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.
Five Years with the White Man
A startling play about satirist ABC Merriman-Labor, the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
Honour-Bound
A powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
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.
Age is a Feeling
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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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Patricia 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.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Prima 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£8.79Far Gone
A profoundly moving play about a young Ugandan boy's journey from childhood innocence to child soldier, seen through the eyes of those that love him and those that betray him.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Phoenix
A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.
Published in volume Mrs DelgadoMrs Delgado
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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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Sessions
A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Glee & Me
By Stuart SladeA touching drama about a teenage girl diagnosed with a brain tumour, an unexpectedly optimistic portrayal of love and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Burgerz
A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.
Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
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