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Tables of Contents for The Methuen Book of Monologues for Young Actors
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
 
Jane Lapotaire
Notes to the Actor
xv
 
AUDITION SPEECHES (arranged in order of age)
1
160
11--16
Male
Operation Elvis C P Taylor
3
3
Kes Barry Hines
6
2
P'Tang, Yang, Kipperbang Jack Rosenthal
8
2
Man in Motion Jan Mark
10
2
Carving a Statue Graham Greene
12
2
Clay Peter Whelan
14
2
The Moon's The Madonna Richard Cameron
16
2
Once a Catholic Mary O'Malley
18
2
My Children, My Africa Athol Fugard
20
2
Female
Random Thoughts in a May Garden James Saunders
22
2
Whistle Down the Wind Mary Hayley Bell
24
2
The Adoption Papers Jackie Kay
26
2
Invisible Friends Alan Ayckbourn
28
3
The Burston Drum Ellen Dryden
31
2
Tokens of Affection Maureen Lawrence
33
2
Bleak House Charles Dickens
35
2
Dreams of Anne Frank Bernard Kops
37
2
National Velvet Enid Bagnold
39
2
Daisy Pulls it Off Denise Deegan
41
2
All Things Nice Sharman Macdonald
43
2
The Two Noble Kinsmen John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
45
2
When We Are Married J B Priestley
47
2
Brand Henrik Ibsen
49
2
Brother in the Land Robert Swindells
51
2
A Boston Story Ronald Gow
53
4
17+
Male
Candida Bernard Shaw
57
2
Five Finger Exercise Peter Shaffer
59
2
Chains Elizabeth Baker
61
2
Hamp John Wilson
63
2
Not About Heroes Stephen Macdonald
65
2
Orphans Lyle Kessler
67
2
The Vortex Noel Coward
69
2
It's Ralph Hugh Whitemore
71
2
The Roses of Eyam Don Taylor
73
2
Female
The Gut Girls Sarah Daniels
75
2
Hindle Wakes Stanley Houghton
77
2
Same Old Moon Geraldine Aron
79
2
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray
81
2
The Black Prince Iris Murdoch
83
2
The Arcata Promise David Mercer
85
2
Shakers John Godber and Jane Thornton
87
2
Adam Bede George Eliot
89
2
Plenty David Hare
91
2
The Old Bachelor William Congreve
93
2
Keeping Tom Nice Lucy Gannon
95
2
A Woman Killed With Kindness Thomas Heywood
97
2
Hush April De Angelis
99
2
The Cagebirds David Campton
101
4
25+
Male
The Three Sisters Anton Chekhov
105
2
Love for Love William Congreve
107
2
Up'n'Under John Godber
109
2
Rope Patrick Hamilton
111
2
Son of Man Dennis Potter
113
2
Arden of Faversham Anon
115
2
Playing Sinatra Bernard Kops
117
2
Albert's Bridge Tom Stoppard
119
2
Breaking the Code Hugh Whitemore
121
2
The Gift of a Lamb Charles Causley
123
3
Female
Visiting Hour Richard Harris
126
2
The Rover Aphra Behn
128
2
Stage Door George S Kaufman and Edna Ferber
130
2
Summerfolk Maxim Gorky
132
2
The Winter Wife Claire Tomalin
134
2
Diana of Dobson's Cicely Hamilton
136
2
Bold Girls Rona Munro
138
2
Golden Girls Louise Page
140
2
Map of the Heart William Nicholson
142
2
My Mother Said I Never Should Charlotte Keatley
144
2
The Man Who Came to Dinner George S Kaufman and Moss Hart
146
2
Our Day Out Willy Russell
148
2
The Passing-Out Parade Anne Valery
150
3
Womberang Sue Townsend
153
2
Alas, Poor Fred James Saunders
155
2
Reserved David Campton
157
2
Ask for the Moon Shirley Gee
159
2
Play Sources
161
4
Acknowledgements
165
5
Useful Addresses
170