{"id":29855,"date":"2019-01-11T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T13:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=29855"},"modified":"2019-01-11T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T13:32:38","slug":"the-arts-show-we-cant-have-monkeys-in-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=29855","title":{"rendered":"The Arts Show: We Can&#8217;t Have Monkeys In The House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29863  aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-78x110.jpg 78w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-49x70.jpg 49w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-247x350.jpg 247w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir-312x442.jpg 312w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fed98320-e4c8-11e8-9aa1-3dda9c965bad-rimg-w509-h720-dcd39149-gmir.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maura Walsh chats to Writer and Theatre Artist Ciara\u00a0Elizabeth\u00a0Smyth ahead of her production &#8216;<em>We Can&#8217;t Have Monkeys In The House<\/em>&#8216; which runs from 12th- 24th November at The New Theatre, Dublin<\/p>\n<p>Award-Winning, Dublin based Ciara, is a powerhouse and one of Ireland\u2019s most promising young comedic writers.\u00a0I chatted to her about the\u00a0inspiration for the play which<em>\u00a0<\/em>is a new absurd comedy about\u00a0tragedy, regression,\u00a0and\u00a0death. We chat about\u00a0the virtuoso all-female\u00a0cast,\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0New Theatre&#8217;s\u00a0Artist-in-Residency Programme, the Rough Magic SEEDS Programme and other works in progress.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mammy\u2019s had a heart attack. Leslie is in denial. Cinnamon doesn\u2019t care. Neil just wants to dance. Their estranged sister John is unhappy about all of this.\u00a0Funeral preparations are underway. All that\u2019s left to do is pull the plug and wait for Mammy to die. Tempers flare and bad habits resurface as relationships disintegrate.<\/em>\u00a0#HAPPYFUCKINGFAMILIES<\/p>\n<p><em>Broadcast: 13\/11\/2018<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8066\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/TheArtsShow-13-11-2018-001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('8066','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/TheArtsShow-13-11-2018-001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/TheArtsShow-13-11-2018-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=29855-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/TheArtsShow-13-11-2018-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TheArtsShow-13-11-2018-001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 16:13 &#8212; 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