TRIAL BY MONKEY: the gameshow
In this controversial solo show, you become a jurist in a TRUE CRIME criminal trial! … ‘Trial by Monkey’ is the recreation of a day in court of a real life feminist-activist (and major badass)! … But all done as a TV GAMESHOW! … Hosted by TALKING CHIMPANZEES! … WTF???? It’s bananas it’s nuts and you gotta be there to believe it!
ALL TICKET SALES DONATED to criminal justices non-profits: One Woman Project, Sisters Inside, Flat Out Inc.
“A bold concept that has been cleverly pieced together … McKay is a showman, who plays up to the crowd, involving us and questioning us as the story develops.”
— Alex First, itellyouwhatithink.com
Please Note - Trigger warnings: suicide, addiction, sexual assault, prison brutality, animal cruelty
- Wed, 05 Mar - Mon, 10 Mar
- 60 min
- 2 venues
- M (8 Warnings)
- $10 to $30
- All transactions incur a $4.80 Transaction fee.
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Please note: This event has had a venue change from 'Bar Obi' to 'ARTHUR ARTHOUSE' since the Adelaide Fringe Guide was printed.
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Presented by: ST JOHN MCKAY
New Zealander St. John McKay, writer/director/solo performer of ‘Trial by Monkey’, has lived all over the world — from Argentina to Iceland, Japan to the USA — making work that tackles dark and difficult issues we prefer to look away from, in a quest to turn heads and shift the needle. St. John has had a range of pieces in several international Fringe Festivals, but has been working on the tragic tale of Pauline Campbell for 4 years, calling it a particularly personal work: “When I was a baby my mother went to prison for 6 months, and she’s never told another soul the details of what she calls ‘that time in hell’. Over my strange life I’ve had tiny periods in jail cells myself, in 5 countries … And I can understand why.”
Presented at Melbourne Fringe, Icelandic Fringe, among others.
Sessions
Ticket Prices
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All transactions incur a $4.80 Transaction Fee (some exceptions apply). Read more at Fees explained.
2 Venues
Cubby House at ARTHUR ARTHOUSE
66 Currie Street Adelaide Arthur Artbar, 62-66 Currie Street, Adelaide, Kaurna
- The only access to this space is via steps/stairs.
- Venue is suitable for all ages
Broadcast Bar at Bar Obi
Broadcast Bar, 104 Flinders Street Adelaide 5000, Adelaide, Kaurna
- Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is 18+ and minors may attend during specific days or times (Minors can attend until Midnight.)
Suitability & Warnings
Please note
Prison Brutality
Accessibility
- High Visual Content
- Audience members interact from the seated or standing area