ONE HAND TIED BEHIND US: MOTHER’S LITTLE HELPER (Old Vic)*****

 

By Emma 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=520obrdEjU0 

Available until: Unknown

I’m not sure if the woman in this monologue makes me want to laugh or makes me want to rescue her but it’s very good.

ONE HAND TIED BEHIND US: IMAGINE THAT (Old Vic)*****

 

By Cal 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVHxKOSJt8U

Available until: Unknown

Imagine That is the third monologue in the One Hand Tied Behind Us series, which celebrated National Women’s Day 2021.

Carmen has just finished a twelve-hour shift. Now, she’s getting ready to go out for her other job. The last thing she needs is to go out and vote. She’s tired. But it means a lot to her friend Rose.

ONE HAND TIED BEHIND US: CONTACTLESS (Old Vic)***

  

By Cal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3U0WIQRBbY  

Available until: Unknown

The thing about monologues is that they can be about anything. Literally anything. And because they’re so short, there’s not much of a blurb so you don’t know what it’s about until the actors start talking. Even then, it can take a while to be completely sure.

ONE HAND TIED BEHIND US: BETSY (Old Vic)***

 

By Sophie 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Bsf_PcLKs 

Available until: 31^st March 2021

Monologues don’t have to be about nice people. A monologue from an awful person can be really compelling, especially if it’s well-acted, and this certainly doesn’t apply only to monologues. We’re transfixed by Macbeth and it’s not till the end when Macduff and Malcolm realise the true situation and start fighting back that we really have someone to support and care about. Until then, we’re happy to watch the Macbeths cracking under the strain of their own actions, as Lady Macbeth slowly deteriorates and Macbeth murders one person after another in an effort to secure his continued presence on the throne. This could be enough to class Macbeth as a problem play, but instead, it’s seen as one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. We don’t need to like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. All we need to do is watch and admire.