Radioactive Monologues for Men For Radio, Stage and Screen
by Le Conte, Marilyn; Caldarone, MarinaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-04
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
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Summary
Radioactive Monologues for Men draws together over thirty extracts from the best contemporary plays for radio and stage . Designed as a resource for actors working in radio, theatre or television , this collection of extracts is perfect for audition and performance work. The volume features introductions to each piece together with an essay on the challenges, skills and rewards of radio acting. For those starting out or already experienced in radio work, Radioactive Monologues for Men is an explosive selection of scenes from the freshest plays, including The Absence of War by David Hare, Five Kinds of Silence by Shelagh Stephenson and The Revengers' Comedies by Alan Ayckbourn.
Author Biography
Marilyn Le Conte is lecturer in radio acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and teaches radio modules at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Marina Caldarone is radio tutor at Rose Bruford College and East 15 and has been actively involved in actor training, working in most of Britain's leading drama schools.
Marina Caldarone is radio tutor at Rose Bruford College and East 15 and has been actively involved in actor training, working in most of Britain's leading drama schools.
Table of Contents
| Introduction by Marina Caldarone and Marilyn Le Conte | 1 | (7) | |
| The Absence of War by David Hare | 8 | (2) | |
| The Age of Consent by Peter Morris | 10 | (4) | |
| Babies by Jonathan Harvey | 14 | (2) | |
| Blood by Lars Noren | 16 | (2) | |
| Bone by John Donnelly | 18 | (2) | |
| Borderline by Hanif Kureishi | 20 | (2) | |
| The Bullet by Joe Penhall | 22 | (2) | |
| Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco by Gary Owen | 24 | (2) | |
| Digging for Fire by Declan Hughes | 26 | (2) | |
| Divine Right by Peter Whelan | 28 | (4) | |
| The Dogs by Donal O'Kelly | 32 | (2) | |
| Dogs Barking by Richard Zajdlic | 34 | (2) | |
| Five Kinds of Silence by Shelagh Stephenson | 36 | (2) | |
| Flush by David Dipper | 38 | (2) | |
| Frozen by Bryony Lavery | 40 | (4) | |
| Germinal by Emile Zola | 44 | (2) | |
| Girl, Watching by Jyll Bradley | 46 | (2) | |
| Kiss Me Like You Mean It by Chris Chibnall | 48 | (2) | |
| The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh | 50 | (2) | |
| Little Sweet Thing by Roy Williams | 52 | (2) | |
| Lovers and Other Strangers by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna | 54 | (4) | |
| Man with Travel Hairdryer by Katie Hims | 58 | (2) | |
| Modern Dance for Beginners by Sarah Phelps | 60 | (2) | |
| No End of Blame by Howard Barker | 62 | (2) | |
| Osama the Hero by Dennis Kelly | 64 | (4) | |
| Our Bad Magnet by Douglas Maxwell | 68 | (2) | |
| Peepshow by Isabel Wright | 70 | (2) | |
| The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton | 72 | (2) | |
| Real Classy Affair by Nick Grosso | 74 | (2) | |
| The Revengers' Comedies by Alan Ayckbourn | 76 | (2) | |
| Scrambled Feet by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow | 78 | (2) | |
| Silent Engine by Julian Garner | 80 | (4) | |
| Some Girl(s) by Neil LaBute | 84 | (2) | |
| Street Trilogy by Chris O'Connell | 86 | (2) | |
| The Sugar Syndrome by Lucy Prebble | 88 | (2) | |
| Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge | 90 | (2) | |
| Acknowledgements | 92 |
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