Claire Louise Amias, A Monkey With Cymbals

As a part of ‘From The Thistle to The Rose’ - A six week celebration of all the best in creative theatre from this years 70th Edinburgh Festival hosted by Unfolds Theatre and The Rose Playhouse, Bankside. London.

It's 1677 and an audience getting ready to watch Aphra Behn's 'The Rover' are in for a surprise. For the show has been cancelled and in its place Aphra herself recounts the extraordinary tale of her time as a spy for King Charles II in the Dutch Wars, and how she became the first professional female writer.

Complete with excerpts from Behn's letters, poetry and plays, this vivid and thought-provoking one-woman show brings one of theatre's most brilliant raconteurs back to life.

Running time: 60 minutes with no interval.
Recommended For: Ages 12+