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Nick Hern Books

Plays for One Performer

Discover fringe-theatre shows turned award-winning TV series, memoir-monologues, writer-actor collaborations and so many more excellent examples of solo shows in our collection below.

If you're a theatre-maker interested in creating your own solo show, there's no better place to start than with Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide, by Lisa Carroll and Milly Thomas – both experienced solo-show writers, who teach popular workshops on getting to grips with the form.

Discover 10 top tips to make your solo show memorable, an extract from Lisa and Milly's book over on our blog.

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Idyll

Idyll

By Matt Hartley

A captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

The Wife of Cyncoed

The Wife of Cyncoed

By Matt Hartley

A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

Peak Stuff

Peak Stuff

By Billie Collins

A fast-paced, funny play offering a deep-dive into consumer culture: in an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us?

HEART

HEART

By Jade Anouka

A raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.

Dreaming and Drowning

Dreaming and Drowning

By Kwame Owusu

An intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

By Marcelo Dos Santos

A new edition of the dark and biting one-man show starring Samuel Barnett at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

Boy Parts

Boy Parts (stage version)

By Eliza Clark Adapted by Gillian Greer

A pitch-black psychological thriller based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark. Premiered at Soho Theatre, London.

LORENZO

LORENZO

By Ben Targét

A life-affirming story about the messiness of ageing and dying. Winner of a Fringe First award at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.

Fleabag: The Welsh Edition

Fleabag: The Welsh Edition

By Phoebe Waller-Bridge Adapted by Branwen Davies

A Welsh language adaptation of the hit play by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, first staged by Theatr Clwyd in 2023.

England & Son

England & Son

By Ed Edwards

A one-man play about disaster capitalism, empire, Thatcherite politics, stolen youth, stolen wealth and a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. First performed by the celebrated political comedian Mark Thomas in Paines Plough's Roundabout during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Lady Dealer

Lady Dealer

By Martha Watson Allpress

A mile-a-minute, one-person poem play about a young female drug dealer, exploring forgiveness, the exhaustion of trying, and mistaking self-destruction for self-preservation. Premiered at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Prima Facie: Special Edition

Prima Facie: Special Edition

By Suzie Miller

A special edition of the international hit play, featuring the definitive version of the award-winning script, together with colour photos and exclusive additional content.

Boo

Boo

By Jack Thorne

A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Fanboy

    Fanboy

    By Joe Sellman-Leava

    A five-star hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Fanboy is a love-hate letter to pop culture and nostalgia, about a thirty-something, self-confessed nerd obsessed with Star Wars and Nintendo.

    Five Years with the White Man

    Five Years with the White Man

    By Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer

    A startling play about satirist ABC Merriman-Labor, the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten.

    Honour-Bound

    Honour-Bound

    By Zahra Jassi

    A powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love.

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon

    A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

    Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
      Age is a Feeling

      Age is a Feeling

      By Haley McGee

      A gripping one-person play that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life, from the author of The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.

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