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Shortlisted for the "Outstanding Drama Education Resource" with Music & Drama Education Awards (2023)Do you struggle to find appropriate scenes and monologues for young performers? Whilst there are so many plays to choose from, the selection of material for auditions, exams and competitions can often be overwhelming.
Monologues and Duologues for Young Performers offers a new collection of
original monologues, duologues and scenes for young actors aged seven to fourteen that come ready-made for performance.
With more than thirty new pieces for male and female actors of varying ages, these scenes explore a wide range of themes and characters and the accompanying notes suggest a range of activities for both the teacher and the student to help them develop the piece for performance. All the scenes have been tried and tested by young actors and many have been used in LAMDA examinations as well as for Speech and Drama Festivals and auditions.
Each scene is accompanied by notes on character, background and setting as well as a range of drama activities and questions to ask as an actor, making it an ideal resource for those taking part in LAMDA and Trinity Speech and Drama examinations as well as for drama competitions, other examinations, auditions and theatre exploration.
List of contents
IntroductionMonologuesDid you see me?
Swimming with Dolphins
Free like the wind
Cops and robbers
Just a silly accident
Home for Christmas
Good impressions
Laura Luck - The performance of a lifetime
Humpty Dumpty
Not again
Hide and seek
Breaking news
Poppies at sunset
Seagulls stole my chippies
Il Dottore knows everything
Christmas in the trenches
Losing its shine
Sing Little Cuckoo
Let me introduce myself
DuologuesHansel and Gretel
My story or yours?
Stand and deliver
Not so different
Kitchener needs you
The forgetful chef
Sunshine and daisies
Millie's Dream
Letters and Longings - One Day
Group scenesA child's view of war
Millie's Dream
Letters and Longings - Behind the curtain
The Rehearsal
About the author
Emma-Louise Tinniswood studied Drama and Music at Royal Holloway and Applied Theatre at Central School of Speech and Drama. She is a qualified Drama & Music teacher and also hold a Masters in History and is a qualified genealogist. She has been teaching Drama & Music for over 25 years, in schools, nurseries and youth theatres across London and Surrey and she was also a Drama examiner. Emma runs her own performing arts school and youth theatre in Greater London called Step on Stage.
Summary
Shortlisted for the "Outstanding Drama Education Resource" with Music & Drama Education Awards (2023)
Do you struggle to find appropriate scenes and monologues for young performers? Whilst there are so many plays to choose from, the selection of material for auditions, exams and competitions can often be overwhelming. Monologues and Duologues for Young Performers offers a new collection of original monologues, duologues and scenes for young actors aged seven to fourteen that come ready-made for performance.
With more than thirty new pieces for male and female actors of varying ages, these scenes explore a wide range of themes and characters and the accompanying notes suggest a range of activities for both the teacher and the student to help them develop the piece for performance. All the scenes have been tried and tested by young actors and many have been used in LAMDA examinations as well as for Speech and Drama Festivals and auditions.
Each scene is accompanied by notes on character, background and setting as well as a range of drama activities and questions to ask as an actor, making it an ideal resource for those taking part in LAMDA and Trinity Speech and Drama examinations as well as for drama competitions, other examinations, auditions and theatre exploration.
Foreword
An original collection of monologues, duologues and scenes for young actors with accompanying teacher notes and games, exercises and activities for young actors.
Additional text
I believe the publication to be extremely useful and helpful to teachers and learners alike.
