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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The Naked Eye

By Jez Butterworth

A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

By Rob Madge

A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

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My Name is Rachel Corrie

By Rachel Corrie Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner

The moving account of the life and early death of a young female activist, adapted from her own writings.

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My Name is Rachel Corrie (2017 edition)

By Rachel Corrie Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner

The moving account of the life and early death of a young female activist, adapted from her own writings.

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Mrs Delgado

By Mike Bartlett

A funny and poignant play for one actor that tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds and lowered boundaries. This edition also includes the monologue Phoenix.

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Mr Incredible (VAULT version)

By Camilla Whitehill

A monologue about love and entitlement by Camilla Whitehill, author of Where Do Little Birds Go?, who was described by The Times as 'a writer of huge promise'.

Published in volume Plays from VAULT

Mr Incredible

By Camilla Whitehill

A brutal one-man play about modern love and old-fashioned entitlement.

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The Motherhood Project

Monologues and Reflections on Motherhood

By various

A collection of dramatic monologues and real-life reflections by some of the UK's leading writers, artists and thinkers, and explores all the guilt, joy and absurdity, the regrets, pressures and taboos surrounding motherhood.

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Mongoose

By Peter Harness

A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.

Published in volume Singular Male Voices

Mojo Mickybo: Three Plays

By Owen McCafferty

Three astute, savvy early plays from Belfast writer Owen McCafferty.

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Misty

By Arinzé Kene

An inventive blend of gig theatre, spoken word, live art and direct address, exploring the pulsating heart and underground soul of inner-city London.

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misterman (2001 edition)

By Enda Walsh

A strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.

Published in volume bedbound & misterman: two plays

Misterman

By Enda Walsh

A virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland. This edition was published alongside the 2012 production at the National Theatre starring Cillian Murphy.