Damon Albarn runs off to join the circus

Presunably Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have been invited to provide a soundtrack for a Chinese circus production of the legend of the Monkey King because they're in a band called Gorillaz.

And the Arctic Monkeys were busy.

The show, directed by Chinese theatre director Chen Shi-Zheng, will also feature Shaolin monks and singers from the Peking Opera.

The debut will be in Manchester, followed by performances in Berlin and Paris.

Plug: Monkey - the TV series

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