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.
Nightwatchman
A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
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£6.99£5.59
Notes for First Time Astronauts
A comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.
On the Evils of Tobacco
A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.
One Way Street
A one-man show set in eastern Berlin in 1995, in which Flannery tells us his life story in the form of a guide to the city.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
Original Death Rabbit
A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Out of Your Knowledge
By Steve WatersA short play that explores our changing attitudes towards the landscape.
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£3.99£3.19
Paper Knickers
By Jackie HaganA bold, witty monologue play exploring what it is to be an amputee, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six MonologuesPatricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)
A powerful play for one actor about a woman recovering from an abusive relationship.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Peak Stuff
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?
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Phoenix
A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.
Published in volume Mrs DelgadoThe Price of a Fish Supper
A short play about a man whose fortunes have declined along with the Scottish fishing industry in which he has worked all his life.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Prima Facie
By Suzie MillerA brilliant, powerful play for a solo actor, about a young, successful barrister forced to confront the patriarchal power of the law. Winner of Best New Play at the Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Prima Facie: Special Edition
By Suzie MillerA special edition of the international hit play, featuring the definitive version of the award-winning script, together with colour photos and exclusive additional content.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Primadonna
A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John FarndonA 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 PlaysQueers: Eight Monologues
By various Created by Mark GatissQueers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79random
An urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Real Deal
A short monologue play exploring the issue of benefits fraud, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
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