The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women: Teens to Thirties

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Monologues are an essential part of every actors toolkit. Actors need them for drama school entry, training, showcases and when auditioning for roles in the industry. Edited by Dee Cannon, author of the bestselling In-Depth Acting, this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of todays leading contemporary playwrights. The monologues contain a diverse range of quirky and memorable characters that cross cultural and historical boundaries, and comes in a brand new format, with a notes page next to each speech, acting as an actors workbook as well as a monologue resource.

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Dee Cannon was Senior Acting Tutor at RADA for 17 years and is now a full-time freelance acting coach in TV, film, theatre and musical theatre. She coaches actors on a daily basis on their monologues for drama school auditions, training, showcases, and theatre auditions. One of the top acting teachers in the country specialising in Stanislavski technique, she gives masterclasses all over the world. Her work as an acting coach was featured in Channel 4s award-winning series Faking It and BBCs Blue Peter.