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The A to Z of Fourth Monkey…
As we get ready to welcome our latest cohort of actors-in-training to the Monkey House, we thought we would take a moment or two to look at what makes Fourth Monkey unique… We have had a light-hearted look at what it is that helps stand out from other drama...
Introducing… Harriet Whitbread, Head of Voice
We could not put our students through their paces or guide them though their actor training journeys without our dynamic staff team of talented and passionate practitioners. As we start to get ready for the upcoming academic year and think about welcoming our...
Introducing… Magda Tuka, Movement & Grotowski Practitioner
As we start to look forward to new academic year, get ready to welcome our newest students and prepare our current students for the next step in their training journey, we are taking a moment to think about an integral part of the Fourth Monkey community and the...
Monkey Motivation: Emily Ralph
Once a Monkey, always a Monkey! Our alumni are a key part of the Fourth Monkey community, and we always love to hear how they go on to act, make, move and collaborate once they graduate from their training with us! As we approach our ten year anniversary in Autumn...
Monkey Motivation: Lily Dodsworth-Evans
Did you know that autumn 2020 marks our tenth anniversary? As we look forward to the next decade of Fourth Monkey (and beyond), we are also taking a moment to reflect on how far we have come and we couldn't do this without our awesome alumni!To help us celebrate, and...
Monkey Motivation: Sherwood Alexander
To celebrate our alumni community as we gear up to our tenth anniversary, which falls in Autumn 2020, we have been speaking to some of our Monkey alumni and asking them to share their memories and experiences of their actor training journey, plus giving us an insight...
“We will continue to engage in conversation. We will continue to learn. We will continue to grow and we will never stop doing more.”
“You either have to change people’s minds before you change their hearts – in which case, educate. Or you have to change people’s hearts before you change their minds – in which case, let them see you.Racial prejudice, discrimination and exclusion is and has always...
A statement from Fourth Monkey Co-founder, Deputy CEO, Director of Training & Actor, Charleen Qwaye
“You either have to change people’s minds before you change their hearts - in which case, educate. Or you have to change people’s hearts before you change their minds - in which case, let them see you.Racial prejudice, discrimination and exclusion is and has always...
Monkey Motivation: Fuensanta Vera Meseguer
Fourth Monkey are starting to look forward to marking our ten-year anniversary, which falls in Autumn 2020! As a school, we are so proud of everything we achieved since we started and a big part of this is thanks to our students and alumni - our actors in training are...


