Cassandra and Eleven Other Monologues for Girls
- Richard Baines
- Phoenix Education
- 21/5/2010
- ISBN: 9781921586323
RRP: $25.95 (Inc. GST)
Description
A monologue. One person alone on stage. Here are fourteen female voices. They cover a wide range. They are angry, confused and embarrassed. They are comic, pitying and strident. These are voices from modern day Australia, with a strong cross-cultural flavour. Some of the pieces are harsh, others are lyrical, but all show problems facing today’s young people. The topics are universal: AIDS, rape, suicide, poor parenting, change, the difficulty of facing up to reality and the need for control. There is violence, there is humour. Above all, these monologues work as theatre.