THE MONSTER IN THE HALL
Citizens Theatre
(A TAG production)
By David Greig
Directed by Guy Hollands
Music by Nigel Dunn and
Stephen Wright
Choreography by
Andrew Panton
Recommended for 14+
An indie comedy musical about a girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown, played out by four actors and a big fat motorbike which goes vrroooommm.
Duck Macatarsney cares
for her biker dad whose MS is getting increasingly bad. The Duke is a spliff smoking, bike riding, heavy metal and horror movie loving, widower who's brought up Duck since the death of her Mother. They're just about surviving when one morning the Duke wakes up blind and Duck hears that Social Services are coming to take her away.
Award-winning playwright
David Greig returns with
another smash hit.
Supported by Arts and Theatres Trust Fife and National Theatre of Scotland. Part of British Council 2011 Showcase
www.citz.co.uk
**** "performed at breathtaking speed and simply fizzing with energy"
The Times
**** "a tightly drilled ensemble… gripping us one minute, cracking us up the next, before melting our hearts"
The Guardian
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