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Kafka's Monkey

Starring Kathryn Hunter

Kafka’s Monkey is based on ‘A Report to an Academy’, a story by Franz Kafka in which an ape, Red Peter, gives a lecture about his transformation from ape to human. This production was captured by Digital Theatre live at London’s Young Vic Theatre and was performed by Kathryn Hunter.
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  • Duration: 53 min 5 sec
  • Age guidance: All ages
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Kafka's Monkey is a superb piece of writing, peerlessly embodied by Kathryn Hunter.
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Hunter's magnificent performance hints at the struggle within us between the civilised and the savage.
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Extraordinary… Its humour and pathos [is] brilliantly handled by Hunter.
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