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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Mr Incredible (VAULT version)

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
    Mrs Delgado

    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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    My Name is Rachel Corrie

    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.

    My Name is Rachel Corrie

    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.

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

    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.

    The Naked Eye

    The Naked Eye

    By Jez Butterworth

    A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

    Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One
      A Night in November

      A Night in November

      By Marie Jones

      The 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 Plays
        Nightwatchman

        Nightwatchman

        By Prasanna Puwanarajah

        A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

        Notes for First Time Astronauts

        Notes for First Time Astronauts

        By Tom Wells

        A comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.

        Published in volume Me, As A Penguin
          On the Evils of Tobacco

          On the Evils of Tobacco

          By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

          A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

          Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
            One Way Street

            One Way Street

            By David Greig

            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.

            Original Death Rabbit

            Original Death Rabbit

            By Rose Heiney

            A painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet

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            20–27 April 2024
            Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
            Blake Morrison
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            26–27 April 2024
            Dubai Drama Group
            Amanda Whittington

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            13–18 May 2024
            Wharf Theatre, Devizes