I JUST CALLED TO SAY (The Covid-19 Monologues/Elysium Theatre Company)*****

 

By Emma

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sng2hPgYvE&t=4s  

Available until: Unknown

I Just Called to Say is a really emotional monologue and it only gets more emotional as you slowly work out what the situation is and what it means.

SUGAR (Covid-19 Monologues/Elysium Theatre Company)*****

 

By Dave

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T3Cu18dqK4

Available until: Unknown

The final monologue in Elysium Theatre’s first series of Covid-19 Monologues is the longest of the four. But it’s well worth listening to every word.

It’s 1721 and we’re in Bristol. The Reverend Harcourt is asleep but he hears a knocking on his door. It won’t go away. His wife still seems to be asleep and Harcourt probably wishes he was too but when you’re a reverend there are obligations.

PUSH YOURSELF, SLIGHTLY (The Covid-19 Monologues/Elysium TC****

 

By Aashiq

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-OmR3-_TIQ

Available until: Unknown

Jane is a de-motivational speaker, a wellness consultant. She used to invent things, but they weren’t successful. She always got told that her ideas were crap.

So now, Jane tells other people they’re crap. And gets paid for it. (Isn’t that just the best idea? Maybe I could do that. I’ll change his review to a one-star and say it’s complete crap. It wouldn’t be true, but it’s an idea.)

ONE OF A KIND (The Covid-19 Monologues #1/Elysium TC)****

By Cal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4iugAps6Hs

Available until: Unknown

Diane is a reporter. She’s not currently working as a reporter because she’s been furloughed, but she plans on going back to it. For now, she’s taken on a completely new role. She’s volunteering in a care home, looking after elderly residents. Her job requires her to live in and she’s sharing with three other carers. The job affects her physically and emotionally. Especially as there’s one resident she knows very well.