Events

Online Workshop: ‘Writing your own monologue’ with Lily Bevan

A short course designed to help you begin to create a unique monologue for performance. Taught by Lily Bevan who has written for many companies including the Globe, Old Vic & The Bush Theatres and co-writing 'Talking to Strangers' with Sally Phillips for BBC Radio 4.

Split over two evenings the same group will have two two-hour sessions, and some homework, culminating in a group sharing of some new monologues. From finding unusual characters and points of view, through story, tone and delivery, these workshops will take you through a process to unlock your special inner voices. But not in a scary way. We will create characters which suit you and are engaging and distinct.

The goal of the workshop is to begin to create a new monologue for you to perform, and to be part of a positive group creative process and to give tools to carry on working.

Please be prepared to do some short homework between sessions.

You can buy Lily's book Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women from Nick Hern Books here.

Reviews

Lily was an excellent, inspiring and nurturing tutor. The content of the workshop was extremely interesting and the monologue examples were well chosen. There was also a warm and inclusive group dynamic.

- Ben, October 2020

Lily went through lots of examples, gave us lots of strategy, which gave us enough of a starting point to complete the overnight task that we then got useful, constructive feedback on. I think she had a great handle on timing and went at an engaging, consistent speed without it feeling at all rushed, so we got through a lot - and it was very fair on all participants. She was really careful to make sure everyone was involved, everyone spoke, and everyone received feedback

- Rosa, October 2020