The Methuen Drama book of modern monologues for women

This is a selection of speeches drawn from the great landmark plays of the twentieth century.

The most famous playwrights of the British, American and European theatre - and the plays most constantly performed on stages around the world - are represented in this unique collection.

Monologues of all types - both serious and comic, realist and absurdist - provide a dynamic challenge for all the actors: the student, the amateur and professional.

Here is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, auditions and rehearsals.

A fuller appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editor's introductions and commentaries, which set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts.