<DIV><p>Selected by Anne Harvey, an experienced actress, director, writer, and adjudicator, these dramatic monologues are suitable for performance at auditions, solo acting classes, festivals, and examinations. Ranging from early Elizabethan to contemporary literature, the pieces are varied in content, tone, and style and are equipped with an introduction setting the context. A compilation of the finest speeches for actors playing roles aged 11 years and above.</p> <p>Writers include: Alan Ayckbourn, Enid Bagnold, David Campton, William Congreve, Sarah Daniels, Charles Dickens, Athol Fugard, Lucy Gannon, Graham Greene, John Godber, David Hare, Stanley Houghton, Henrik Ibsen, Shaman Macdonald, David Mercer, Iris Murdoch, Dennis Potter, Tom Stoppard, CP Taylor, Hugh Whitemore, and many more.</p></DIV>