No Nudity, Weapons or Naked Flames : Monologues for Drama Students

Every HSC drama student who undertakes ‘Performance’ must do an IP (Individual Performance) as part of their final exam. Playwrights’ company7-On has created a collection of self-contained performance texts conceived with Higher School Certificate students in mind. The 21 monologues are accompanied by notes to help young performers understand, research, and communicate each piece.

7-Oncomprises seven renowned Australian playwrights united by their commitment to getting good new writing onto Australian stages. By providing HSC students with compelling material of substance, 7-On aims to encourage a passion for the arts and engender a new generation of theatre-makers and theatregoers.

Foreword by John McCallum 

THE MONOLOGUES

Nobody Famousby Vanessa Bates

Ariadneby Verity Laughton

iSpidermanby Noëlle Janaczewska

Delia’s Clothesby Hilary Bell

Sex Ed by Ned Manning

A Cleansing Forceby Donna Abela

What To Do With Your Life by Catherine Zimdahl

Farmer Frank Is In Show Businessby Vanessa Bates

Ellaby Verity Laughton

Expiry Dateby Noëlle Janaczewska

Narcissusby Hilary Bell

Every Parent’s Nightmareby Ned Manning

Among the Missingby Donna Abela

A Child Into The Worldby Catherine Zimdahl

The World’s Tiniest Monkeyby Vanessa Bates

Charlieby Verity Laughton

What’s Coalfield to you is Paradise (Lost) to meby Noëlle Janaczewska

Dawnby Hilary Bell 

Jungle Memory by Ned Manning

Afterlifeby Donna Abela

Fun-Time by Catherine Zimdahl