MONOLOGUE AND DUOLOGUE CHOICES - A SUPPORT GUIDE

4. COMEDY

After the Cuts by Gary McNair

 

(Written for Scottish accents – if you can actually do it, that’s fine. If not, change it to your own accent)

 

10 - 24

Duologues

(M) Jim & (F) Agnes – “You’ve tidied?” down to “Just like the hoover?” – will need some cutting.

 

9

Monologues

(M) Jim – “Let me just get one thing…”

 

32 – 40

(M) Jim – “I got back to work…” – will need some editing.

 

37 – 40

(M) Jim – “No one will get hurt…” – will need some editing.

BU21

 

34 - 35

Monologues

(M) Alex – “And she’s right.”

Eight by Ella Hickson

 

40 – 41

 

Monologues

(F) Millie – “It’s Saturday morning…” down to, “…mashed potato in some very funny places."

 

42 - 43

(F) Millie – “So I came to my position…”

Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? by Claire Dowie

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.

Our Ladies by Lee Hall

 

42 - 44

Monologues

(F) Orla – “Not properly.” – will need cutting.

Peepshow by Isabel Wright

 

23 – 24, 30 – 32, 37 – 39 & 56 - 58

Duologues

(F & F) Sarah & Kate – the combination of their duologues should make up enough time if they’re combined together.

The Sugar Syndrome by Lucy Prebble

 

46

Monologue

(M) Lewis – “Dani, You absent bitch.”

Tom Wells

About a Goth, Notes for First Time Astronauts & Spacewang

ALL

3 Monologues (all could be used)

.– editing would be required, pick a monologue that you like – monologues can’t be combined.