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The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men

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The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men assembles over fifty speeches from leading contemporary plays published by the UK’s foremost independent drama publisher. Featuring work by acclaimed dramatists such as Howard Barker, Abi Morgan, and Dennis Kelly, this collection reflects the vibrant voices of modern theatre over the last two decades. The monologues are curated to suit various ages—from teens to forty plus—providing context on both play and performance to enhance understanding.
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Ideal for amateur, student, and professional actors seeking contemporary monologues to prepare for auditions, classes, or performances. Theatre educators and directors will also find it a valuable resource for selecting diverse and relevant material.

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Collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, and from the unique roster of the UK's leading independent drama publisher. This is a unique and useful resource for amateur, student, and professional actors alike, participating in acting classes, contests, auditions and rehearsals.

This book is an essential resource for actors participating in acting classes, contests, auditions and rehearsals.

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The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, and from the unique roster of the UK’s leading independent drama publisher.

Bringing together specially selected speeches by essential modern dramatists such as Howard Barker, Chris O’Connell, Richard Bean, Tanika Gupta, Will Eno, Meredith Oakes, Abi Morgan, Tom Morris & Emma Rice, Kneehigh, Rod Beacham, Toby Whithouse, and Dennis Kelly, The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men is a unique and useful resource for amateur, student, and professional actors alike, participating in acting classes, contests, auditions and rehearsals.

Edited by Catherine Weate, the book is helpfully arranged according to age suitability - Teens, Twenties, Thirties, Forty plus - and sets the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance context.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781840028256

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Edited by Catherine Weate

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 222g

Pages: 168

About the Author

Catherine Weate / B.A. / Dip.Ed. / L.S.D.A. / F.R.S.A. has been coaching voice for over twenty years. She has been Head of Voice at Rose Bruford College, Head of Voice and Vice Principal at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and Head of Examinations at LAMDA.

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