Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, together with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett (Both from Gorillaz). However, the original idea came from Jean-Luc Choplin, head of the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. The production received its world premiere as the opening show of the inaugural Manchester International Festival Read more on Last.fm