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.
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.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Pussycat in Memory of Darkness
By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John FarndonA powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.
Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two PlaysPrimadonna
A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Prima Facie
By Suzie MillerA brilliant, powerful play for a solo actor, about a young, successful barrister forced to confront the patriarchal power of the law. Winner of Best New Play at the Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards in 2023.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketA4 Spiral-bound£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Price of a Fish Supper
A short play about a man whose fortunes have declined along with the Scottish fishing industry in which he has worked all his life.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Phoenix
A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.
Published in volume Mrs DelgadoPeak 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?
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her)
A powerful play for one actor about a woman recovering from an abusive relationship.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Paper Knickers
By Jackie HaganA bold, witty monologue play exploring what it is to be an amputee, 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 MonologuesOut of Your Knowledge
By Steve WatersA short play that explores our changing attitudes towards the landscape.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Original Death Rabbit
By Rose HeineyA painfully funny play, shining a light on one woman's struggle with the dark side of the internet
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99One 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
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