Simon Cartwright

Using film archive and a clever soundscape, as well as authentic stand up material from Bob Monkhouse
himself, The Man Called Monkhouse is a 65 minute solo play featuring the extraordinary talent of Simon
Cartwright as the eponymous hero.

Regarded as a man with a ‘Teflon’ showbiz veneer, the show shines a bright light on the expert comedy technician, who among many accolades was simultaneously voted Most Loved and Most Hated Entertainer in a 1978 TV poll.

For every hilarious anecdote, there is also personal tragedy as we peek behind the impenetrable mask of this public face.