary: Ben Monks reviews a work created by refugees that displays “humour, resilience, and unwavering courage”.


FIRST festival: The truth and artistry of solo performances
30 March 2016
Features

FIRST festival: The truth and artistry of solo performances

By Ben Monks

Ben Monks and Will Young, Creative Producers at the Tristan Bates Theatre, explore the role and importance of truth in one-person shows ahead of their annual FIRST Festival of Solo Performances.


Review: Weald at Finborough Theatre
11 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: Weald at Finborough Theatre

Finborough Theatre ⋄ 2nd - 27th February 2016
By Ben Monks

“I’m rambling, you’re drunk, nobody’s talking” – the silent weight of male depression hangs over Daniel Foxsmith’s new play.


Review: Pink Mist at Bush Theatre
1 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: Pink Mist at Bush Theatre

Bush Theatre ⋄ 21st January - 13th February 2016
By Ben Monks

This staging of poet Owen Sheers’ play, drawing on verbatim stories of soldiers returning from Afghanistan, is “richly aware of its literary context”.


Dry Land
16 November 2015
Reviews • West End & Central

Dry Land

Jermyn Street Theatre ⋄ 3rd - 21st November 2015
By Ben Monks

The body politic.


Treasure
27 October 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Treasure

Finborough Theatre ⋄
By Ben Monks

A thing unearthed.


Joanne
21 October 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Joanne

Soho Theatre ⋄ 13th - 31st October 2015
By Ben Monks

A quiet hymnal to the public services.


buckets
8 June 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

buckets

Orange Tree Theatre ⋄ 28th May - 27th June 2015
By Ben Monks

Studying the b-sides.


Portia Coughlan
6 May 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Portia Coughlan

Old Red Lion ⋄ 28th April - 23rd May 2015
By Ben Monks

Irish Greek Tragedy.


Clarion
26 April 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Clarion

Arcola Theatre ⋄ 15th April - 16th May 2015
By Ben Monks

The front page.


John
9 November 2014
Reviews • West End & Central

John

National Theatre ⋄ 30th October 2014 - 13th January 2015
By Ben Monks

Intensely male.


The House That Will Not Stand
22 October 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

The House That Will Not Stand

Tricycle Theatre ⋄ 9th October – 22nd November 2014
By Ben Monks

Reclaiming a forgotten history.


How Nigeria Became: A story, and a spear that didn’t work
20 October 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

How Nigeria Became: A story, and a spear that didn’t work

Unicorn Theatre ⋄ 9th October- 9th November 2014
By Ben Monks

The naming of places.


Albion
23 September 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Albion

Bush Theatre ⋄ 12th September - 25th October 2014
By Ben Monks

Karaoke nights.


How to Disappear Completely
9 September 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

How to Disappear Completely

Battersea Arts Centre ⋄ 4th - 6th September 2014
By Ben Monks

Light and time.


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