MONOLOGUE AND DUOLOGUE CHOICES - A SUPPORT GUIDE

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13 by Mike Bartlett (Part 2)

91-92

Monologues

(M) John – “Men and women of Britain!” – will need cutting.

99 - 100

(M) Mark – “You remember my name…” – Cut John’s line.

122 – 124

(F) Ruth – “Alright. You know what I believe…” – will need cutting.

133 - 135

(M) Rob – “I thought I’d know…” – will need cutting.

Bitch Boxer by Charlotte Josephine

ALL

(F) – the whole of this play is written as one long monologue. Most of the sections could be used as a monologue – editing would be required, pick a section that you like.

Boys by Ella Hickson

63

Monologues

(M) Cam – “I was so fucking nervous…”

72 – 73

(M) Cam – “This old guy comes over…” down to “…this guy’s taken Picasso’s photo.”

85

(F) Sophie – “The first night…”

87 - 88

(F) Sophie – “Do you; have you ever actually…”

BU21

6 – 7

Monologues

(F) Izzy – “So I found out my mum was dead…” down to “Thinking that. About my mum.” – will need some cutting.

12

(F) Ana – “And when I came to…”

15 – 16

(F) Floss – “And I was just staring…” down to “Our little secret”.

42 – 43

(F) Ana – “Three months later,”

50 - 53

(M) Graham – “So the truth of it is…” down to “just to keep everything quiet.” – will need cutting.

Bunny by Jack Thorne

ALL

(F) – the whole of this play is written as one long monologue. Most of the sections could be used as a monologue – editing would be required, pick a section that you like.

Carmen Disruption by Simon Stephens

9 – 10

Monologues

(M) Don Jose – “You’ll be surprised.” – will need cutting.

13 – 15

(F) Carmen – “I want a drink.” – will need cutting.

22 – 26

(M) Escamillo – “I was never like this.” – will need significant cutting.

30 – 32

(F) Carmen – “There’s a hotel by the side…” – will need cutting.

32 – 34

(F) Micaela – “Alexander left me after I asked him…” – will need cutting.

45 – 48

(M) Escamillo – “Have you ever done this?”- will need significant cutting.

Chatroom by Enda Walsh

9

Monologues

(M) Jim – “So I tell my mother…” – cut Laura’s line and carry on.

     22 - 23

(M) Jim – “Right, well, I’m six…” – cut Eva’s line and carry on – will need cutting.

Clickbait

9 - 10

Monologues

(F) Nicola – “Thank you. Thank you all for coming” – will need cutting.

Consensual by Evan Placey

64 - 83

Duologue

(F) Diane & (M) Freddie – “I’m in. No need to…”  - will need significant cutting.

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens

44 – 45

Monologues

(F) Judy – “Dear Christopher.” – will need cutting.

49 - 50

(M) Ed – “How are you feeling?” – will need cutting.

Eight by Ella Hickson

3 – 4

Monologues

(M) Danny – “Mum used to work for one of them…” down to, “…it was enough just to look like one.”

28 - 29

(F) Mona  - “This is the house that…” down to, “I ran away that day I…”

45 - 46

(F) Astrid – “People talk about guilt…” down to, “…I tell him or I don’t tell him.” – will need cutting.

Frozen by Bryony Lavery

106 - 109

Monologues

(M) – Ralph – “you know…” – will have to check that it reaches 2 minutes. 

How To Disappear (EDITED) by Fin Kennedy

38 – 39

Monologues

(M) Charlie – “You open your eyes,” down to, “…back of his neck and ramming his head into the post box. But you don’t.” Keep the cuts from the text, you may need to cut a little more.

39 - 40

(M) Charlie – “And then outside in the wind…” down to, “It was you all along”. Keep the cuts from the text, you may need to cut a little more.

86 - 88

(M) Adam – “You open your eyes…” Keep the cut and continue down to, “And you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.”

Love and Money by Dennis Kelly

27 – 36

Duologues

(F & M) Mother & Father – “So when we see the name”- will need to check to see if it’s long enough.

61 – 71

(F & M) Debbie & Duncan – “You’ve got my card?” – you will need to cut some of Debbie’s monologue that occurs towards the end – make sure you time the scene.

72 – 84

(F & M) Jess & David – “Fucking hell” – to the entrance of the doctor.

67 – 68

Monologues

(F) Debbie – “I put wall=paper paste in the…”

86 – 88

(F) Jess – “I don’t know if we’re alone…” – down to, “oh yeah, come on, pull the other one.”

Lovesong by Abi Morgan

61

Monologues

(M) Billy – “I won’t…”

Lungs by Duncan Macmillan

18 – 20

Monologues

(F) W – “Look, alright, listen…” – will need significant cutting.

93 – 94

(M) M – “This. Now. Us.”

Many Moons by Alice Birch

9 – 10

Monologues

(M) Ollie – “Prude, I think would be a bit far.” 

Marine Parade by Simon Stephens

141 – 149

(F & M) Sally & Steve – “What in the name of fuck is that?”

180 - 190

(F & M) Ellie & Gary – “Come and look out here.”

191 - 200

(F & M) Sally & Steve – “I think she’s gone.” – down to, “I’ll see you Steve.”

Morning by Simon Stephens

51 - 52

Monologue

(F) Stephanie – “All music is shit…”

My Mother Said by Charlotte Keatley

ALL

Duologue

A myriad of duologues throughout.

People, Places & Things by Duncan Macmillan

57 – 58 

Monologue

(F) Emma – “I find reality pretty difficult.” – cut Doctor line on page 58 and end at, “…away from me. So sorry.”

84 – 86

(M) Mark – “You’re my sister…”

88 – 90

(F) Emma – “Yeah. I used to think that too. – down to, “I really miss my brother”.

111

(F) Emma – “You’re uncomfortable…”

Perve by Stacey Gregg

42 - 43

Monologues

(F) Layla – “sorry, yeah.” – down to, “I just wanted it to disappear.” – will need some cutting.

The Sugar Syndrome by Lucy Prebble

37 - 38

Monologues

(F) Jan – “I had my interview” – down to, “You don’t seem very surprised.” – cut Dani’s interjection lines.

The Effect

22 

Monologues

(F) Dr James – “Well the agent’s designed…” – cut Connie’s lines. End on, “It’s sort of a science joke so…”

28 - 30

(M) Tristan – “Hello. This couldn’t be more…”

This will need some significant cutting.

61 - 62

(F) Dr James – “I was having a tough time…”

88 - 89

(F) Dr James – “The first time I saw…”

30 – 40

Duologues

(F & M) Connie & Tristan – “Oh my word” – down to, “(/ That’s fine.)”

67 - 75

(F & M) Connie & Tristan – “No.” – down to, “Tris?” – will need to check that it reaches the time.

75 - 85

(F & M) Dr James & Toby – “What happened?” – down to, “I didn’t”

The Unreturning by Anna Jordan

35 – 36

Monologues

(M) George – “Shall I tell her?” – will need cutting.

73 – 75

(M) George – “I creep in.” – will need cutting.

Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell

23 – 24

Monologues

(F) Pip – “I kissed my first boy in that shed.”- will need some cutting.

44

(M) Mark – “On the weekends…”

55 - 56

(F/M) Mark – “I hear the sound of the horn…”

will need cutting.

80 - 81

(F) Rosie – “Her shift finished…”

82 - 82

(F) Rosie – “I hang up.”

Wasted by Kate Tempest

11 – 12

Monologues

(M) Ted – “It used to be…”

13

(M) Ted – “He ain’t changed much…”

20 - 21

(F) Charlotte – “I’m stood at the front…” – down to, “…and it’s pointless and boring.”

21 - 22

(F) Charlotte – “And so, I’m staring…” – down to, “…wondering what they’ll be like ten years from now.”

22 - 23

(F) Charlotte – “And then, suddenly…” 

49 – 50

(M) Danny – “You’re lucky really…” – will need significant cutting.