|
On Stage With Shirley Bassey by Janice Sampson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. One man and his urn. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short monody (a monologue with a little action and a few simple props) for a dutiful middle-aged son. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | In this hilarious, and at times touching monologue we meet David who has come to sort out his recently deceased mother's bungalow. The most difficult part of his task is to deal with Mum's vast collection of Shirley Bassey memorabilia and even more difficult, though he won't admit it, to deal with his bereavement and say goodbye to his mother. Much to the embarrassment and annoyance of wife, Brenda he carries Mum's ashes around with him and is going through the process of taking Mum to all her favourite places. The final location he thinks of is Mum's ultimate dream - but will Shirley agree? |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
A One Hearse Town by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short rhyming monologue. |
Synopsis | An Irish village is bereft of a spiritual centre since the Priest departed with a lady named Bridget. Luckily, the Pub now stands in the church's stead, offering solace, groceries, community and, of course, whiskey. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
Oxford English Destiny by Gill Medway |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short prose monologue - charm and pathos rather than outright comedy. |
Synopsis | Elderly Robert reminisces about a 'funny old game' he’s played on and off throughout his life, in which a word chosen at random from the dictionary determines one's destiny. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
Packaging by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short rhyming comic monologue. No set or props required. Also available as part of the Diamond Jubilee 2012 collection. |
Synopsis | A frustrated rant about the stuff that comes with (and frequently prevents you getting at) the stuff you buy. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
A Pilot's Thoughts at the End of the War by Philippa Roberts |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Whilst this is a monologue, there is an option for a group of mournful dancers. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Five minute serious monologue with no set or prop requirements. |
Synopsis | The war in question is the Second World War, and the pilot is regretting participating in the bombing of Dresden. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
The Plan by Sue Gordon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue for a teenage girl. Single set (her bedroom) can be represented minimally. Simple props. |
Synopsis | The plan was hatched between Donna and her friend Kaylee, and at the end of it, one of them was going to be going out with Danny, the swimming pool lifeguard. But which one? And would things actually go to plan? |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
The Ratcatcher's Lament by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short rhyming monologue. No set requirements. Also available as part of the Diamond Jubilee 2012 collection. |
Synopsis | What happens when the bottom drops out of the rat catching market! |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
Reason by Katherine Melmore |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A dramatic monologue, suitable for youth theatre, with no set requirement. |
Synopsis | Homeless Wendy relates her experiences of living on the streets and brings her encounters to life. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
Red Man Blue by John Passadino New |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Ken is written male, but could be played female at the discretion of the production. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short dramatic monologue. Minimal set.. US English. |
Synopsis | After missing his train, Ken sits in a bar contemplating the homeless folks he can see in Penn Station. After venting his distaste, he discovers he has been transformed into one of their number. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|
|
Ring Finger by E. C. Chapman |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Dramatic monologue (not for the squeamish) in a single set (it really only needs a bedroom chair). |
Synopsis | Elizabeth travels with a childhood friend to The Pyramids where the old moral to 'be careful what you wish for' takes a violent and unexpected turn. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details. |
|