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.
England & Son
A one-man play about disaster capitalism, empire, Thatcherite politics, stolen youth, stolen wealth and a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. First performed by the celebrated political comedian Mark Thomas in Paines Plough's Roundabout during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Lady Dealer
A mile-a-minute, one-person poem play about a young female drug dealer, exploring forgiveness, the exhaustion of trying, and mistaking self-destruction for self-preservation. Premiered at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79LORENZO
By Ben TargétA life-affirming story about the messiness of ageing and dying. Winner of a Fringe First award at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Boy Parts (stage version)
By Eliza Clark Adapted by Gillian GreerA pitch-black psychological thriller based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark. Premiered at Soho Theatre, London.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
A new edition of the dark and biting one-man show starring Samuel Barnett at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Dreaming and Drowning
By Kwame OwusuAn intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79HEART
By Jade AnoukaA raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The debut play by acclaimed actor Jade Anouka.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Peak Stuff
A fast-paced, funny play offering a deep-dive into consumer culture: in an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us?
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Idyll
By Matt HartleyA captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.
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£7.99£6.39
The Wife of Cyncoed
By Matt HartleyA charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.
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£7.99£6.39
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