A glorious mis-telling of Melville’s epic novel
Four actors find themselves trapped in the belly of a literary monster. As they ponder the irony of their fate they recount a story of Moby Dick, sparkling with their own fantastical flourishes. The novel’s epic examination of good, evil, fate and obsession is lost on them. And then, mysteriously, found on them again.
Will Ahab’s thirst for revenge be unhinged by the well-meaning but staggeringly inept attentions of his crew? Now that he has found true love, is Ishmael still fated to be the sole survivor of the Pequod? How does a mermaid figurehead make babies? Will the cameo appearance by legendary actor Awesome Whales scupper everything? And how do you make a whale throw up?
A Spymonkey & Royal and Derngate Northampton co-production
Company
Performed by Aitor Basauri, Petra Massey, Toby Park & Stephan Kreiss
Directed by Jos Houben & Rob Thirtle
Stage Design Graeme Gilmour
Costume & Prop Design Lucy Bradridge
Lighting Design Phil Supple
Original Music Toby Park
'Fecund' music by Neil Filby & Toby Park, lyrics by Petra Massey
Sound Design Toby Park & Andy Purves
Choreography Barry Grantham, Janine Fletcher
Company Stage Manager Nick Hill
Technical Manager Andy Purves
Production Manager Bob Holmes
Company Production Manager Tanya Peters
Studio Photography Corné van der Stelt
Graphic & Web Design Tork
Reviews
Spymonkey’s Moby Dick
“Must be the funniest show on any stage in Britain”
Spymonkey’s Moby Dick
★★★★
“If laughter is the best form of therapy, Spymonkey are just the tonic”
The Times
Spymonkey’s Moby Dick
“A bellyful of laughs”
