Plays to perform

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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Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

By Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray's extraordinary memoir/monologue, based on his experiences as an actor in the film The Killing Fields.

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Superhoe

Superhoe

By Nicôle Lecky

The hit stage play behind the BAFTA-winning BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.

Sunrise

Sunrise

By Jessie Cave

An honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story from actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave – with colour illustrations throughout.

Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby

By Alan Harris

A one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.

Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

By Jo Carson

Fifty-four monologues and dialogues drawn from ‘found’ stories told by everyday people living everyday lives in East Tennessee and the Appalachia region of the USA.

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Stacy

Stacy

By Jack Thorne

A darkly confessional monologue for one male performer and a slide projector.

St Nicholas

St Nicholas

By Conor McPherson

An eccentric, teasing yarn from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

Spacewang

Spacewang

By Tom Wells

A monologue play in which a teenage girl roams the streets of Withernsea in search of aliens.

Published in volume The Kitchen Sink
    Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

    Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

    Eight Monologues

    Created by Vicky Featherstone By various

    A collection of monologues that document, remember and bear witness to a century of struggle for progress and equality for women in the United Kingdom.

    small hours

    small hours

    By Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime With Katie Mitchell

    A collaborative theatre piece created by playwrights Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime with theatre director Katie Mitchell, dissecting the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own.

    Sink

    Sink

    By John O'Donovan

    A play of two voices for one actor, about memory, catastrophe and sacrifice.

    The Shed

    The Shed

    By Matilda Ibini

    A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, 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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