An Infinite Number of Monkeys

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Event An Infinite Number of Monkeys
Venue Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
First Date 4 October 1974
Last Date 27 October 1974
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An amusing exercise in absurdist non-communication, and in the struggle of modern men with machines. Moore brings in a dramatist and his shrink talking about writing plays and suddenly seizing on the old notion that if an infinite number of monkeys were set to bang away at typewriters for long enough eventually one of them would reproduce Hamlet. He creates a monkey out of his mind, calls it Darwin, and the three little plays that follow - 'See No Evil', 'Speak No Evil', 'Hear No Evil' - are, ostensibly, typed out by Darwin.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cedric Actor Monkey
Kate Fahy Actor Darwin the Monkey
Kate Fahy Actor Young Woman
Brian Flegg Actor Iberman
Brian Flegg Actor Joe
Faye Flegg Actor Darleen
Faye Flegg Actor Flo
David McKenzie Actor Couchbearer
David McKenzie Actor Dr Geer
David McKenzie Actor Sales Manager
David McKenzie Actor Old Man
Arthur Ranford Actor Policeman
Arthur Ranford Actor Customer
Arthur Ranford Actor Playwright
Arthur Ranford Actor Myron
Mark Squires Actor Ralph
Brian Flegg Adminstrator: Business Manager
Diane Thorstensen Catering Manager/Coordinator
Edward Moore Designer
Edward Moore Director
Murray Lynch Lighting Designer Lighting and Sound
Edward J Moore Playwright
Diane Thorstensen Properties Officer
Betty Van Hale Properties Officer
Murray Lynch Sound Designer Lighting and Sound
Mark Squires Technical Director
Kate Fahy Wardrobe Assistant
Text Nationality New Zealand
United States of America
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Premiere - Centrepoint's first original play.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187245