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| Topic: 10 minute monologue needed | ||
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| I'm performing in a monologue showcase event, and have to find a 10 minute piece to do. I'm having trouble finding something this long, especially as it will also be performed as part of a festival, and has to be family friendly. I'm looking either for an entire monologue, a play with several pieces I can put together, or a piece of prose that can easily be adapted. Any suggestions? I've had to shelve my first idea of Christopher Durang, and now I'm stumped! | ||
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| Reply #1 | |
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| Posted : 16/08/10 | |
| Maybe look at one-woman plays instead? There's a great collection by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. | |
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| Posted : 16/08/10 | |
| There always Joyce Grenfell and Alan Bennent but both of these are REALLY famous but probably more 'family friendly' than Dario Fo or Franca Rame... Then there's Steven Berkoff - but he's very sweary. I googled and found this:- http://www.10-minute-plays.com/cast_size/plays_1_woman.html It might be helpful but I don't know how good or PG they are. Perhaps if you like something you could adapt it...a story perhaps? Good luck babe! | |
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| Posted : 17/08/10 | |
| I did think about Joyce Grenfell, but I'm not sure if it's quite what I'm looking for. I'll check out the other playwrights mentioned, going to spend a day in my local drama school library! Thanks! | |
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| Posted : 17/08/10 | |
| Huge monologues for your age in Genet's 'The Maids.' | |
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| Posted : 17/08/10 | |
| There's always Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall. It's a bit of a challenge because she's a young autistic girl, but that full play runs at an hour... so you could find an excerpt from that. The section mentioning the butterflies is particularly poignant. | |
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| Posted : 19/08/10 | |
| "Topless" by Miles Tredinnick, it's very cool and very funny too if that's your prefered genre? x | |
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| Posted : 19/08/10 | |
| Mmmm Seems obvious to me - but I don't want to sound like a pervert... There is some great stuff for women in the vagina monologues - I only know as a friend of mine was in the show and it was fantastic - albeit that i was only one of about six guys in a 1000 plus auditorium. Worked for me - I thought the show was fantastic! All the best. | |
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| Posted : 19/08/10 | |
| Oh, and before anyone says - its a family show. I have a daughter who is eleven years old, goes to private school and can tell you more about bodily parts, their functions, protection AND the birds and bees than I will ever know. That was being polite - the biological terms she used would make me blush if I wrote them on here. Oh to be young again....... | |
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| Posted : 20/08/10 | |
| I would reccomend 'Bombshells' By Joanna Murray Smith, they are very. I did a monologue from this at a sowcase and it went down a treat. Hope you find what you need Sarah x | |
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| Posted : 20/08/10 | |
| Thanks for all your help everyone! After a lot of reading, I've decided on a bit from Spoonface Steinberg. :) | |
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