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.
Death of a Cyclist
A poignant, bleakly comic short monologue told by a woman killed in a cycling accident.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
In a Vulnerable Place
A monologue documenting Steve Waters' own journey from the Norfolk Broads to the steppes of Mongolia to explore, first hand, what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
small hours
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.
- Ebook
£2.99£2.39
Angel
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Queers: Eight Monologues
Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Sugar Baby
By Alan HarrisA one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99My 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
Hanna
By Sam PotterA funny, heartfelt and compelling new play that asks what family means in a modern society, delicately weaving in questions of racial identity, economic privilege, and the lottery of birth.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Dean McBride
By Sonya HaleA vivid and poetic monologue play about deprivation, loss and redemption through love, telling the story of Dean, a young man hardened by suffering, who struggles in life before finding his way back to happiness.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Woman Caught Unaware
By Annie FoxA searing examination of the culture of body-shaming, exploring how images of women are represented in art and social media.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Misty
By Arinzé KeneAn inventive blend of gig theatre, spoken word, live art and direct address, exploring the pulsating heart and underground soul of inner-city London.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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