Perth raised actor Daniel Monks has been cast in a new production of The Normal Heart which will be staged in London in 2021. It’ll be the first time Larry Krammer’s acclaimed play has been professionally performed in London since it’s debut in 1986. The play follows Ned Weeks, the founder of an AIDS advocacy group. The […]
Perth raised actor Daniel Monks has been nominated for two Stage Debut Awards, the British awards celebrate performers who have made their debut in the last year. Monks is nominated for his lead role in the play Teenage Dick that was performed at the Donmar Warehour. The play by author Mike Lew is a darkly comic take on […]
Perth raised actor Daniel Monks’ career is taking off in leaps and bounds. Having starred in the acclaimed play Teenage Dick at London’s Donmar Warehouse earlier this year, he’s now moved on to his next project, a star studded production of Chekhov’s The Seagull. The new production of the classic play began in London this week and […]
Perth raised actor Daniel Monks has just made his West End debut playing the lead role in Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse. The play by author Mike Lew is a darkly comic take on Shakespeare’s Richard III, which sees the action relocated to a high school. It’s the first time the play has been performed in the UK. […]
Perth raised actor Daniel Monks is heading to London to star in the play Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse. The play by author Mike Lew is a darkly comic take on Shakespeare’s Richard III, which sees the action relocated to a high school. It’ll be the play’s UK debut and the production will be directed by Donmar Artistic […]
Perth raised actor Daniel Monks has been nominated for the Best Actor award at the AACTA Awards. Monks is nominated for his starring role in the independent film Pulse. The film, that was created by Monks and his creative partner Director Stevie Cruz-Martin, has been a festival hit around the globe. In the acting category […]
Daniel Monks is getting ready for a big night at the 2018 Helpmann Awards. The Perth raised actor is one of four performers nominated for the Best Actor in a Play award. The nomination puts Monks in some esteemed company. His performance is Malthouse Theatre’s production of The Real and Imagined History of The Elephant Man sees […]
Aussie queer film Pulse has picked up an award at Korea’s prestigious Busan International Film Festival. The debut feature film from Director Stevie Cruz-Martin and writer/actor/editor Daniel Monks was awarded the Bank Award which come with $20,000 prize money. The screening at Busan International Film Festival was the movie’s first international showing. The no-budget film is […]
Australian film Pulse has had its first international screening and caught the attention of film industry bible Variety. The no-budget film, created by filmmakers Daniel Monks and Stevie Cruz-Martin, was screened at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea. The film was previously screened at the Sydney Film Festival. The film is about a young gay man […]
Daniel Monks was awarded Young Filmmaker of the Year at the West Australian Screen Awards on Monday at the Heath Ledger Theatre. Monks’ most recent work has been the feature film ‘Pulse’, about a young gay disabled boy who changes into the body of a beautiful woman. The film aimed to discuss desire and how […]
