THE COVID-19 MONOLOGUES

Vol 1

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ONE OF A KIND by Rachael Halliwell

performed by Sarah Boulter, directed by Jake Murray: a local reporter goes undercover in a care home during the first Covid lockdown to be close to her father.

Joint winner of Best Monologue, Thornhill Online Theatre Festival 2021.

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PUSH YOURSELF, SLIGHTLY by Chris Dance

performed by Amy Gavin, directed by Jake Murray: meet Diane, unwellness consultant and demotivational speaker, who will help you not realise your dreams.

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THE MOTH by Paul Herzberg

performed by Victor Power, directed by Jake Murray: a chance encounter on a train in 1994 between a black British man and a white South African soldier leaves a long shadow three decades later.

Winner of Best Monologue Kwanzaa Film Festival, NYC 2023.

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SUGAR by Mike Elliston

performed by Edmund Dehn, directed by Jake Murray: Bristol, 1721, the Reverend Harcourt is given the task of writing the funeral sermon for famous philanthropist and notorious slave Sir Edward Colston.

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Skin Deep by Hamza Adam Rafique

performed by Shaban Dar, directed by Jake Murray: Adil, a young post-graduate, describes his relationship with a fellow student, Laura, and how it unravelled during Covid as their very different lives broke them apart.

Vol 2

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Fake by Chris Barlas

performed by Karren Winchester, directed by Jake Murray: Marion, a woman living off the grid, is here to tell you about the conspiracies surrounding Covid and the rift they have caused between her and her daughter.

Joint winner of Best Monologue, Thornhill Online Theatre Festival 2021.

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Oh By The Way, I Hate Myself by Hannah Ellis Ryan 

performed by Laura Littlewood, directed by Jake Murray: in the aftermath of her mother’s funeral, Beth tells us about the torment of growing up with a parent obsessed with their weight, and comes to terms with her legacy.

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I Just Called To Say by Rani Moorthy

performed by Alex Townson, directed by Jake Murray: a young man keeping vigil over his father in an ICU ward during Covid confronts the abusive relationship he had with him because of his sexuality.

Joint winner of Best Monologue, Thornhill Online Theatre Festival 2021.

 

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One Small Globe by Janet Plater

performed by Jake Jarrett, directed by Jake Murray: a young actor closing up a theatre during Covid describes a strange encounter he has had surrounding the Ghost Light that stays burning on the theatre’s stage.

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Blackmail by Steve Byron

performed by Micky Cochrane, directed by Jake Murray: Northumberland 1610, an innocent farmer takes a stand against the brutality and evil of the Reivers.

Vol 3

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Ask Me Anything by Chris Neville-Smith

performed by Heather Carroll, directed by Daniel Bradford: Lucy, a political activist, takes an online Q&A about a sting operation that went tragically wrong.

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Blue Bin Day by Elijah Young

performed by Chris Connel, directed by Jake Murray: Craig, a bin man from Heaton, becomes obsessed with the Cat Killer of Chillingham Rd, and begins to suspect someone very close to home.

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Cyberspace Dreams by Rayna Campbell

performed by Orline Riley, directed by Jake Murray: Maggie, a woman in her 50s living alone during Covid, tries to change her life by signing up with an online influencer, but it doesn’t quite go according to plan.

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Dandelion by Philip Meeks

performed by Jacqueline Phillips, directed by Jake Murray: Beatrice, a society woman from County Durham, talks to us from prison having killed her abusive husband. 

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Pass Over Me by Rachel Creeger

performed by Rachael Gaffin, directed by Jake Murray: Miri, an observant Jewish mother, takes us through preparations for the Passover Dinner during the lockdown of 2021.

The Covid-19 Monologues, specially commissioned pieces of new writing rehearsed, filmed and released online under lockdown conditions during 2020  & 2021 and beyond.

Winner of an Olwen Wymark Award from the Writers Guild of Great Britain

 

Supported by Arts Council of England