Act Normal

Act 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.Written 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.‘Surprise your teacher your friends your family your audience and last but not least yourselves!’ – Mark WheellerMonologue topics: True stories and verbatim piecesBritish World War II evacuee experienceTestimony of world champion blind athlete Graham SalmonAccount of sisters involved in a drink-driving accidentStory of a woman’s battle with anorexiaA young woman’s struggles breaking into the football worldTwo pieces on the life-changing consequences of a car accidentRecounting of a prison assaultDan Nolan’s 2002 disappearanceGrooming and human traffickingStudents excluded from the mainstream education systemAccidental drug overdoseYoung people and self-harmOnline predatorsFictionAbsurdist allegorical tale about a fantasy KingUnplanned teenage pregnancyFandom and mourning an idol (reference to David Bowie)Theatre in Education piece on road safetyFeatured plays with character options and ages(NB: all are suitable for performers of any age and gender)Blackout - Operation Pied Piper - Jean aged 9Graham – World’s Fastest Blind Runner – Junie pre-teen/ Graham adultToo Much Punch For Judy – Judy young adult/ Duncan adultHard to Swallow – Anna young adult/ John adultSweet (W)FA / Lethal In The Box – Miss Vallas adult/ Spanner adultChicken! – Nut-Job teenager/ Chris teenagerLegal Weapon 2 – Andy young adultWacky Soap – Storyteller adultMissing Dan Nolan – Pauline adult / Sarah young teenager/ Andy adultOne Million to Stop The Traffik – Mary adultKids Who Look Out of the Window – Tonisha teenagerChequered Flags to Chequered Futures – Jane adult/ Driver adultI Love You Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die – Jack teenagerScratching the Surface – Louise adultThis Is For You – Susan adultCan You Hear Me Major Tom? – Mark adult/ Jasmine adultGame Over – Lorin adult