KESGRAVE DRAMA A/S LEVEL – SUMMER PROJECT
Drama and Theatre Studies
THE MONOLOGUE
In A Level Drama you are required to perform a Monologue for your Unit 2 Exam
Performance. So what better way to start the course than to do a Monologue yourself in
front of us and the whole class!
YOUR AIM
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To perform a monologue that is either written by you or is from a published script.
The performance will last no longer than 2 minutes, and no less than 1 minute.
To devise and wear the appropriate costume for your monologue.
To perform your monologue by the end of the 2nd week of A Level Drama
WHAT IS A MONOLOGUE?
 Mono = One
 Logue = Speech, taken from Dialogue. So a Duologue would be 2 People!
A Monologue is usually a selected speech performed by a character within the actual
play context. It usually will tell the story or information for the narrative rather than
extreme detail of emotion and feelings of the character.
A Male Monologue Example
Background
Bri is 33, a school teacher, married to Shelia. They have a 10 year old disabled daughter.
“Eye’s front hands head - who said move? Nobody said move? Hands on
Heads…Next one to groan stands on the seat. We are going to have one
minute’s perfect silence before you go…Who was that? Whoever did – that –
can open the window before we get gassed! I’m going to get my coat from
the staffroom now and you will be as quiet as mice.
A Female Monologue Example
Background
Shelia is 35, a housewife, an ardent member of her local amateur dramatics society her
husband Bri insinuates she is having an affair with Freddy, another member of the society.
In this speech she confides in the audience about her exasperation of her husband.
“One of these days I’ll hit him. Honestly. He thinks because he throws a
tantrum I’m gonner stay at home and comfort him and miss the rehearsal and
let them all down. He thinks he’s only got to cry to get what he wants. I blame
his mother.
TIP: Go to Waterstones – In the Drama/Play area – there are loads of monologue books
Or go onto Amazon and get some second hand books for a couple of quid!
Good Luck and we look forward to seeing them in the first week back in September when
you are officially A LEVEL DRAMA STUDENTS
Mrs Close and Miss Scott