Volume II
Edited by CATHERINE WEATE
Building on the success of Contemporary Monologues for Young Men and Women LAMDA has collected together more material from plays written since 1985, suitable for the teenage and young adult performer. The selections vary in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief outline of the context and setting. The compilation will provide opportunities for exploring a range of contemporary characters and stories.
Edited by SHAUN McKENNA
Monologues from the Classics contains a collection of speeches for men and women from the Greek, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Restoration, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century repertoires, designed to compliment LAMDA Graded Examinations in Acting at Advanced Level. The selections vary in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief biography of each playwright. The compilation will provide any performer with opportunities for exploring some of the most significant playwrights in the classical repertoire.
Duologues from the Classics contains a collection of scenes for men and women from the Greek, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Restoration, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century repertoires, designed to compliment LAMDA Graded Examinations in Acting at Advanced Level. The selections vary in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief biography of each playwright. The compilation will provide performers with opportunities for exploring some of the most significant playwrights in the classical repertoire.
Solo Speeches for Women (1800-1914) contains a selection of monologues for women from the lesser-known plays of the nineteenth century. The collection includes extracts from English and European repertoire for a range of ages.
Solo Speeches for Men (1800-1914) contains a selection of monologues for men from the lesser-known plays of the nineteenth century. The collection includes extracts from English and European repertoire for a range of ages.
Chosen by PATRICK TUCKER
First Folio Speeches for Women contains a collection of monologues for women from the First Folio texts of Shakespeare's plays, ranging from the famous to the less familiar. The text is faithful to the layout, spelling and punctuation in the First Folio, providing clues for the performer to liberate meaning and emotional truth. Detailed notes on how to approach the text compliment the selections.
Special Offer: Receive a complimentary First Folio Audio Tape when you buy both First Folio Speeches for Men and First Folio Speeches for Women
First Folio Speeches for Men First Folio Speeches for Men contains a collection of monologues for men from the First Folio texts of Shakespeare’s plays, ranging from the famous to the less familiar. The text is faithful to the layout, spelling and punctuation in the First Folio, providing clues for the performer to liberate meaning and emotional truth. Detailed notes on how to approach the text compliment the selections.
Translated and edited by ROBERT DAVID MacDONALD
This compilation contains speeches from great works of European drama that have been translated or adapted by Robert David MacDonald, director of the Citizens' Theatre Company for over thirty years and holder of the Goethe Medal for services to German Literature. His translations of over seventy works of European drama and his many original plays have been performed around the world, including productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End and on Broadway. The collection includes speeches from such classics as Goethe's Faust, Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro, Schiller's Don Carlos, Racine's Britannicus and many more.
Contemporary Monologues for Young Men and Women contains a collection of speeches from plays written since 1985, suitable for both teenagers and young adults. The selections vary in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief outline of the context and setting. The compilation will provide any performer with opportunities for exploring a range of contemporary characters and stories.