Tag: Monologues

Free Download Lynne Truss, "A Certain Age: Twelve Monologues from the Classic Radio Series"
English | 2007 | pages: 256 | ISBN: 1861978790 | EPUB | 2,3 mb
In the tradition of Alan Bennett’s "Talking Heads" comes Lynne Truss’ twelve bittersweet tales about love, romance, friendship and family. Her six men and six women each have very different stories to tell, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can’t escape the shadow of her sister…but all are funny, touching and as beautifully observed as would be expected from the bestselling author. Whether describing fathers and daughters, married men, cat-lovers or ‘other women’, she is always brilliantly perceptive. These monologues were first aired on BBC Radio 4. You can download an excerpt from one of them below. Listen to excerpt (4mb mp3 file) (Credit: "A Certain Age: The Men’s Monologues" published by BBC Audiobooks and available on CD (GBP15.99, contains 3 CDs) from 5th February).

Free Download Jennifer Saunders, "The Oberon Book of Comic Monologues for Women"
English | 2014 | pages: 112 | ISBN: 184943428X, 1350351636 | EPUB | 0,4 mb
"So Katy Wix has written this book of comic monologues and I may have to steal some of them. Although written for the female voice, I dare say they would stand up very well if you were a gentleman and changed the odd word or two. Here you have a book filled with brilliant characters and much funny. Each piece is bubbling with the quirky genius that makes Miss Wix one of the funniest performers / writers around." – Jennifer Saunders, from her foreword.

Free Download JV Mercanti, "In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Teens (Applause Acting Series)"
English | 2015 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1480396613 | EPUB | 0,7 mb
In this thoughtfully curated collection, teen actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director.

Free Download Trilby James, "Contemporary Monologues for Women: The Good Audition Guides"
English | 2014 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 1854595644 | EPUB | 0,4 mb
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills

Free Download Catherine Weate, "The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men: Volume Two"
English | 2013 | pages: 192 | ISBN: 1849434360 | EPUB | 1,0 mb
Monologues are an essential part of every actor’s toolkit. Actors are required to perform monologues regularly throughout their career: preparing for drama school entry, showcasing skills for agents or auditioning for a role. Following on from the bestselling first volume (2008), this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of today’s leading contemporary playwrights. These monologues contain a diverse range of quirky and memorable characters that cross cultural and historical boundaries. The pieces are helpfully organised into age-specific groups: ‘Teens’, ‘Twenties’, ‘Thirties’ and ‘Forties plus’.