Damien Warren-Smith and Olivia Jacobs
MONKEYs
EVERYWHERE
Garry Starr can’t focus — his brain is full of monkeys. A family show about mental health, told through clowning, silliness and real heart.
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Created by Damien Warren-Smith (as his alter ego Garry Starr) and directed by Olivia Jacobs (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom), Monkeys Everywhere follows Garry as he tries to write but is constantly derailed by the monkeys flying through his brain. Genuine fun for all ages, it also gives audiences — kids and adults alike — real language for nuanced conversations about mental health. It premiered at Edinburgh Fringe, where it was nominated for The List’s Best Show and won the Bestie for Best Kids Show.
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SPACES AND VIBES
Proscenium, black box, thrust or flat floor hall. 50 minutes. Genuinely cross-generational — programs equally well in family or comedy strands.MARKET FIT
Festivals and venues wanting an award-winning family show that lands with adults as hard as it lands with kids — strong option for comedy festivals expanding into family programming.THE DATA
Toured to The Malthouse and Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2025), The Lowry Manchester UK (2024) and Edinburgh Fringe, The Pleasance (2024). WINNER Best Kids Show, The Besties 2024. WINNER Best Children’s Show, Entertainment Now. NOMINEE Best Show, The List 2024.
★★★★★ “Riotous, clever, sensitive, hilarious”
—Get Your Coats On
★★★★★ “A tremendously enjoyable show”—The Guardian
★★★★★“This performance is an unmissable treat”—One4Review
“…the mental health message will land with some, fly over the heads of others. Which is absolutely fine because either way you’ll have a great time”
—The Scotsman
