Monkee Business, Opera House Manchester

Monkee Business follows four young lads who, with the help of a few sexy Russian spies, nonsensical nuns and the odd tambourine, unwittingly get caught up in the most madcap adventure even Austin Powers would be proud of. With a hilarious mix of groovy adventure, dreamy romance and zany comedy, Monkee Business is the ultimate feel-good musical featuring hit after hit...

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Monkee Business Overview

With a hilarious mix of groovy adventure, dreamy romance and zany comedy, Monkee Business is the ultimate feel-good musical featuring hit after hit including I'm A Believer, Last Train To Clarksville, My Boy Lollipop, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and the smash hit Daydream Believer alongside many, many more iconic songs from the swinging sixties.

Monkee Business by ATGTickets

Press Release 1 March 2012

Monkee Business the Musical producers pay tribute to Davy Jones.

The producers of the brand new musical Monkee Business have today paid tribute to The Monkees' Davy Jones, who passed away yesterday.

The show, announced last November by The Ambassador Theatre Group and Michael Rose Limited, opens at the Opera House, Manchester, later this month, before playing Glasgow Kings Theatre and the Sunderland Empire.

It features the hits of The Monkees, of which Manchester-born Davy Jones was an integral part – singing lead vocals on many Monkees songs like Daydream Believer.

The producers of Monkee Business the Musical said today: 'We are all deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Davy Jones. He was a wonderfully talented musician and his songs brought happiness to millions of people around the world. We hope that Monkee Business the Musical will be seen as it was always intended, a loving tribute to all of The Monkees and a celebration of their lives and careers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Davy's family and friends at this sad time.

'The Manchester run will be dedicated to Davy, his talent, work and music and the laughter and fun they created for the youngsters of the time, and subsequent generations who have discovered and loved them too.'

Ends.

Notes to editors:
Monkee Business the Musical runs at Manchester Opera House from Friday 30 March to Saturday 14 April before Glasgow Kings Theatre from Tuesday 17 April to Saturday 21 April and the Sunderland Empire from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 April.

Press enquiries Kate Stirrup / katestirrup@theambassadors.com / 0161 245 6615

Monkee Business Access

Booking Information

Access Booking line: 0844 871 7677

The Palace Theatre regularly schedule BSL, Audio Described and Captioned performances, for more information or a full list please call Gemma on 0161 245 6605 or email manchesterboxoffice@theambassadors.com

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Access Performances

Audio Description
None scheduled
Sign Language Interpreted
None scheduled
Captioned
None scheduled
SUR Titles
None scheduled

Venue Access Information

Our venue box office is located inside the Opera House foyer. There are 2 wheelchair spaces at the Opera House located on row B of the circle (B1 and B4), one has an accompanying seat next to it and one has an accompanying seat directly behind. The spaces are accessible from street level. There is an accessible toilet just outside the front circle street level entrance. There is no lift in the Opera House and from foyer to stalls there are 27 steps in total. There are a minimum of 78 steps up to the gallery, which is very high and steep with uneven steps.
We have a dual channel infra-red sound enhancement system in the auditorium. Using a headset or one worn around the neck you can boost the volume of the show. You can collect these from the theatre cloak room for £10.00 returnable deposit. We recommend that when booking seats that you avoid the rear stalls.
Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome at the Opera House and they can stay with you while you are in the Theatre. If you wish to bring your guide or hearing dog to the Theatre, please advise the Box Office when booking your tickets and a seat next to the aisle will be reserved for you. Alternatively a member of staff will care for your dog during the performance. We can also provide drinking water for your dog.
There is an accessible toilet just outside the front circle street level entrance.

Opera House Manchester Information

Opera House Manchester

Opera House Manchester
3 Quay Street
Manchester
M3 3HP
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Directions

By car:

Manchester is served by an excellent Motorway network:

- M62 Leeds, Humber ports, Liverpool
- M6 Birmingham, London, Scotland
- M56 Chester, North Wales
- M61 Preston
- M60 Motorway ring road around the city

The nearest car parks are Spinningfields on New Quay Street (£7.00 for 6 hours any time over this will be charged the normal rate) and Great Northern (£7.00 for 6 hours; again anything over this will be charged at normal rate).

For those with a sat nav the postcode for Spinningfields is M3 3BE and the postcode for Great Northern is M2 5QA

To get the discounted parking rate you must bring your car park ticket to the cloakroom at the theatre for it to be validated.

By train:

The Opera House is close to the Deansgate Station and also the Oxford Road station is 10 mins away. Piccadilly train station is only 1 mile from the theatre.

By tram:

The nearest tram stop is St Peters Square

By coach:

Coaches operate from the coach station at Manchester Central. This follows an extensive refurbishment of the site, formerly known as Chorlton Street Coach Station.

By bus:

The Opera House is situated on Quay Street and is on and close to all the major bus routes.

Contact Information

Book online: Use the links below

Telephone Booking: 0844 871 3018

Customer Service: 0844 871 7627

Groups Bookings: 0844 871 3038 manchestergroups@theambassadors.com

Access Bookings: 0844 871 7677

Stage Door / Admin:* 0161 828 1700
*please note it is not possible to assist
with bookings on this number

Box Office Opening Hours

Opera House Box Office is open on performance days only & will open 2 hours prior to the performance and will close 30 minutes after the performance starts.

Palace Theatre box office is open Monday – Saturday 12pm-6pm (8pm on performance days) On Sundays the box office will open 2 hrs prior to the performance and close 30 minutes after the performance starts.