You’re thinking of monotones. Monologues are just plays for a single character or they can be like scripts for standup comedians. Having tried writing short stories and failed miserably, Ribs turned to monologues.
An Unanswered Phone Butters No Muffins, 2019
Female, 5 minutes, comic.
A JoyToy call centre worker spills the beans.
Performances:
February 2019, Junction 13, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions‘ Twisted Love. The author performed the piece.
Transparent, 2018
Female, 8 minutes, comic horror.
A behind-the-scenes exposé of the clairvoyant’s craft.
Performances:
October 2018, Eleto Chocolate Café, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions‘ Spooky Stories for Grown Ups. The author performed the piece.
Herring Gull, 2018
Male, 5 minutes, comic.
A young male seagull explains the events that have led to his life of crime.
Performances:
May 2018, Brewery Tap UCA Project Space, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions’ Twisted Tales of the Seaside. The author performed the piece.
Bedknobs & Broomsticks, 2017
Female, 5 minutes, comic.
A witch laments life in the modern world,
Performances:
The Mayfly, 2017
Female, 7 minutes, comic.
A female mayfly shares her hopes and concerns just before she undergoes her final transformation.
Performances:
May 2017, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone & The Guildhall, Market Place, Faversham as part of Hand of Doom Productions’ Storytelling for Grown Ups. The author performed the piece.
Anger Management, 2016
Male, 7 minutes, comic.
Daryl has been told to make a video diary by his therapist. It’s really not helping.
Performances:
December 2016, Family, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions’ Festive Phantoms & Yuletide Yarns. Daryl was played by the author, standing in at the last minute.
Time Off For Bad Behaviour, 2016
Male, 7 minutes, comic horror.
Many years ago Ryan met a mysterious old man who guaranteed he could get away with a crime on one condition. We catch up with Ryan as he recounts his life and the consequences of that fateful meeting.
Performances:
October 2018, Eleto Chocolate Café, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions‘ Spooky Stories for Grown Ups. The author performed the piece.
October 2016, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions’ Spooky Stories for Grown Ups. Ryan was played by Ryan Hill for whom the piece was written. This is a video of the performance, kindly filmed and produced by Peter Blach of Klip Films:
Vested Interest, 2015
Female, 7 minutes, comic.
Sonia likes to go the extra mile to help her clients find their way in the world of work. Her methods might be a little unorthodox, but she feels they get results.
Performances:
May 2017, Brewery Tap UCA Project Space, Folkestone as part of the Normal? Festival of the Brain.
Tied To The Past, 2015
Female, 10 minutes, comic drama.
Suzie Horner has tried to move on, but a single tie remains. Can she break free of her past or will the knots prove too strong to unravel?
Tied to the Past was Very Highly Commended in the 2015 Sandalle Five ‘n Ten monologue competition.
Performances:
February 2017, The Vaults, Faversham & The Grand, Folkestone as part of Hand of Doom Productions’ Twisted Love storytelling events. This is an audio recording of the author performing the monologue:
EBD Again, 2014
Female, 5 minutes, comic.
Marion, a solicitor in her mid-fifties sits behind her heavily-laden desk and, in between appointments, tells the more juicy of her clients’ stories. Names changed, of course.