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.
Mongoose
A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.
Misty
An 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£8.79misterman (2001 edition)
By Enda WalshA strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.
Published in volume bedbound & misterman: two playsMisterman
By Enda WalshA virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland. This edition was published alongside the 2012 production at the National Theatre starring Cillian Murphy.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Maisie Says She Loves Me
A one-man play about love, inheritance and not letting your feelings show.
- Ebook
£3.99£3.19
Madame Ovary
The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.
- Ebook
£4.99£3.99
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
The alternating stories of two women (played by the same actress), both of whom 'lose' their sons - one murdered, the other a runaway.
Published in volume Singular Female VoicesLORENZO
By Ben TargétA life-affirming story about the messiness of ageing and dying. Winner of a Fringe First award at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.
- Paperback
£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Limbo
A monologue play in which a 17-year-old girl tells us the story of her relationship with an older man and what it led to.
Published in volume St Petersburg and other playsLeavings
A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.
Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: OneLava
One woman's journey into her own past becomes inextricably linked with the tides of global history in this wickedly funny, strikingly lyrical and explosive debut play. Winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
- Paperback
£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99Last Letters Home
By Matt HartleyA short monologue play for a female performer.
Published in volume Here I Belong
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