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.
Mr Incredible (VAULT version)
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'.
Mrs 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.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99My Name is Rachel Corrie
The moving account of the life and early death of a young female activist, adapted from her own writings.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79My Name is Rachel Corrie (2017 edition)
The moving account of the life and early death of a young female activist, adapted from her own writings.
- Ebook
£10.99£8.79
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)
By Rob MadgeA 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.
- Paperback
£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Naked Eye
A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.
Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: OneA Night in November
By Marie JonesThe multi-award-winning playwright explores the subjects of football and sectarianism, set during the 1994 World Cup.
Published in volume Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two PlaysNightwatchman
A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
- Ebook
£6.99£5.59
Notes for First Time Astronauts
By Tom WellsA comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.
Published in volume Me, As A PenguinOn the Evils of Tobacco
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsOne Way Street
By David GreigA 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
By Rose HeineyA painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99
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