British Comedy Guide

2015 Edinburgh Fringe

The Man Called Monkhouse

  • Theatre (play)
  • 3:15pm (60 mins)
  • 6-16 & 18-31 Aug 2015
  • Assembly Hall
  • £13 - £14
The Man Called Monkhouse. Simon Cartwright
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35: Assembly Hall

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Alone in his cramped study among thousands of show business artefacts, film stock and memories, the comedian's comedian ponders his life. The technician. The obsessive. The smile. The tan. The cuff. The wink. The sincerity of the man called Bob Monkhouse. Alex Lowe writes and Bob Golding directs Simon Cartwright in the part he was born to play. What happens when the unique handwritten joke books are stolen? This new solo play is a hilarious and poignant delve into the life of one of this country's best loved and possibly most misunderstood comedians.

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Mark Wareham, Mail on Sunday, 25th July 2015

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What's On Stage, 9th July 2015

Fringe actors discuss playing dead celebrities

Bill Hicks, Harry Houdini, Nina Simone, Bob Monkhouse and Arthur Conan Doyle appear at Edinburgh Fringe.

Gareth K. Vile, The List, 7th July 2015

New Fringe play to celebrate Bob Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse is to be the subject of a one-man Edinburgh Fringe play, directed by the star of festival hit Morecambe.

Jay Richardson, Chortle, 18th March 2015

Performances

Date Time Venue
6th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
7th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
8th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
9th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
10th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
11th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
12th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
13th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
14th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
15th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
16th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
18th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
19th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
20th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
21st Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
22nd Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
23rd Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
24th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
25th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
26th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
27th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
28th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
29th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
30th Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall
31st Aug 2015 15:15 Assembly Hall

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