Nina Conti is Monkey

Work in Progress

Nina Conti is Monkey: Work in Progress

Nina is experimenting with new ideas and some old favourites as she works out her new show.

British Comedy Award winner Nina Conti improvises unforgettable puppetry, using live audience members, with the help of cartoonish masks and her simian sidekick, Monkey.

She’s stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium and made a BAFTA-nominated film, and all without moving her lips.

2 for 1 offer: When you purchase tickets to both Nina Conti and Mixed Bill: Richard Gadd, Mat Ewins, Reuben Kaye, save 50%

“Charming, sharp, warm, glamorous”
The Times ★★★★
“Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius”
The Mirror ★★★★
Part of the Shepherd’s Bush Comedy Festival presented by Hammersmith and Fulham Council and PBJ Management.
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