This is what theatre and dance audiences do: we sit in the dark, watching performances. And then, if it seems worth it, we think about what we’ve seen, and how it made us feel. The blog should be a conversation, so please comment on the posts and add your thoughts.<\/p>\n
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You know what I’ve always enjoyed about this writing lark? Well, yes, the cheque. But also the sense of being goaded to work out what I really think about a show or an author – what’s important to me, what’s worth sharing with an anonymous reader, what will accompany me the next time I enter a darkened auditorium. A good friend will often prompt and challenge those thoughts – but a blank page and a deadline are frequently even better, and lead to other conversations. I hope this blog will manage something similar, so please do talk back at me.<\/p>\n
Performances take place in the here and now, but continue working after you leave the theatre. They prompt us to think about words, bodies, and how we perceive them: that’s what this blog is about. It’s written from London, so will inevitably have a British perspective (not to mention British spelling). And the name? Monkeys are admirably inquisitive. And, like critics, they’re very nearly human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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