{"product_id":"9781913630607","title":"Act Normal","description":"Author: Mark Wheeller\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781913630607\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Salamander Street Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Nov 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 80 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct Normal includes 31 contemporary monologues from Too Much Punch For Judy,Hard To Swallow,Missing Dan Nolan,I Love You,Mum - I Promise I Won't Die, Game Over... and many more of Mark's plays and musicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with young performers in mind and available for classroom or audition use, they offer a range of characters and topics  both comic and serious - along with acting notes for each monologue. Many of the monologues are verbatim, providing a unique opportunity for actors and directors to explore this exciting form. Act Normal is the first exclusive collection of Mark's monologue work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Surprise your teacher, your friends, your family, your audience and last but not least, yourselves!'\u003cbr\u003e Mark Wheeller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonologue topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue stories and verbatim pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish World War II evacuee experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTestimony of world champion blind athlete Graham Salmon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccount of sisters involved in a drink-driving accident\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory of a woman's battle with anorexia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young woman's struggles breaking into the football world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo pieces on the life-changing consequences of a car accident\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecounting of a prison assault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDan Nolan's 2002 disappearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrooming and human trafficking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents excluded from the mainstream education system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccidental drug overdose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung people and self-harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnline predators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsurdist, allegorical tale about a fantasy King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnplanned teenage pregnancy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFandom and mourning an idol (reference to David Bowie)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatre in Education piece on road safety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured plays, with character options and ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(NB: all are suitable for performers of any age and gender)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlackout - Operation Pied Piper - Jean, aged 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham  World's Fastest Blind Runner  Junie, pre-teen\/ Graham, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Much Punch For Judy  Judy, young adult\/ Duncan, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard to Swallow  Anna, young adult\/ John, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet (W)FA \/ Lethal In The Box  Miss Vallas, adult\/ Spanner, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken!  Nut-Job, teenager\/ Chris, teenager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal Weapon 2  Andy, young adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWacky Soap  Storyteller, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissing Dan Nolan  Pauline, adult \/ Sarah, young teenager\/ Andy, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Million to Stop The Traffik  Mary, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKids Who Look Out of the Window  Tonisha, teenager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChequered Flags to Chequered Futures  Jane, adult\/ Driver, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love You, Mum  I Promise I Won't Die  Jack, teenager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScratching the Surface  Louise, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is For You  Susan, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan You Hear Me Major Tom?  Mark, adult\/ Jasmine, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGame Over  Lorin, adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925011939486,"sku":"ING-9781913630607","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781913630607.jpg?v=1782957370","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781913630607","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}